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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 205

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Relating to: flashing yellow arrow traffic control signals.

Extraordinary session, 2015 — November Motor vehicle — Regulation Motor vehicle — Regulation — Speed Road — Marking

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, vehicular traffic facing a yellow traffic control signal must

stop before entering the intersection unless the stop cannot be made safely. However,

vehicular traffic facing a flashing yellow traffic control signal may enter the

intersection with caution.

This bill clarifies that vehicular traffic facing a flashing yellow arrow traffic

control signal may enter the intersection without stopping after yielding to other

traffic lawfully in the intersection.

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Ballweg (R) , Kahl (D) , Kitchens (R) , Mursau (R) , Ripp (R) , Steffen (R) , Vorpagel (R)

7 cosponsors

Gudex (R) , Harris Dodd (D) , Lassa (D) , Marklein (R) , Miller (D) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 12, Noes 0

Passed 12–0 May 27, 2015 official source full page

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

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Nov 5, 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. May 7, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Vorpagel, Ripp, Ballweg, Kitchens, Mursau, A. Ott, Steffen and Kahl; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Gudex, Marklein, Olsen, Harris Dodd, Miller and Lassa

  2. May 7, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

  3. May 12, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. May 26, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. May 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  6. May 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Jun 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 6-9-2015 by Committee on Rules

  8. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  9. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  11. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  13. Jun 10, 2015 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  14. Jun 12, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  15. Jun 12, 2015 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  16. Nov 5, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  17. Nov 5, 2015 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 11-6-2015 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  18. Nov 6, 2015 · Senate

    Read a second time

  19. Nov 6, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  20. Nov 6, 2015 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  21. Nov 6, 2015 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  22. Nov 6, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Nov 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  24. Nov 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 11-10-2015

  25. Nov 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 11-10-2015

  26. Nov 11, 2015 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 11-11-2015. 2015 Wisconsin Act 74

  27. Nov 11, 2015 · Assembly

    Published 11-12-2015