Senate Bill 501
Road closure barriers
Topics: Road: Construction and repair, Street, Traffic safety, Transportation, Department of: Roads
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
Feb 21, 2012
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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
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, during construction or repair of a road or when a road is impassable or unsafe for travel, the highway authorities in charge of construction or maintenance of the road may close the road by maintaining barriers at each end of the closed road. The barriers must be of such material and construction and so placed as to indicate that the highway is closed and must be lighted at night. Under this bill, road closure barriers, in lieu of being lighted at night, must conform to the standards for traffic control devices in the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) adopted by the Department of Transportation (DOT).
Also under current law, contractors doing work that obstructs city streets or sidewalks must put up and maintain barriers and lights to prevent accidents. Under this bill, these contractors are not required to put up lights but the barriers they are required to put up and maintain must conform to the standards for traffic control devices in the MUTCD adopted by DOT.
Who's behind it
2 lawmakers are its . 1 is a Republican. 1 has no party on record.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (2)
- Mary Lazich · Republican, Senate
- by request of The Wisconsin Department of Transportation
Signed on in support (1)
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections vote to recommend it
Passed, 4 to 1 · Mar 12, 2012
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 4, Noes 1”. 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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Mar 12, 2012
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 1.
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Mar 8, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 21, 2012
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections.
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Feb 21, 2012
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 21, 2012 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Lazich, by request of The Wisconsin Department of Transportation;Cosponsored by Representative Petrowski
- Feb 21, 2012 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Elections
- Mar 8, 2012 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 12, 2012 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Mar 12, 2012 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation and Elections, Ayes 4, Noes 1
- Mar 12, 2012 · 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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote