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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Assembly Bill 518

Designation of highways as scenic byways

Topics: Road, Road: County, Road: Marking, Street, Transportation, Department of: Roads

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 27, 2012. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 2, 2012

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Mar 6, 2012

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Mar 14, 2012

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2011 Wisconsin Act 147

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 27, 2012: “Published 4-6-2012”

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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, the Department of Transportation (DOT) must develop, implement, and administer a program to designate highways that have outstanding scenic, historic, cultural, natural, recreational, or archaeological qualities as scenic byways. DOT must promulgate rules, consistent with federal law, for its scenic byways program.

This bill clarifies that DOT may designate local highways as scenic byways under this program.

Who's behind it

16 representatives are its ⁠. 11 are Democrats and 5 are Republicans.

7 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 23 names

Authors (16)

Signed on in support (7)

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 were 2 votes on this bill. Taking a bill up right away needs two-thirds of the members, a higher bar than passing it, so that vote can draw more yeses than the final one.

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

Assembly vote to take it up right away

Failed, 39 to 58 · Mar 6, 2012 · 2 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, I: Independent, R: Republican

Yes (39)

No (58)

Didn't vote (2)

Official motion: “Refused to suspend rules to read a third time, Ayes 39, Noes 58”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 27, 2012

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 27, 2012

    The governor signed it. It became 2011 Wisconsin Act 147.

  3. Mar 22, 2012

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 14, 2012

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Mar 13, 2012

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  6. Mar 13, 2012

    The Senate received it.

  7. Mar 13, 2012

    The Assembly passed it.

  8. Mar 6, 2012

    14 more representatives signed on in support.

  9. Mar 6, 2012

    The Assembly adopted it.

  10. Mar 6, 2012

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  11. Feb 16, 2012

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  12. Feb 16, 2012

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 13 to 0.

  13. Feb 7, 2012

    The committee held a public hearing.

  14. Feb 2, 2012

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.

  15. Feb 2, 2012

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 2, 2012 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Billings, Doyle, Krug, Clark, Steinbrink, Sinicki, Berceau, Spanbauer, Staskunas, Brooks, Vruwink, Pope-Roberts, Tranel, Thiesfeldt, Pasch and Bernard Schaber;Cosponsored by Senators Shilling, Holperin, Lassa, Taylor and Schultz

  2. Feb 2, 2012 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation

  3. Feb 7, 2012 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 10, 2012 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Billings

  5. Feb 14, 2012 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  7. Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  8. Feb 16, 2012 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Mar 2, 2012 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 3-6-2012 by committee on Rules

  10. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Representative Ballweg added as a coauthor

  11. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 adopted

  13. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Representatives Hulsey, Mason, Zamarripa, Ringhand, Bewley, Barca, Kessler, Fields, Danou, C. Taylor, Seidel, E. Coggs, Roys and Hebl added as coauthors

  15. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Refused to suspend rules to read a third time, Ayes 39, Noes 58

  16. Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  17. Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  19. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  20. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  21. Mar 14, 2012 · Senate

    Rules suspended and taken up

  22. Mar 14, 2012 · Senate

    Read a second time

  23. Mar 14, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  24. Mar 14, 2012 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  25. Mar 14, 2012 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  26. Mar 14, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  27. Mar 14, 2012 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  28. Mar 20, 2012 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  29. Mar 22, 2012 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-22-2012

  30. Mar 27, 2012 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-23-2012. 2011 Wisconsin Act 147

  31. Mar 27, 2012 · Assembly

    Published 4-6-2012

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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

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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

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