Senate Bill 197
Designating and marking a bridge across the Menominee River in Marinette County as Veterans Memorial Bridge
Topics: Bridge, Marinette County, Road: Marking, Transportation, Department of: Roads, Veteran, Waterways and water power
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 21, 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
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
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, certain highway routes and bridges have been designated and marked to memorialize, commemorate, or recognize certain individuals, groups, or events. This bill directs the Department of Transportation to designate and, upon receipt of sufficient contributions from interested parties, mark the bridge on USH 141 across the Menominee River in Marinette County as "Veterans Memorial Bridge" as a living memorial to and in honor of all Wisconsin veterans, living and dead, of all wars in which the United States has engaged. No state funds, other than from contributions from interested parties, may be used for the erection or maintenance of any marker to identify the bridge as "Veterans Memorial Bridge."
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . 3 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
13 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (13)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Meyer · Republican, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Evan Wynn · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 13, 2011
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 and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. 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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Oct 13, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Oct 3, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 28, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 21, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections.
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Sep 21, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Sep 21, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Holperin, Hansen, Cowles and Taylor;Cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Bernier, Wynn, Berceau, Nygren, Sinicki, Spanbauer, A. Ott, Brooks, Thiesfeldt, Milroy, Meyer and Ringhand
- Sep 21, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Elections
- Sep 28, 2011 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Oct 3, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 13, 2011 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Oct 13, 2011 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Oct 13, 2011 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- 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