Assembly Bill 122
Exempting certain vehicles of utilities from class B highway weight limitations and certain special or seasonal weight limitations. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Jul 1, 2015. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Mar 27, 2015
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Apr 14, 2015
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Apr 21, 2015
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2015 Wisconsin Act 44
Latest entry in the official record, Jul 1, 2015: “Published 7-2-2015”
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Author
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Cost estimate
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Roll call
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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, local highway authorities may impose special or seasonal weight limitations on highways which, because of deterioration or climatic conditions, would likely be seriously damaged or destroyed if limitations were not imposed. For vehicles carrying certain commodities or being used to perform certain services, local highway authorities may set different weight limitations or exempt the vehicles from the special or seasonal weight limitations if an exemption or limitation is in the interest of public health, safety and welfare.
Also under current law, local authorities may designate highways under their jurisdiction as class "B" highways. With limited exceptions, the maximum gross weight and per-axle vehicle weight for vehicles on a class "B" highway is 60 percent of the weight allowed by statute if the vehicle were operating on a highway that is not designated as a class "B" highway.
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This bill provides that special or seasonal weight limitations imposed by a highway authority and class "B" highway weight limitations do not apply to vehicles of public utilities, telecommunications providers, or certain cooperative associations, when the vehicles are being operated for the purpose of responding to service interruptions.
Under current law, if any bill introduced in either house of the legislature directly or indirectly establishes an exception to vehicle weight limitations, the Department of Transportation (DOT) must prepare a report, containing specified information, relating to the bill within six weeks after the bill in 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
30 lawmakers are its . 24 are Republicans and 6 are Democrats.
12 more lawmakers .
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Authors (30)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Czaja · Republican, Assembly
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Adam Jarchow · Republican, Assembly
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Terry Katsma · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Beth Meyers · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Kevin Petersen · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Swearingen · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Tyler Vorpagel · Republican, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (12)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Richard Gudex · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Devin LeMahieu · Republican, Senate
- John Macco · Republican, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Roger Roth · 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 3 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Transportation vote on an amendment
Passed, 14 to 0 · Apr 8, 2015
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 14, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it
Passed, 15 to 0 · Apr 8, 2015
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
Senate vote
Passed, 5 to 0 · Apr 20, 2015
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
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Jul 1, 2015
The new law was published.
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Jul 1, 2015
The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 44.
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Jun 30, 2015
Sent to the governor.
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Apr 21, 2015
The Senate passed it too.
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Apr 20, 2015
“Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Apr 17, 2015
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Apr 15, 2015
The Senate received it.
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Apr 14, 2015
The Assembly passed it.
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Apr 14, 2015
The Assembly adopted it.
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Apr 8, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Apr 8, 2015
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.
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Apr 8, 2015
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Apr 6, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 31, 2015
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 31, 2015
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 27, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Mar 27, 2015
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 27, 2015 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Czaja, Jarchow, Ballweg, Bernier, Born, E. Brooks, Danou, Edming, Genrich, Hutton, Jacque, Kahl, Katsma, Kitchens, Kulp, T. Larson, Meyers, Murphy, Mursau, Nygren, A. Ott, Petersen, Petryk, Ripp, Shankland, Spiros, Steffen, Swearingen, Vorpagel and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Cowles, Gudex, Hansen, Lassa, LeMahieu, Marklein, Olsen, Roth and Tiffany
- Mar 27, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation
- Mar 31, 2015 · Assembly
Representative Macco added as a coauthor
- Mar 31, 2015 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 6, 2015 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 6, 2015 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Czaja
- Apr 7, 2015 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Apr 8, 2015 · Assembly
Representative Krug added as a coauthor
- Apr 8, 2015 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 14, Noes 0
- Apr 8, 2015 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- Apr 8, 2015 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 9, 2015 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 4-14-2015 by Committee on Rules
- Apr 14, 2015 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Apr 14, 2015 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
- Apr 14, 2015 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Apr 14, 2015 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Apr 14, 2015 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Apr 14, 2015 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Apr 15, 2015 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Apr 17, 2015 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Apr 17, 2015 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Apr 20, 2015 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Apr 20, 2015 · Senate
Placed on calendar 4-21-2015 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Apr 21, 2015 · Senate
Read a second time
- Apr 21, 2015 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Apr 21, 2015 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Apr 21, 2015 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Apr 21, 2015 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Apr 21, 2015 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Apr 28, 2015 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 4-28-2015
- Jun 30, 2015 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 6-30-2015
- Jul 1, 2015 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 7-1-2015. 2015 Wisconsin Act 44
- Jul 1, 2015 · Assembly
Published 7-2-2015
Terms on this page
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
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
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