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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

AB 501

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seasonal weight limitations for certain vehicles transporting manure.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

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 December 31 of each year.

This bill provides an exception similar to the agricultural crop exception.

Under this bill, certain vehicles or vehicle combinations transporting manure to or

from a farm may, without a permit, exceed weight limits by not more than 15 percent

from September 1 to November 30 of each year.

Because this bill concerns an exception to the vehicle weight limits specified in

ch. 348, stats., the Department of Transportation, as required by law, will prepare

a report to be printed as an appendix to this bill.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Danou (D) , Krug (R) , Marklein (R) , Petrowski (R) , Spanbauer (R) , Suder (R) , Tauchen (R) , Tranel (R) , Vruwink (D) , Williams (R)

5 cosponsors

Bernier (R) , Galloway (R) , Harsdorf (R) , Holperin (D) , Moulton (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 14, Noes 0

Passed 14–0 Feb 14, 2012 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 14, Noes 0

Passed 14–0 Feb 14, 2012 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 26, 2012 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Petrowski, Suder, Williams, Vruwink, Krug, A. Ott, Tranel, Tauchen, Spanbauer, Marklein and Danou;Cosponsored by Senators Galloway, Moulton, Harsdorf and Holperin

  2. Jan 26, 2012 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation

  3. Jan 27, 2012 · Assembly

    Representative Bernier added as a coauthor

  4. Jan 31, 2012 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 2, 2012 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representatives Petrowski and Ripp

  6. Feb 7, 2012 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 14, 2012 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 14, Noes 0

  8. Feb 14, 2012 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 14, Noes 0

  9. Feb 14, 2012 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-21-2012 by committee on Rules

  11. Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  12. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  13. Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1