Senate Bill 649
Signs reserving parking spaces for persons with physical disabilities
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 28, 2014
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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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, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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, a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk may apply for and obtain from the Department of Transportation (DOT) special motor vehicle registration plates (disabled plates) or a special identification card (disabled parking card) that affords certain parking privileges, including parking in spaces reserved for use by persons with physical disabilities (disabled parking spaces). It is a violation for a person to park a motor vehicle that does not display disabled plates or a disabled parking card in a disabled parking space.
Current law also requires the owner or lessee of a public building or place of employment, and the owner or lessee of a parking facility that offers parking to the public, to reserve a minimum number of disabled parking spaces if the parking area has at least 26 spaces. If the parking area is not open to the public or has fewer than 26 spaces, the owner or lessee may voluntarily reserve disabled parking spaces. For all reserved disabled parking spaces, the owner or lessee must post official traffic signs (disabled parking signs). Each sign must include the "international symbol for barrier-free environments" (wheelchair symbol) and a statement to inform the public that the parking space is reserved for vehicles used by persons with physical disabilities. DOT must promulgate rules governing the design, size, and installation of the disabled parking signs required for these reserved parking spaces.
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This bill eliminates DOT's authority to promulgate rules, or otherwise impose requirements that are additional to those specified by statute, relating to the design, size, and installation of disabled parking signs for these reserved parking spaces.
Instead, the bill requires that these signs be at least 25 square inches in area, include the wheelchair symbol, and, if the sign is posted for a van-accessible disabled parking space, include an additional sign mounted below the wheelchair symbol that displays the words "van accessible." The bill eliminates the requirement that these signs include a statement to inform the public that the parking space is reserved for vehicles used by persons with physical disabilities. The bill does not apply to disabled parking signs posted by DOT or local authorities on highways or other parking facilities.
Who's behind it
Jerry Petrowski, a Republican, is its .
1 more lawmaker .
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Author (1)
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (1)
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 28, 2014
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Feb 28, 2014
Introduced in the Senate.
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Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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