Assembly Bill 618
Outdoor advertising signs that are relocated because of state highway projects
Topics: Billboard, County: Ordinance, Municipality: Ordinance, Road: Construction and repair, Transportation, Department of: Roads
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 23, 2012
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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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 ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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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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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, if a highway project of the Department of Transportation (DOT) causes the realignment of an outdoor advertising sign that does not conform to a local ordinance (sign), the realignment does not affect the sign's nonconforming status under the ordinance. "Realignment" is defined as relocation on the same site.
If DOT proposes the realignment of a sign in connection with a highway project, DOT must notify the municipality or county that adopted the ordinance to which the sign does not conform of the sign's proposed realignment. The municipality or county may then petition DOT to condemn the sign instead of realigning the sign, but must pay DOT for certain costs of condemnation if DOT succeeds in condemning the sign.
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This bill expands these provisions to relocation of a sign to a new location within the same municipality, not just on the same site. The bill also specifies that relocation of a sign means either the dismantling and moving of the sign or the removal of the sign and erection of a replacement sign constructed of new materials.
The bill also requires all of the following with respect to relocation of a sign caused by a DOT highway project: 1) that the size of the sign face, and the number of sign faces on the sign, after relocation must be the same as prior to relocation; 2) that the height of the sign, as measured from road-grade level, after relocation must be equal to or greater than prior to relocation; and 3) that the new location for the sign must meet all requirements for a sign permit.
Who's behind it
7 lawmakers are its . All 7 are Republicans.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (7)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Jim Steineke · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Karl Van Roy · Republican, Assembly
- Evan Wynn · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 22, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 28, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 23, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Feb 23, 2012
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 23, 2012 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Jacque, Bernier, Craig, Steineke, Thiesfeldt, Van Roy and Wynn;Cosponsored by Senator Lasee
- Feb 23, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation
- Feb 28, 2012 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 22, 2012 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- 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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate