Assembly Bill 623
Seasonal weight limitations for certain vehicles transporting agricultural crops
Topics: Bus and truck: Taxation or registration, Farm produce, Road: Expressway, Transportation, Department of: Vehicles
Passed the Assembly, then stopped
The Assembly passed it on Apr 13, 2010, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to . 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, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Apr 13, 2010
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.
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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 concur in pursuant to ”
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Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, with limited exceptions, no person may operate upon a highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles that exceeds certain statutory weight limits unless the person obtains a permit issued by the Department of Transportation or a local authority. Under one exception, certain vehicles or vehicle combinations transporting agricultural crops may, without a permit, exceed weight limits by not more than 15 percent from September 1 to November 30 of each year.
This bill extends the annual end date for this exception from November 30 to December 31.
Who's behind it
10 lawmakers are its . 8 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (10)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Scott Gunderson · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Williams · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Scott Suder · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (6)
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Sheila Harsdorf · Republican, Senate
- Pat Kreitlow · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it
Passed, 12 to 0 · Feb 22, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 14, 2010
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
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Apr 14, 2010
The Senate received it.
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Apr 13, 2010
The Assembly passed it.
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Apr 12, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 22, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 22, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.
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Jan 27, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 21, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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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 Petrowski, Smith, M. Williams, Clark, Ripp, Gunderson, Townsend, Tauchen, Ballweg and Suder;Cosponsored by Senators Kreitlow, Erpenbach, Schultz, Harsdorf, Taylor and Olsen
- Dec 17, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation
- Jan 21, 2010 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 27, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 11, 2010 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 22, 2010 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- Feb 22, 2010 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 7, 2010 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 4-13-2010 by committee on Rules
- Apr 12, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Apr 14, 2010 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Apr 14, 2010 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources
- Apr 28, 2010 · Senate
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote