Senate Bill 433
Driver education instruction and driver's license examinations
Topics: Drivers' education, Motor vehicle, Motor vehicle: Driver's license, Public Instruction, Department of, Technical College System Board
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
Feb 6, 2012
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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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 ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) must approve driver education courses offered by school districts, county children with disabilities education boards, and technical college districts. DPI must also establish minimum standards for driver education courses offered by private driver schools. DPI may not approve a driver education course or establish driver education course standards unless the course or standards, among other things, provides instruction relating to safely dealing with the hazards posed by machinery and animals on highways and by railroad highway grade crossings, passing stopped emergency vehicles, and the hazards of text messaging while driving.
Under current law, the Technical College System Board (TCSB) must approve courses of study for each program offered in technical college district schools, including driver education courses. TCSB may not approve a driver education course unless the course, among other things, includes instruction relating to the same topics described above. The Department of Transportation (DOT) licenses private driver schools, and DOT may not license a driver school unless its course of instruction includes the content required for TCSB approval of a driver education course.
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Under this bill, all approved driver education courses must provide each student with instruction in proper procedures for attaching a trailer to a motor vehicle.
Under current law, DOT must test knowledge and understanding of certain topics when it gives the knowledge examination for applicants for motor vehicle operator's licenses. These topics include highway signs, traffic laws, fuel-efficient driving habits, anatomical gifts, and the effects of consuming alcohol on operating a motor vehicle.
This bill requires DOT to include knowledge of proper procedures for attaching a trailer to a motor vehicle in its knowledge examination.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Democrats.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (2)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 8, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 28, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 6, 2012
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections.
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Feb 6, 2012
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 6, 2012 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Hansen and Taylor;Cosponsored by Representatives Turner and Berceau
- Feb 6, 2012 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Elections
- Feb 28, 2012 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 28, 2012 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 8, 2012 · 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.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate