Senate Bill 181
Annual or consecutive month permits for vehicles transporting overheight loads of hay or straw
Topics: Bus and truck: Taxation or registration, Commercial feed, Transportation, Department of: Vehicles
Stopped before the full Senate voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Sep 13, 2011
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.
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Assembly 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 ”
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Committee
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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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Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
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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, with limited exceptions, no person may operate upon a highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles that exceeds certain statutory size or weight limits unless the person obtains a permit issued by the Department of Transportation (DOT) or a local authority, as applicable. With exceptions, a permit may not be issued for transporting oversize loads if the load can be reasonably divided or reduced to comply with statutory limits. The generally applicable height limit on highways is 13.5 feet.
This bill allows DOT to issue annual or consecutive month permits for vehicles or vehicle combinations transporting loads of hay or straw that exceed the statutory height limitation of 13.5 feet. Every such permit issued by DOT must designate the route to be used. If the route involves highways that are not state trunk highways, the permit application must be accompanied by a written statement of route approval by the officer in charge of maintenance of the local highway. DOT may issue these permits regardless of whether the load being transported is divisible.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . 2 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Pam Galloway · Republican, Senate
- Sheila Harsdorf · Republican, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (3)
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
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.
Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections vote on an amendment
Passed, 5 to 0 · Sep 28, 2011
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report introduction and adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Transportation and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 0 by committee on Transportation and Elections”. 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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Sep 29, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 28, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Sep 20, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 13, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections.
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Sep 13, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Sep 13, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Harsdorf, Galloway and Lassa;Cosponsored by Representatives Petrowski, Spanbauer and Ripp
- Sep 13, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Elections
- Sep 20, 2011 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Sep 28, 2011 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Sep 28, 2011 · Senate
Report introduction and adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Transportation and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 0 by committee on Transportation and Elections
- Sep 28, 2011 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Transportation and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Sep 28, 2011 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Sep 29, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 23, 2012 · Senate
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.
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
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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote