Assembly Bill 608
Appointments to the Council on Highway Safety
Topics: Legislature: Member, Transportation, Department of: Roads
Passed the Assembly, then stopped
The Assembly passed it on Mar 13, 2012, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to . To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 22, 2012
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Mar 13, 2012
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.
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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 concur in pursuant to ”
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Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Council on Highway Safety (council), created by the Department of Transportation, consists of 15 members. The members of the council include three representatives to the assembly and two senators, each of whom must serve on a standing committee dealing with transportation matters.
This bill eliminates the requirement that the representatives to the assembly and the senators who are appointed to the council must serve on a standing committee dealing with transportation matters.
Who's behind it
2 lawmakers are its . 1 is a Republican. 1 has no party on record.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (2)
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- 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, 12 to 0 · Feb 29, 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 12, 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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Mar 13, 2012
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Mar 13, 2012
The Senate received it.
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Mar 13, 2012
The Assembly passed it.
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Mar 13, 2012
The Assembly adopted it.
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Feb 29, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 29, 2012
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.
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Feb 28, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 22, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Feb 22, 2012
Introduced in the Assembly.
See the official record, word for word Hide the official record
- Feb 22, 2012 · Assembly
Introduced by Representative Petrowski, by request of Department of Transportation;Cosponsored by Senator Lazich
- Feb 22, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation
- Feb 28, 2012 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 28, 2012 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 28, 2012 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by committee on Transportation
- Feb 29, 2012 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- Feb 29, 2012 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- Feb 29, 2012 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Mar 2, 2012 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 3-6-2012 by committee on Rules
- Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 11:41 A.M. on 3-13-2012 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 22
- Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 adopted
- Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 13, 2012 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Mar 13, 2012 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Mar 13, 2012 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 23, 2012 · Senate
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence
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