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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Senate Bill 530

Vehicles required to stop at railroad crossings, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority

Topics: Bus and truck, Environmental protection, Railroad: Crossing, 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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 28, 2012

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.

  4. Assembly vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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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 Transportation (DOT) must adopt rules, consistent with federal regulations, for the marking and placarding of vehicles being used to transport hazardous materials.

Also under current law, the operator of certain vehicles, before crossing an at-grade railroad crossing, must stop the vehicle within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail. Among the vehicles required to stop are motor vehicles that, in accordance with DOT rules, must be marked or placarded with one of ten specified hazardous materials markings.

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This bill eliminates the statutory enumeration of ten specific hazardous materials markings that require a marked or placarded vehicle to stop at an at-grade railroad crossing. Instead, the bill requires DOT to promulgate rules identifying classifications of markings or placarding that, consistent with federal regulations, require a marked or placarded vehicle to stop at an at-grade railroad crossing.

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 Department of Transportation

Signed on in support (1)

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

  1. Mar 23, 2012

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Mar 12, 2012

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 1.

  3. Mar 8, 2012

    The committee held a public hearing.

  4. Feb 28, 2012

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections.

  5. Feb 28, 2012

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 28, 2012 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Lazich, by request of The Department of Transportation;Cosponsored by Representative Petrowski

  2. Feb 28, 2012 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Elections

  3. Mar 8, 2012 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 12, 2012 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Mar 12, 2012 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation and Elections, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  6. Mar 12, 2012 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Mar 12, 2012 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-13-2012 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Read a second time

  9. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Laid on the table

  10. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. 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.

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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

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.

More in the glossary

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