Assembly Bill 154
Annual or consecutive month permits for vehicles or combinations of vehicles transporting loads near the Wisconsin-Michigan border. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 15, 2013
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Committee
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
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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, with limited exceptions, no person may operate on a highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles (vehicle) that exceeds certain statutory limits on size, weight, or load unless that person possesses a permit issued by the Department of Transportation (DOT). DOT may issue an annual or consecutive month permit (Michigan border permit) for an oversize or overweight vehicle to: 1) transport loads within 11 miles of the Wisconsin-Michigan state line;
2) transport certain forest products on USH 2 in Iron County or Ashland County or in Bayfield County from the Ashland County line through Hart Lake Road, if the vehicle is traveling between this state and Michigan and does not violate Michigan law, as of April 28, 2004; or 3) transport certain forest products on USH 2 from STH 13 in the city of Ashland through Hart Lake Road in Bayfield County, regardless of whether the vehicle is traveling between this state and Michigan.
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This bill allows a vehicle operating under a Michigan border permit as provided in 2), above, to also operate in Florence County.
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
16 lawmakers are its . 14 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (16)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Czaja · Republican, Assembly
- John Jagler · Republican, Senate
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sanfelippo · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Swearingen · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Mandy Wright · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Robert Jauch · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Thomas Tiffany · Republican, Senate
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 were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Transportation vote on an amendment
Passed, 15 to 0 · May 24, 2013
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it
Passed, 15 to 0 · May 24, 2013
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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May 24, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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May 24, 2013
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.
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May 24, 2013
“Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 15, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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May 1, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 23, 2013
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 15, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Apr 15, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 15, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Swearingen, Mursau, Ripp, Nygren, Spiros, T. Larson, Bewley, Wright, Murtha, Bies, Ballweg, A. Ott, Bernier, Jagler, Czaja and Sanfelippo; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Tiffany, Jauch and Lassa
- Apr 15, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation
- Apr 23, 2013 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 23, 2013 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Swearingen
- May 1, 2013 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 21, 2013 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- May 24, 2013 · Assembly
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- May 24, 2013 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- May 24, 2013 · Assembly
Referred to Committee on Rules
- Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly
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