Assembly Bill 617
Applicability to private roads and driveways of certain rules of the road governing passing school buses
Topics: Motor vehicle: Regulation, School: Conveyance of pupil
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Dec 17, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Transportation. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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Signed on in support
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law requires motorists who approach a school bus that is stopped on a public road and is displaying flashing red lights to stop their approaching vehicle not less than 20 feet from the bus and to remain stopped until the bus resumes motion or the bus driver extinguishes the flashing red warning lights. A motorist who violates this requirement may be required to forfeit not less than $30 nor more than $300. The owner or lessee of a vehicle that violates these requirements may be held liable for the violation under this state's "vehicle owner liability" law, under which a school bus driver who observes a violation may report the violation to police.
This bill extends these stopping requirements to private roads and driveways.
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A "private road or driveway" is every way or place in private ownership and used for vehicular travel only by the owner and those having express or implied permission from the owner, and every road or driveway upon the grounds of public institutions (other than public schools) or institutions under the jurisdiction of the county board of supervisors. Under the bill, any motorist who approaches a school bus that is stopped on a public road or on a private road or driveway must stop the vehicle not less than 20 feet from the bus and must remain stopped until the bus resumes motion or the bus driver extinguishes the flashing red warning lights. The "vehicle owner liability" law applies to such violations committed on private roads or driveways.
The bill also prohibits a school bus driver from displaying flashing red lights on a private road or driveway under circumstances where such a display would be prohibited on a public road.
Who's behind it
7 representatives are its . 4 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Annette Williams · Democrat, Assembly
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Scott Gunderson · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Dec 17, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Dec 17, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Dec 17, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Pope-Roberts, Clark, Knodl, Townsend, Ripp, A. Williams and Gunderson;Cosponsored by Senators Lehman, Miller and Taylor
- Dec 17, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor