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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

AB 248

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annual or consecutive month permits for vehicles transporting overheight loads of hay or straw.

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

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, with limited exceptions, no person may operate upon a

highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles that exceeds certain statutory size

or weight limits unless the person obtains a permit issued by the Department of

Transportation (DOT) or a local authority, as applicable. With exceptions, a permit

may not be issued for transporting oversize loads if the load can be reasonably

divided or reduced to comply with statutory limits. The generally applicable height

limit on highways is 13.5 feet.

This bill allows DOT to issue annual or consecutive month permits for vehicles

or vehicle combinations transporting loads of hay or straw that exceed the statutory

height limitation of 13.5 feet. Every such permit issued by DOT must designate the

route to be used. If the route involves highways that are not state trunk highways,

the permit application must be accompanied by a written statement of route

approval by the officer in charge of maintenance of the local highway. DOT may issue

these permits regardless of whether the load being transported is divisible.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Petrowski (R) , Ripp (R) , Spanbauer (R)

2 cosponsors

Galloway (R) , Harsdorf (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Oct 3, 2011 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Referred to joint committee on Finance by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Oct 24, 2011 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0

Passed 33–0 Oct 25, 2011 official source full page

Full history

  1. Sep 7, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Petrowski, Ripp and Spanbauer;Cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf and Galloway

  2. Sep 7, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation

  3. Sep 15, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Petrowski

  4. Sep 20, 2011 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Sep 21, 2011 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Sep 27, 2011 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Oct 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  8. Oct 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  9. Oct 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 10-20-2011 by committee on Rules

  11. Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted

  13. Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  15. Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  16. Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Oct 21, 2011 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  18. Oct 21, 2011 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  19. Oct 21, 2011 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  20. Oct 24, 2011 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  21. Oct 24, 2011 · Senate

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  22. Oct 24, 2011 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-25-2011 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  23. Oct 25, 2011 · Senate

    Read a second time

  24. Oct 25, 2011 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Oct 25, 2011 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  26. Oct 25, 2011 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 33, Noes 0

  27. Oct 27, 2011 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Oct 27, 2011 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  29. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  30. Nov 8, 2011 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 11-8-2011

  31. Nov 10, 2011 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 11-9-2011. 2011 Wisconsin Act 58

  32. Nov 14, 2011 · Assembly

    Published 11-23-2011