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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Senate Bill 410

Seasonal weight limitations for certain vehicles transporting manure

Topics: Bus and truck: Taxation or registration, Farm and farming: Machinery, Fertilizer, Forfeiture, Transportation, Department of: Vehicles

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 13, 2012. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 31, 2012

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Feb 21, 2012

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 21, 2012

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2011 Wisconsin Act 279

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 16, 2012: “Published 4-26-2012”

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What it does

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 weight limits unless the person obtains a permit issued by the Department of Transportation or a local authority. Under one exception, certain vehicles or vehicle combinations transporting agricultural crops may, without a permit, exceed weight limits by not more than 15 percent from September 1 to December 31 of each year.

This bill provides an exception similar to the agricultural crop exception.

Read the full summary

Under this bill, certain vehicles or vehicle combinations transporting manure to or from a farm may, without a permit, exceed weight limits by not more than 15 percent from September 1 to November 30 of each year.

Because this bill concerns an exception to the vehicle weight limits specified in ch. 348, stats., the Department of Transportation, as required by law, will prepare a report to be printed as an appendix to this bill.

Who's behind it

4 senators are its ⁠. 3 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.

12 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 16 names

Authors (4)

Signed on in support (12)

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, 4 to 0 · Feb 16, 2012

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

Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Transportation and Elections, Ayes 4, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 16, 2012

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 13, 2012

    The governor signed it. It became 2011 Wisconsin Act 279.

  3. Apr 5, 2012

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 21, 2012

    The Assembly passed it too.

  5. Feb 21, 2012

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  6. Feb 21, 2012

    The Assembly received it.

  7. Feb 21, 2012

    The Senate passed it.

  8. Feb 21, 2012

    The Senate adopted it.

  9. Feb 16, 2012

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 0.

  10. Feb 16, 2012

    “Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Transportation and Elections, Ayes 4, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  11. Feb 15, 2012

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  12. Feb 9, 2012

    The committee held a public hearing.

  13. Jan 31, 2012

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections.

  14. Jan 31, 2012

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 31, 2012 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Galloway, Moulton, Harsdorf and Holperin;Cosponsored by Representatives Petrowski, Suder, Williams, Vruwink, Krug, A. Ott, Tranel, Tauchen, Spanbauer, Marklein, Danou and Bernier

  2. Jan 31, 2012 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Elections

  3. Feb 9, 2012 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 9, 2012 · Senate

    Senate substitute amendment 1 offered by Senator Galloway

  5. Feb 15, 2012 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Feb 16, 2012 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 16, 2012 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Transportation and Elections, Ayes 4, Noes 0

  8. Feb 16, 2012 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Transportation and Elections, Ayes 4, Noes 0

  9. Feb 16, 2012 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Feb 20, 2012 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-21-2012 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  11. Feb 21, 2012 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Feb 21, 2012 · Senate

    Senate substitute amendment 1 adopted

  13. Feb 21, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Feb 21, 2012 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  15. Feb 21, 2012 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  16. Feb 21, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  18. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  19. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Rules and take up

  20. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  21. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  22. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  23. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  24. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. Feb 22, 2012 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  26. Mar 2, 2012 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-2-2012

  27. Apr 5, 2012 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 4-5-2012

  28. Apr 13, 2012 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-12-2012. 2011 Wisconsin Act 279

  29. Apr 16, 2012 · Senate

    Published 4-26-2012

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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

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Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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