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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

AB 518

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designation of highways as scenic byways.

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

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.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Berceau (D) , Bernard Schaber (D) , Billings (D) , Brooks (R) , Clark (D) , Doyle (D) , Krug (R) , Pasch (D) , Pope-Roberts (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spanbauer (R) , Staskunas (D) , Steinbrink (D) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tranel (R) , Vruwink (D)

7 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Holperin (D) , Hulsey, Mason, Zamarripa, Ringhand, Bewley, Barca, Kessler, Fields, Danou, C. Taylor, Seidel, E. Coggs, Roys and Hebl , Lassa (D) , Schultz (R) , Shilling (D) , Taylor (D)

Votes

Suspending the rules (to take a vote immediately) needs a two-thirds majority — a higher bar than passing the bill, which needs a simple majority. That's why a suspension motion can show more Ayes than the passage vote that follows it. Glossary

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

Passed 13–0 Feb 16, 2012 official source full page

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

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

Failed 39–58 Mar 6, 2012 official source full page

Aye · 39

Nay · 58

Not voting · 2

Full history

  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

    Read a second time

  11. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 adopted

  12. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. 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

  14. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

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

  15. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Representative Ballweg added as a coauthor

  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