Assembly Bill 516
Disqualification of commercial motor vehicle operators
Topics: Bus and truck, Motor vehicle: Driver's license, Motor vehicle: Regulation
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
Feb 2, 2012
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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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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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Roll call
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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, the Department of Transportation (DOT) issues commercial driver licenses (CDLs) authorizing the licensee to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). CMVs are generally defined as motor vehicles that are designed or used to transport property or passengers and weigh more than 26,000 pounds, that transport 15 or more passengers plus the driver, or that transport hazardous materials. A person is disqualified from operating a CMV for a 60-day period upon a second conviction, or for a 120-day period upon a third conviction, of a serious traffic violation within a three-year period if the violation is committed while the person is operating a CMV or if the person holds a CDL and commits the violation while operating a non-CMV vehicle. A "serious traffic violation" is defined to include various offenses committed: 1) while operating a CMV; or 2) while operating a non-CMV vehicle if the person has ever held a CDL, has ever operated a CMV on a highway, or has ever been convicted of a violation related to, or been disqualified from, operating a CMV.
Under this bill, the definition of "serious traffic violation" identified in item 2), above, applies only if the offense results in the revocation, cancellation, or suspension of the person's operating privilege.
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Under current law, if an authorized emergency vehicle, tow truck, or road maintenance vehicle is stopped on or within 12 feet of the paved portion of a highway and is giving a proper visual signal, an approaching motorist must move his or her vehicle into a lane not nearest the stopped vehicle and travel in that lane until he or she passes the stopped vehicle. If the roadway has only one lane for traffic traveling in the same direction as the approaching motorist or if the motorist cannot change lanes safely or without interfering with other traffic, the motorist must slow his or her vehicle until he or she has passed the stopped vehicle. This statute is commonly referred to as the "Move Over Law."
This bill classifies a violation of the "Move Over Law" as a serious traffic violation for purposes of disqualification from operating a CMV.
Who's behind it
5 lawmakers are its . 4 are Republicans. 1 has no party on record.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (5)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- by request of Department of Transportation
Signed on in support (1)
- Mary Lazich · Republican, Senate
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Transportation vote on an amendment
Passed, 13 to 0 · Feb 16, 2012
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 13, 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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Feb 16, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 16, 2012
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 13 to 0.
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Feb 7, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 2, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Feb 2, 2012
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 2, 2012 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Petrowski, A. Ott, Bies and Spanbauer, by request of Department of Transportation;Cosponsored by Senator Lazich
- Feb 2, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation
- Feb 7, 2012 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 14, 2012 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 14, 2012 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by committee on Transportation
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 13, Noes 0
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 13, Noes 0
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-21-2012 by committee on Rules
- Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 2 offered by Representative Molepske Jr
- Feb 21, 2012 · 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