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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

AB 599

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a speed limit for the operation of snowmobiles during the hours of darkness.

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law imposes a speed limit of 55 miles per hour on the operation of

snowmobiles during the hours of darkness. Current law defines "hours of darkness"

as the period of time between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before

sunrise and all other times when there is not enough natural light to clearly see a

person or a vehicle that is 500 feet away. Current law sunsets this provision on July

1, 2010. This bill repeals the sunset.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Ballweg (R) , Berceau (D) , Bies (R) , Black (D) , Brooks (R) , Gottlieb (R) , Honadel (R) , Hubler (D) , Kaufert (R) , Kerkman (R) , Lothian (R) , Townsend (R) , Zepnick (D) , Ziegelbauer (I)

4 cosponsors

Cowles (R) , Erpenbach (D) , Hansen (D) , Taylor (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties, Ayes 8, Noes 0

Passed 8–0 Feb 22, 2010 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 7, Noes 0

Passed 7–0 Apr 5, 2010 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Nov 24, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kaufert, Hubler, Honadel, Black, A. Ott, Ziegelbauer, Brooks, Ballweg, Kerkman, Gottlieb, Berceau, Lothian, Bies, Townsend and Zepnick;Cosponsored by Senators Erpenbach, Cowles, Hansen and Taylor

  2. Nov 24, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties

  3. Dec 18, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Kaufert

  4. Jan 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 17, 2010 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Feb 17, 2010 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 22, 2010 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  8. Feb 22, 2010 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  9. Feb 22, 2010 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Mar 2, 2010 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 3-4-2010 by committee on Rules

  11. Mar 4, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Mar 4, 2010 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 adopted

  13. Mar 4, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Mar 4, 2010 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  15. Mar 4, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  16. Mar 4, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Mar 5, 2010 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  18. Mar 8, 2010 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources

  19. Apr 1, 2010 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  20. Apr 1, 2010 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  21. Apr 5, 2010 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  22. Apr 5, 2010 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  23. Apr 14, 2010 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 4-15-2010 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  24. Apr 15, 2010 · Senate

    Read a second time

  25. Apr 15, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  26. Apr 15, 2010 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  27. Apr 15, 2010 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  28. Apr 15, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  30. Apr 22, 2010 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  31. May 13, 2010 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 5-13-2010

  32. May 19, 2010 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 5-18-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 389

  33. May 21, 2010 · Assembly

    Published 6-1-2010