Assembly Bill 704
The maximum speed limit on certain county trunk highways
Topics: Motor vehicle: Regulation: Speed, Road: County, Road: Marking
Stopped in committee
It never got a , 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
Mar 15, 2012
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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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 never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Transportation. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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, no person may drive a vehicle at a speed greater than what is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and each vehicle operator must drive at an appropriate reduced speed under certain circumstances, including when approaching an intersection or hillcrest, going around a curve, or passing school children. In addition, a vehicle operator may not drive at a speed in excess of that posted on speed limit signs or, under certain circumstances, certain statutory speed limits applicable even in the absence of speed limit signs. When no other speed limit is established for a highway, the speed limit is 55 miles per hour.
This bill establishes a maximum speed limit of 35 miles per hour on any part of a county trunk highway to which all of the following apply:
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1. The county trunk highway passes by two school buildings that are located within one mile of each other and in different municipalities, and the part of the county trunk highway lies between these two school buildings.
2. On or along this part of the county trunk highway, there is no sidewalk, bicycle lane, or bicycle or pedestrian trail.
3. The county board has determined that 35 miles per hour on this part of the county trunk highway is a reasonable and safe speed limit and has enacted an ordinance to establish this speed limit.
However, for this speed limit to be effective, the county must erect official signs giving adequate notice to motorists of this speed limit.
Who's behind it
Penny Bernard Schaber, a Democrat, is its .
1 more lawmaker .
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Author (1)
- Penny Bernard Schaber · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Michael Ellis · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 15, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Mar 15, 2012
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly
Introduced by Representative Bernard Schaber;Cosponsored by Senator Ellis
- Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation
- 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
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