Assembly Bill 252
Seasonal weight limitations for certain vehicles transporting agricultural crops
Topics: Bus and truck: Taxation or registration, Farm produce, Road: Expressway, Transportation, Department of: Vehicles
Became law
The governor signed it on Nov 10, 2011. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Sep 15, 2011
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Oct 20, 2011
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Oct 25, 2011
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2011 Wisconsin Act 52
Latest entry in the official record, Nov 14, 2011: “Published 11-23-2011”
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Wisconsin Act
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Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
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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
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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
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
12 lawmakers are its . 11 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (12)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Roger Rivard · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Steineke · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Mary Lazich · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, 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, 15 to 0 · Oct 3, 2011
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 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Nov 14, 2011
The new law was published.
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Nov 10, 2011
The governor signed it. It became 2011 Wisconsin Act 52.
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Nov 8, 2011
Sent to the governor.
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Oct 25, 2011
The Senate passed it too.
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Oct 21, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Oct 21, 2011
The Senate received it.
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Oct 20, 2011
The Assembly passed it.
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Oct 3, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 3, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.
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Sep 27, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 20, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 15, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Sep 15, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Sep 15, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Petrowski, Ripp, Ballweg, Endsley, Brooks, Krug, Jorgensen, Mursau, Petryk, Rivard, Spanbauer and Steineke;Cosponsored by Senators Lazich, Lasee, Grothman, Hansen and Schultz
- Sep 15, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation
- Sep 20, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Sep 27, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 27, 2011 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 3, 2011 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- Oct 3, 2011 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 10-20-2011 by committee on Rules
- Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 21, 2011 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Oct 21, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Oct 21, 2011 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Oct 24, 2011 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-25-2011 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Oct 25, 2011 · Senate
Read a second time
- Oct 25, 2011 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 25, 2011 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Oct 25, 2011 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Oct 27, 2011 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 27, 2011 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Nov 7, 2011 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled
- Nov 8, 2011 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 11-8-2011
- Nov 10, 2011 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 11-9-2011. 2011 Wisconsin Act 52
- Nov 14, 2011 · Assembly
Published 11-23-2011
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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