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Bills from the 2013–14 session

Assembly Bill 714

Yielding to an overtaking vehicle

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 23, 2014. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 31, 2014

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 18, 2014

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Mar 18, 2014

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2013 Wisconsin Act 365

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 23, 2014: “Published 4-24-2014”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Current law requires the driver of a vehicle that is being passed on the left by another vehicle traveling in the same direction to give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle upon hearing the driver of the overtaking vehicle give an audible signal that he or she intends to pass. The driver of the vehicle that is being passed may not increase his or her speed until the overtaking vehicle has completed its pass.

However, current law does not require the driver of a passing vehicle to make an audible signal that he or she intends to pass. Current law also requires the operator of a vehicle moving at a speed so slow as to impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic to, if practicable, yield the roadway to an overtaking vehicle whenever the operator of the overtaking vehicle gives audible warning.

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This bill eliminates the reference to an audible signal or warning by the driver of an overtaking vehicle, so that the requirements on the driver of the vehicle being passed apply regardless of whether an audible signal or warning is made.

Who's behind it

Keith Ripp, a Republican, is its ⁠.

1 more lawmaker ⁠.

See all 2 names

Author (1)

Signed on in support (1)

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it

Passed, 15 to 0 · Feb 7, 2014

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, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote

Passed, 5 to 0 · Mar 14, 2014

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. Apr 23, 2014

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 23, 2014

    The governor signed it. It became 2013 Wisconsin Act 365.

  3. Apr 22, 2014

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 18, 2014

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Mar 14, 2014

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

  6. Feb 19, 2014

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.

  7. Feb 19, 2014

    The Senate received it.

  8. Feb 18, 2014

    The Assembly passed it.

  9. Feb 7, 2014

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  10. Feb 7, 2014

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.

  11. Feb 4, 2014

    The committee held a public hearing.

  12. Jan 31, 2014

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.

  13. Jan 31, 2014

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 31, 2014 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representative Ripp; cosponsored by Senator Petrowski

  2. Jan 31, 2014 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

  3. Feb 4, 2014 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 5, 2014 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Feb 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  6. Feb 7, 2014 · Assembly

    Referred to Committee on Rules

  7. Feb 13, 2014 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-18-2014 by Committee on Rules

  8. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  9. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  10. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  12. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  13. Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Feb 19, 2014 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  15. Feb 19, 2014 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  16. Feb 19, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  17. Mar 14, 2014 · Senate

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

  18. Mar 14, 2014 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-18-2014 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  19. Mar 18, 2014 · Senate

    Read a second time

  20. Mar 18, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  21. Mar 18, 2014 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  22. Mar 18, 2014 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  23. Mar 18, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  24. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  25. Mar 24, 2014 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-24-2014

  26. Apr 22, 2014 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-22-2014

  27. Apr 23, 2014 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-23-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 365

  28. Apr 23, 2014 · Assembly

    Published 4-24-2014

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Wisconsin Act

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Official term: Act. More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary

Author

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Signed on in support

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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary

Roll call

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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary