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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 161

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Relating to: limitations on town expenditures for certain highway purposes. (FE)

Road — Construction and repair Town — Finance

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the town board must provide the material and equipment

needed to construct and maintain the highways under the town's jurisdiction. Also

under current law, the total sum spent for these purposes in any year may not exceed

the product of $5,000 multiplied by the miles of highway under the town's

jurisdiction. This limit may be exceeded only if exceeding the limit is authorized by

the town meeting or by referendum at a town election.

Under this bill the limit on town expenditures for material and equipment for

construction and maintenance of highways is eliminated.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Ballweg (R) , Bernier (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Genrich (D) , Kerkman (R) , Kulp (R) , Meyers (D) , Milroy (D) , Mursau (R) , Murtha (R) , Novak (R) , Petryk (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Ripp (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Steffen (R) , Tittl (R) , Weatherston (R)

12 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Bewley (D) , Cowles (R) , Harsdorf (R) , Lasee (R) , Lassa (D) , LeMahieu (R) , Marklein (R) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Ringhand (D) , Vinehout (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 0

Passed 8–0 May 13, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Apr 8, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives E. Brooks, Bernier, Novak, Steffen, Spreitzer, Mursau, R. Brooks, Kerkman, Ripp, Murtha, Weatherston, Ballweg, A. Ott, Genrich, Kulp, Milroy, Tittl, Rohrkaste, Meyers and Petryk; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Harsdorf, LeMahieu, Marklein, Bewley, Olsen, Ringhand, Vinehout, Cowles, Lasee and Lassa

  2. Apr 8, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Urban and Local Affairs

  3. Apr 21, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Apr 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. May 5, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. May 6, 2015 · Assembly

    Representative Allen added as a coauthor

  7. May 13, 2015 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  8. May 13, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1