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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Assembly Bill 22

Parking near crosswalks

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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 5, 2015

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Transportation. 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.

Current law, in general, prohibits a motorist from stopping or standing in any of the following places except temporarily for loading or unloading and while the vehicle is attended by a licensed operator: 1) in a loading zone, 2) in an alley in a business district, 3) within ten feet of a fire hydrant, 4) within four feet of the entrance to an alley or driveway, 5) closer than 15 feet to the near limits of a crosswalk, or 6) upon any portion of a highway where parking is prohibited. A person who violates this provision may be required to forfeit not less than $20 nor more than $40 for the first offense and not less than $50 nor more than $100 for the second or subsequent conviction within a year.

Under this bill, the distance from the near limits of a crosswalk within which parking is restricted is changed from 15 feet to four feet.

Who's behind it

6 lawmakers are its ⁠. 5 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.

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Authors (6)

What happened

  1. Apr 13, 2016

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Feb 5, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.

  3. Feb 5, 2015

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 5, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kessler, Kooyenga, Ohnstad, Zamarripa, Brostoff and Johnson

  2. Feb 5, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

  3. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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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

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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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor