Assembly Bill 50
Agreements relating to motor carrier liability
Topics: Bus and truck, Contracts
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 15, 2011
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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 ”
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Committee
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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, a party shipping goods with a motor carrier and the motor carrier are generally free to agree to the terms under which the motor carrier will transport the goods and provide related shipping services. Where certain shipping documents are used, the law includes certain presumptions but these presumptions may generally be varied by agreement.
This bill prohibits, and renders void and unenforceable, any provision of a motor carrier transportation contract, or covenant or agreement collateral to or affecting a motor carrier transportation contract, from indemnifying, holding harmless, or requiring the motor carrier to provide a defense to the "promisee" or its employees or affiliates from or against any liability for loss or damage resulting from the negligence or intentional acts or omissions of the promisee or its employees or affiliates. Under the bill, a "promisee" is a person, including an individual or a business entity, that enters into a motor carrier transportation contract with a motor carrier (typically the shipper of goods). An "affiliate" of the promisee includes agents of the promisee and independent contractors directly responsible to the promisee.
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A "motor carrier transportation contract" means any agreement, regardless of whether it is written, oral, express, or implied, between a motor carrier and a promisee covering the transportation of property for hire by the motor carrier; the motor carrier's entrance on property for the purpose of loading, unloading, or transporting property for hire; or any service of the motor carrier incidental to either of these activities, including the storage of property.
Who's behind it
7 representatives are its . All 7 are Republicans.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- John Klenke · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Karl Van Roy · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- Pam Galloway · Republican, Senate
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Mary Lazich · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it
Passed, 15 to 0 · Jun 2, 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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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jun 2, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jun 2, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.
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May 24, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 15, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Mar 15, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 15, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Nygren, Klenke, Bies, Brooks, A. Ott, Van Roy and Kaufert;Cosponsored by Senators Lazich, Lasee, Galloway, Kedzie and Schultz
- Mar 15, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation
- May 24, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jun 2, 2011 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jun 2, 2011 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- Jun 2, 2011 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jun 2, 2011 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 6-8-2011 by committee on Rules
- Jun 8, 2011 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- 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.
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
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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote