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AB 651

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Relating to: mounting a motor vehicle monitoring device to the front windshield of a vehicle.

Motor vehicle — Equipment Motor vehicle — Regulation Motor vehicle — Regulation — Speed

  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 allows a person to operate a motor vehicle that has a monitoring and

feedback device mounted to the front windshield.

Under current law, no person may drive a motor vehicle upon a highway with

any object so placed as to obstruct the driver's clear view through the front

windshield. This bill allows a person to operate a motor vehicle that has a monitoring

and feedback device mounted to the front windshield directly above, behind, or below

the rearview mirror.

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Ballweg (R) , Craig (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Gannon (R) , Hutton (R) , Jagler (R) , Kahl (D) , Murtha (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , T. Larson (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Vorpagel (R)

4 cosponsors

Darling (R) , Gudex (R) , Olsen (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0

Passed 12–0 Feb 2, 2016 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 Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0

Passed 12–0 Feb 2, 2016 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 Feb 15, 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. Jan 7, 2016 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Spiros, Hutton, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Jagler, Ballweg, E. Brooks, Murtha, A. Ott, Gannon, Craig, Thiesfeldt, Kahl, T. Larson, Steffen and Vorpagel; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Gudex, Olsen and Darling

  2. Jan 7, 2016 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Jan 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Spiros

  4. Jan 14, 2016 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 28, 2016 · Assembly

    Executive session held

  6. Feb 2, 2016 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  7. Feb 2, 2016 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  8. Feb 2, 2016 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Feb 4, 2016 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-9-2016 by Committee on Rules

  10. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  11. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  12. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  14. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  15. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  17. Feb 10, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  18. Feb 11, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  19. Feb 11, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  20. Feb 15, 2016 · Senate

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

  21. Feb 15, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-16-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  22. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  23. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  24. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  25. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  26. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  27. Feb 17, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  28. Feb 25, 2016 · Assembly

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)

  29. Feb 25, 2016 · Assembly

    LRB correction

  30. Feb 25, 2016 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-25-2016

  31. Feb 25, 2016 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 2-25-2016

  32. Mar 1, 2016 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 2-29-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 160

  33. Mar 1, 2016 · Assembly

    Published 3-1-2016