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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Assembly Bill 611

Vehicles required to stop at railroad crossings, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority

Topics: Bus and truck, Environmental protection, Railroad: Crossing, Transportation, Department of: Vehicles

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 6, 2012. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 22, 2012

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Mar 13, 2012

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Mar 13, 2012

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2011 Wisconsin Act 247

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 10, 2012: “Published 4-19-2012”

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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 adopt rules, consistent with federal regulations, for the marking and placarding of vehicles being used to transport hazardous materials.

Also under current law, the operator of certain vehicles, before crossing an at-grade railroad crossing, must stop the vehicle within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail. Among the vehicles required to stop are motor vehicles that, in accordance with DOT rules, must be marked or placarded with one of ten specified hazardous materials markings.

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This bill eliminates the statutory enumeration of ten specific hazardous materials markings that require a marked or placarded vehicle to stop at an at-grade railroad crossing. Instead, the bill requires DOT to promulgate rules identifying classifications of markings or placarding that, consistent with federal regulations, require a marked or placarded vehicle to stop at an at-grade railroad crossing.

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)

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it

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 passage recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 10, 2012

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 6, 2012

    The governor signed it. It became 2011 Wisconsin Act 247.

  3. Apr 5, 2012

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 13, 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. Feb 29, 2012

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  9. Feb 29, 2012

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.

  10. Feb 28, 2012

    The committee held a public hearing.

  11. Feb 22, 2012

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.

  12. Feb 22, 2012

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 22, 2012 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representative Petrowski, by request of Department of Transportation;Cosponsored by Senator Lazich

  2. Feb 22, 2012 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation

  3. Feb 28, 2012 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 28, 2012 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Feb 29, 2012 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  6. Feb 29, 2012 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Mar 2, 2012 · Assembly

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

  8. Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:44 A.M. on 3-13-2012 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 22

  9. Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  10. Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  12. Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  13. Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  15. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  16. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  17. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Rules suspended and taken up

  18. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Read a second time

  19. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  20. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  21. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  22. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  24. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  25. Apr 5, 2012 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-5-2012

  26. Apr 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-6-2012. 2011 Wisconsin Act 247

  27. Apr 10, 2012 · Assembly

    Published 4-19-2012

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Signed on in support

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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