Senate Bill 428
Seasonal weight limitations for certain vehicles transporting agricultural crops
Topics: Bus and truck: Taxation or registration, Farm produce, Road: Expressway, Transportation, Department of: Vehicles
Stopped before the full Senate voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Dec 15, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.
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Assembly 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 ”
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Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
6 senators are its . 3 are Democrats and 3 are Republicans.
10 more lawmakers .
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Authors (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
Signed on in support (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
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.
Senate Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it
Passed, 6 to 0 · Feb 5, 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, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 6, 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
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 10, 2010
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Feb 5, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 0.
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Jan 27, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 20, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Dec 15, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
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Dec 15, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Dec 15, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Kreitlow, Taylor, Erpenbach, Schultz, Harsdorf and Olsen;Cosponsored by Representatives Petrowski, Smith, Clark, Gunderson, Suder, Ripp, Townsend, M. Williams, Tauchen and Ballweg
- Dec 15, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources
- Jan 20, 2010 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jan 27, 2010 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 4, 2010 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 5, 2010 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 6, Noes 0
- Feb 5, 2010 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 10, 2010 · Senate
Referred to joint committee on Finance by committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e)
- Apr 14, 2010 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 28, 2010 · Senate
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.
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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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