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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Assembly Bill 283

Designation of an official state automotive museum

Topics: Motor vehicle, Museum, Symbols, State, Washington County

Stopped in committee

It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Sep 29, 2011

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It sat with the Assembly Committee on Transportation.

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill designates the Wisconsin Automotive Museum, located in the city of Hartford, as the official state automotive museum. Currently, there is no official state automotive museum.

Who's behind it

6 representatives are its ⁠. 5 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.

5 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 11 names

Authors (6)

Signed on in support (5)

What happened

  1. Mar 23, 2012

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Jan 31, 2012

    The committee held a public hearing.

  3. Sep 29, 2011

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.

  4. Sep 29, 2011

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Sep 29, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Pridemore, LeMahieu, Bies, Brooks, Strachota and C. Taylor;Cosponsored by Senators Zipperer, Grothman, Darling, Galloway and Taylor

  2. Sep 29, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation

  3. Jan 31, 2012 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. 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.

More in the glossary

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

More in the glossary

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

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor