Senate Bill 688
Bonding authority for major interstate bridge projects and making an appropriation
Topics: Bridge, Debt, Public, Federal aid, Road: Construction and repair, Road: Expressway, Transportation, Department of: Roads
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
Apr 14, 2010
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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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 ”
It never got a hearing in the joint committee on Finance. 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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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law authorizes the state to contract public debt in an amount not to exceed $225,000,000, in the form of general obligation bonds, for purposes of funding major interstate bridge projects. A major interstate bridge project is defined to mean "a project involving the construction or reconstruction of a bridge on the state trunk highway system, including approaches, that crosses a river forming a boundary of the state and for which this state's estimated cost share is at least $100,000,000."
Under current law, the Department of Transportation may not encumber or expend any funds collected under this bonding authorization unless the state receives federal funds that are designated by the federal government for a major interstate bridge project and that cover at least $75,000,000 of the state's share of the project's cost.
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This bill increases the general obligation bonding authorization for major interstate bridge projects to $300,000,000 and eliminates the requirement that the state receive federal funds covering a portion of the project's cost before expending or encumbering funds collected under the bonding authorization.
Who's behind it
Sheila Harsdorf, a Republican, is its .
3 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Sheila Harsdorf · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (3)
- Ann Hraychuck · Democrat, Assembly
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- Kitty Rhoades · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 20, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 14, 2010
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Apr 14, 2010
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Apr 14, 2010 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Harsdorf;Cosponsored by Representatives Rhoades, Hraychuck and Murtha
- Apr 14, 2010 · Senate
Read first time and referred to joint committee on Finance
- Apr 20, 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.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate