Assembly Bill 161
Limitations on town expenditures for certain highway purposes. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 8, 2015
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
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.
Who's behind it
20 lawmakers are its . 16 are Republicans and 4 are Democrats.
12 more lawmakers .
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Authors (20)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Beth Meyers · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Rohrkaste · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Weatherston · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (12)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Sheila Harsdorf · Republican, Senate
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Devin LeMahieu · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 0 · May 13, 2015
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 Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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May 13, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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May 13, 2015
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.
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May 6, 2015
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Apr 27, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 21, 2015
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 8, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.
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Apr 8, 2015
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- 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
- Apr 8, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Urban and Local Affairs
- Apr 21, 2015 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 27, 2015 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 5, 2015 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- May 6, 2015 · Assembly
Representative Allen added as a coauthor
- May 13, 2015 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- May 13, 2015 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
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