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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 27

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Relating to: the maximum speed limit on freeways and expressways. (FE)

Motor vehicle — Regulation — Speed Road — Expressway Transportation, department of — Roads

  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, the maximum speed limit on any freeway or expressway in

this state is 65 miles per hour. A "freeway" is defined as any state trunk highway

with four or more lanes of traffic separated by a barrier or median (a paved or

landscaped strip between opposing traffic) that gives preference to through traffic

by limiting access to only interchanges. An "expressway" is also defined as any state

trunk highway, but only a state trunk highway that the Department of

Transportation (DOT) determines has four or more lanes of traffic separated by a

barrier or median that gives preference to through traffic by use of interchanges or

by limiting at-grade access to selected public roads and driveways.

This bill increases the maximum speed limit on freeways and expressways from

65 miles per hour to 70 miles per hour. This speed limit of 70 miles per hour does not

take effect until DOT posts the limit by official traffic signs.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: August (R) , Ballweg (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Craig (R) , Czaja (R) , Gannon (R) , Horlacher (R) , Hutton (R) , J. Ott (R) , Jagler (R) , Jarchow (R) , Kapenga (R) , Kerkman (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Knodl (R) , Knudson (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Milroy (D) , Mursau (R) , Quinn (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Ripp (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Skowronski (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Vorpagel (R) , Weatherston (R)

10 cosponsors

Farrow (R) , Gudex (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Lasee (R) , Lazich (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Mason, Allen, Young and Johnson , Tiffany (R) , Vukmir (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 14, Noes 1

Passed 14–1 Mar 5, 2015 official source full page

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

Assembly: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 76, Noes 22

Passed 76–22 Mar 17, 2015 official source full page

Aye · 76

Not voting · 1

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 May 1, 2015 official source full page

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

Senate: Report concurrence as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 May 1, 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 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 May 4, 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. Feb 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Tittl, August, Ballweg, Brandtjen, R. Brooks, Craig, Czaja, Gannon, Horlacher, Hutton, Jagler, Jarchow, Kapenga, Kerkman, Kleefisch, Knodl, Knudson, Kooyenga, Kuglitsch, Milroy, Mursau, J. Ott, Quinn, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Skowronski, Thiesfeldt, Vorpagel and Weatherston; cosponsored by Senators LeMahieu, Wanggaard, Farrow, Gudex, Lasee, L. Taylor, Tiffany, Vukmir and Lazich

  2. Feb 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

  3. Feb 16, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Spiros

  4. Feb 17, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Feb 17, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Feb 26, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Spiros

  7. Mar 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Mar 5, 2015 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 14, Noes 1

  9. Mar 5, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Mar 12, 2015 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 3-17-2015 by Committee on Rules

  11. Mar 17, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Mar 17, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Mar 17, 2015 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  14. Mar 17, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 76, Noes 22

  15. Mar 17, 2015 · Assembly

    Representatives Mason, Allen, Young and Johnson added as coauthors

  16. Mar 17, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Mar 17, 2015 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  18. Apr 23, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs

  19. Apr 28, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Petrowski

  20. Apr 30, 2015 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  21. May 1, 2015 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  22. May 1, 2015 · Senate

    Report concurrence as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  23. May 1, 2015 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  24. May 4, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  25. May 4, 2015 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 5-6-2015 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  26. May 6, 2015 · Senate

    Read a second time

  27. May 6, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  28. May 6, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  29. May 6, 2015 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  30. May 6, 2015 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended

  31. May 6, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  32. May 6, 2015 · Assembly

    Received from Senate amended and concurred in as amended (Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted)

  33. May 13, 2015 · Assembly

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in

  34. May 13, 2015 · Assembly

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  35. May 19, 2015 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 5-19-2015

  36. May 19, 2015 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 5-19-2015

  37. May 20, 2015 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 5-20-2015. 2015 Wisconsin Act 19

  38. May 20, 2015 · Assembly

    Published 5-21-2015