Assembly Bill 270
Designating and marking a bridge across the Menominee River in Marinette County as Veterans Memorial Bridge
Topics: Bridge, Marinette County, Road: Marking, Transportation, Department of: Roads, Veteran, Waterways and water power
Became law
The governor signed it on Nov 7, 2011. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Sep 20, 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 48
Latest entry in the official record, Nov 7, 2011: “Published 11-18-2011”
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Cost estimate
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What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, certain highway routes and bridges have been designated and marked to memorialize, commemorate, or recognize certain individuals, groups, or events. This bill directs the Department of Transportation to designate and , upon receipt of sufficient contributions from interested parties, mark the bridge on USH 141 across the Menominee River in Marinette County as "Veterans Memorial Bridge" as a living memorial to and in honor of all Wisconsin veterans, living and dead, of all wars in which the United States has engaged. No state funds, other than from contributions from interested parties, may be used for the erection or maintenance of any marker to identify the bridge as "Veterans Memorial Bridge."
Who's behind it
14 lawmakers are its . 10 are Republicans and 4 are Democrats.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (14)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Meyer · Republican, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Evan Wynn · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (6)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, 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 12, 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 7, 2011
The new law was published.
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Nov 7, 2011
The governor signed it. It became 2011 Wisconsin Act 48.
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Nov 4, 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 12, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 12, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.
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Sep 29, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 27, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 22, 2011
1 more representative and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Sep 20, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Sep 20, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Sep 20, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Mursau, Bernier, Wynn, Berceau, Nygren, Sinicki, Spanbauer, A. Ott, Brooks, Thiesfeldt, Milroy, Meyer, Ringhand and Endsley;Cosponsored by Senators Holperin, Cowles, Taylor and Hansen
- Sep 20, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation
- Sep 22, 2011 · Assembly
Senator Schultz added as a cosponsor
- Sep 22, 2011 · Assembly
Representative Kaufert added as a coauthor
- Sep 27, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Sep 29, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 12, 2011 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 12, 2011 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- Oct 12, 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 4, 2011 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled
- Nov 4, 2011 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 11-4-2011
- Nov 7, 2011 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 11-4-2011. 2011 Wisconsin Act 48
- Nov 7, 2011 · Assembly
Published 11-18-2011
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
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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