Assembly Bill 261
The rail passenger service assistance and promotion program
Topics: Contracts, Railroad: Passenger service, Transportation, Department of: Rail service
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
Sep 15, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Transportation. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Department of Transportation (DOT) administers a rail passenger service assistance and promotion program. In administering the program, DOT may conduct financial and technical planning for rail passenger service, evaluate existing rail passenger service, conduct or contract for marketing studies and promotional activities to increase rail passenger service ridership, and acquire equipment or facilities for the purpose of providing rail passenger service or support services for rail passenger service. DOT may also contract with Amtrak, railroads, or others to provide rail passenger service or support services, equipment, or facilities for rail passenger service. The contract may provide for the sale or lease of any equipment or facilities acquired by DOT for the purpose of providing rail passenger service or support services for rail passenger service. The contract may be made without competitive bidding or competitive sealed proposals.
This bill eliminates the exception allowing DOT to contract, without competitive bidding or competitive sealed proposals, for rail passenger service or support services, equipment, or facilities for rail passenger service, including the sale or lease of equipment or facilities acquired by DOT for the purpose of providing rail passenger service or support services for rail passenger service.
Who's behind it
11 lawmakers are its . All 11 are Republicans.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (11)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Steineke · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- Evan Wynn · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (8)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 3, 2011
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Sep 29, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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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 Mursau, Kerkman, Wynn, Jacque, Spanbauer, Brooks, Ripp, Steineke, A. Ott, Strachota and Endsley;Cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Lasee, Holperin, Kedzie, Schultz, Grothman and Olsen
- Sep 15, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation
- Sep 29, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 3, 2011 · Assembly
Representative Kaufert added as a coauthor
- Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly
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