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AB 451

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Relating to: right-of-way in roundabouts.

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the operator of an automobile, motorcycle, moped, motor

bicycle, or bicycle to yield the right-of-way to certain vehicles approaching or

maneuvering through a roundabout.

Under current law, whenever any roadway has been divided into two or more

clearly indicated lanes, the operator of a vehicle is required to drive within a single

lane and may not deviate from the lane unless such movement can be made with

safety to vehicles approaching from the rear.

Under this bill, a person operating a vehicle that is not an automobile,

motorcycle, moped, motor bicycle, or bicycle within a roundabout may deviate from

the traffic lane in which the operator is driving if necessary to navigate a roundabout.

Under this bill, the operator of an automobile, motorcycle, moped, motor bicycle, or

bicycle is required to yield the right-of-way to any motor vehicle that is not an

automobile, motorcycle, moped, motor bicycle, or bicycle approaching or

maneuvering through a roundabout.

Sponsors

Introduced by: E. Brooks (R) , Ripp (R) , Spiros (R)

1 cosponsors

Marklein (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 13, Noes 0

Passed 13–0 Dec 10, 2015 official source full page

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

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 14, Noes 0

Passed 14–0 Dec 10, 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 Jan 19, 2016 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. Oct 23, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives E. Brooks, Spiros and Ripp; cosponsored by Senator Marklein

  2. Oct 23, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

  3. Oct 28, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Nov 16, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative E. Brooks

  5. Dec 8, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Dec 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  7. Dec 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 14, Noes 0

  8. Dec 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Jan 7, 2016 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-12-2016 by Committee on Rules

  10. Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  11. Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  12. Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  14. Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  15. Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  17. Jan 13, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  18. Jan 15, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  19. Jan 15, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  20. Jan 19, 2016 · Senate

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

  21. Jan 19, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-20-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  22. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  23. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  24. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  25. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  26. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  27. Jan 21, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  28. Feb 3, 2016 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-3-2016

  29. Feb 3, 2016 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 2-3-2016

  30. Feb 4, 2016 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 2-4-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 139

  31. Feb 4, 2016 · Assembly

    Published 2-5-2016