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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Assembly Joint Resolution 31

Creation of a department of transportation, creation of a transportation fund, and deposit of funds into the transportation fund (first consideration)

Topics: Constitutional amendments: First consideration, Road: Finance, Transportation, Department of: Administration

Stopped before the full Assembly voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new proposal.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Apr 19, 2011

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Adopted, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to adopt pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Currently, the revenues generated by use of the state transportation system may be deposited into any fund as provided by law. This proposed constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2011 legislature on first consideration, requires that such revenues be deposited into a transportation fund, and requires the legislature to create such a fund and a department of transportation.

A proposed constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.

Who's behind it

30 lawmakers are its ⁠. 27 are Republicans, 2 are Democrats and 1 is a Independent.

7 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 37 names

Authors (30)

Signed on in support (7)

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this proposal.

Assembly Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it

Passed, 14 to 0 · May 10, 2011

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report adoption recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 14, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 23, 2012

    The session ended, and the proposal died with it.

  2. May 10, 2011

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. May 10, 2011

    The committee voted to recommend adopting it, 14 to 0.

  4. Apr 26, 2011

    The committee held a public hearing.

  5. Apr 19, 2011

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.

  6. Apr 19, 2011

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Apr 19, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Petrowski, Endsley, Knilans, Farrow, Kestell, Jacque, Ziegelbauer, Nygren, Nerison, Spanbauer, T. Larson, Petryk, Thiesfeldt, LeMahieu, Kleefisch, Strachota, Ballweg, Steineke, Bies, Kaufert, Brooks, Williams, Van Roy, Tranel, Klenke, Kerkman, Rivard, Honadel, Jorgensen and Zepnick;Cosponsored by Senators Hopper, Lazich, Olsen, Schultz, Leibham, Harsdorf and Hansen

  2. Apr 19, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation

  3. Apr 26, 2011 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. May 10, 2011 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. May 10, 2011 · Assembly

    Report adoption recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 14, Noes 0

  6. May 10, 2011 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. May 12, 2011 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-17-2011 by committee on Rules

  8. May 17, 2011 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  9. Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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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

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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