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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

SB 29

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passing parked motor vehicles and opening motor vehicle doors on highways and providing a penalty.

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, any person operating a bicycle or electric personal assistive

mobility device (EPAMD) upon a roadway must exercise due care when passing a

parked vehicle or a vehicle proceeding in the same direction, allowing a minimum of

three feet between the bicycle or EPAMD and the vehicle and giving an audible signal

when passing a bicycle or EPAMD proceeding in the same direction. This bill

eliminates this requirement.

This bill also prohibits any person from opening any door of a motor vehicle

located on a highway without first taking due precaution to ensure that his or her

act will not interfere with the movement of traffic or endanger any other person or

vehicle. A person who violates this prohibition may be required to forfeit not less

than $20 nor more than $40 for the first offense and not less than $50 nor more than

$100 for any subsequent conviction within a year.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Hansen (D) , Lehman (D) , Miller (D) , Risser (D)

9 cosponsors

A. Williams (D) , Ballweg (R) , Berceau (D) , Black (D) , Mason (D) , Pocan (D) , Pope-Roberts (D) , Sherman , Zepnick (D)

Votes

Senate: Report introduction of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 7, Noes 0 by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources

Passed 7–0 Mar 19, 2009 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. Feb 3, 2009 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Risser, Miller, Hansen and Lehman;Cosponsored by Representatives Black, Sherman, Mason, Berceau, Pope-Roberts, Ballweg, Pocan, Zepnick and A. Williams

  2. Feb 3, 2009 · Senate

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

  3. Feb 26, 2009 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 19, 2009 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Mar 19, 2009 · Senate

    Report introduction of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 7, Noes 0 by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources

  6. Mar 19, 2009 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 4, Noes 3

  7. Mar 19, 2009 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Apr 9, 2009 · Senate

    Senate amendment 2 offered by Senator Risser

  9. Apr 23, 2009 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 4-28-2009 by committee on Senate Organization

  10. Apr 28, 2009 · Senate

    Senate amendment 2 adopted

  11. Apr 28, 2009 · Senate

    Senate amendment 3 offered by Senator Kedzie

  12. Apr 28, 2009 · Senate

    Senate amendment 3 adopted

  13. Apr 28, 2009 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Apr 28, 2009 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  15. Apr 28, 2009 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  16. Apr 28, 2009 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Apr 28, 2009 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  18. Apr 28, 2009 · Assembly

    Read

  19. Apr 28, 2009 · Assembly

    Rules suspended and taken up

  20. Apr 28, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  21. Apr 28, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  22. Apr 28, 2009 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  23. Apr 28, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  24. Apr 28, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. Apr 28, 2009 · Senate

    Read a second time

  26. Apr 29, 2009 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  27. May 1, 2009 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled on 5-1-2009

  28. Jun 5, 2009 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 6-5-2009

  29. Jun 8, 2009 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 6-8-2009. 2009 Wisconsin Act 22

  30. Jun 12, 2009 · Senate

    Published 6-22-2009.