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Bills from the 2013–14 session

Assembly Bill 355

Annual or consecutive month permits for vehicles or combinations of vehicles transporting loads near the Wisconsin-Michigan border. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Oct 23, 2013. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Sep 11, 2013

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Oct 8, 2013

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Oct 15, 2013

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2013 Wisconsin Act 48

Latest entry in the official record, Oct 23, 2013: “Published 10-24-2013”

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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 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), which 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 exclusively peeled or unpeeled forest products cut crosswise, wood chips, or forestry biomass on USH 2 in Iron County, Florence 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; 3) transport exclusively peeled or unpeeled forest products cut crosswise, wood chips, or forestry biomass on USH 2 from STH 13 in the city of Ashland through Hart Lake Road in Bayfield County; and 4) transport raw forest products or lumber on specified highway routes, including a portion of USH 8 in Oneida and Forest counties and STH 139 from the Wisconsin-Michigan border to USH 8, if the vehicle does not violate Michigan law. Current law defines "raw forest products" as logs, pilings, posts, poles, cordwood products, wood chips, sawdust, pulpwood, intermediary lumber, fuel wood and Christmas trees not altered by a manufacturing process off the land, sawmill or factory from which they are taken.

Read the full summary

This bill modifies operating authority for vehicles operating under a Michigan border permit in a way that standardizes certain requirements with respect to highway routes where a Michigan border permit is used. Under the bill, if a vehicle is operating on a route under items 2 to 4, above, the Michigan border permit authorizes the transportation of raw forest products, lumber, and forestry biomass.

The bill also eliminates the requirement under item 2, above, that the vehicle travel between this state and Michigan. The bill adds an additional requirement for items 1 and 3, above, that the vehicle being operated not violate Michigan law. The bill allows a vehicle operating under a Michigan border permit as provided in item 4, above, to operate on additional segments of USH 8. The bill also specifies that a vehicle operated under a Michigan border permit on any route under items 1 to 4, above, may operate unladen on any of these routes when returning from the delivery of a load or when traveling to or from a point of fueling, servicing, or purchase or sale of the vehicle.

Under current law, if any bill introduced in either house of the legislature directly or indirectly establishes an exception to vehicle weight limitations, DOT must prepare a report, containing specified information, relating to the bill within six weeks after the bill is introduced and before any vote is taken on the bill. This bill directs DOT not to prepare such a report on this bill.

Who's behind it

8 representatives are its ⁠. All 8 are Republicans.

5 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 13 names

Authors (8)

Signed on in support (5)

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 3 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Transportation vote on an amendment

Passed, 11 to 0 · Oct 3, 2013

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

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 11, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it

Passed, 10 to 1 · Oct 3, 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 10, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 14, 2013

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

Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Oct 23, 2013

    The new law was published.

  2. Oct 23, 2013

    The governor signed it. It became 2013 Wisconsin Act 48.

  3. Oct 22, 2013

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Oct 15, 2013

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Oct 14, 2013

    “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  6. Oct 9, 2013

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  7. Oct 9, 2013

    The Senate received it.

  8. Oct 8, 2013

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  9. Oct 8, 2013

    The Assembly passed it.

  10. Oct 8, 2013

    The Assembly adopted it.

  11. Oct 3, 2013

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  12. Oct 3, 2013

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 1.

  13. Oct 3, 2013

    “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 11, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  14. Sep 24, 2013

    The committee held a public hearing.

  15. Sep 20, 2013

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  16. Sep 11, 2013

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.

  17. Sep 11, 2013

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Sep 11, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Mursau, Swearingen, Czaja, T. Larson, Murtha, Nygren, Spiros and Tittl; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Tiffany, Grothman and Jauch

  2. Sep 11, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

  3. Sep 20, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Mursau

  4. Sep 20, 2013 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Sep 24, 2013 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Oct 1, 2013 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Oct 3, 2013 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  8. Oct 3, 2013 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 10, Noes 1

  9. Oct 3, 2013 · Assembly

    Referred to Committee on Rules

  10. Oct 3, 2013 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 10-8-2013 by Committee on Rules

  11. Oct 8, 2013 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Oct 8, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  13. Oct 8, 2013 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Oct 8, 2013 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  15. Oct 8, 2013 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  16. Oct 8, 2013 · Assembly

    Representative Barca added as a coauthor

  17. Oct 8, 2013 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Oct 9, 2013 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  19. Oct 9, 2013 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  20. Oct 9, 2013 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  21. Oct 14, 2013 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  22. Oct 14, 2013 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-15-2013 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  23. Oct 15, 2013 · Senate

    Read a second time

  24. Oct 15, 2013 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Oct 15, 2013 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  26. Oct 15, 2013 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  27. Oct 15, 2013 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Oct 16, 2013 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  29. Oct 22, 2013 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 10-22-2013

  30. Oct 22, 2013 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 10-22-2013

  31. Oct 23, 2013 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 10-23-2013. 2013 Wisconsin Act 48

  32. Oct 23, 2013 · Assembly

    Published 10-24-2013

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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