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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Senate Bill 275

Parking spaces reserved for persons with physical disabilities

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 15, 2016. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Sep 30, 2015

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Jan 12, 2016

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 11, 2016

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2015 Wisconsin Act 362

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 15, 2016: “Published 4-16-2016”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill allows a taxicab to stop in a disabled parking space to load a person who has been issued a disabled parking card.

Under current law, a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk may apply for and obtain from the Department of Transportation (DOT) special motor vehicle registration plates (disabled plates) or a special identification card (disabled parking card) that affords certain parking privileges. If a motor vehicle displays disabled plates or a disabled parking card, the motor vehicle may be parked in spaces reserved for use by persons with physical disabilities (disabled parking spaces) if: 1) the motor vehicle is parked by or under the direction of the person issued the card or plates and this person is present; or 2) the motor vehicle is operated by or on behalf of an organization and is used to transport a person eligible for a disabled parking card. If a motor vehicle does not display disabled plates or a disabled parking card, it is a violation for a person to park or stop the motor vehicle in a disabled parking space.

Read the full summary

This bill allows a taxicab operator to stop the taxicab in a disabled parking space to load a passenger who has been issued a disabled parking card if the passenger provides the disabled parking card number to the taxicab service when the passenger arranges for transportation, the passenger presents the disabled parking card to the taxicab operator when the passenger gets into the taxicab, and there is no suitable, available loading zone for loading the passenger. When the passenger gets into the taxicab, the passenger must also present to the taxicab operator a letter from DOT issued with the disabled parking card.

Who's behind it

12 senators are its ⁠. 7 are Democrats and 5 are Republicans.

34 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 46 names

Authors (12)

Signed on in support (34)

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Senate Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · Jan 8, 2016

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 15, 2016

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 15, 2016

    The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 362.

  3. Apr 13, 2016

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 11, 2016

    The Assembly passed it too.

  5. Jan 15, 2016

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  6. Jan 12, 2016

    The Assembly received it.

  7. Jan 12, 2016

    The Senate passed it.

  8. Jan 8, 2016

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  9. Oct 28, 2015

    4 more representatives signed on in support.

  10. Oct 28, 2015

    The committee held a public hearing.

  11. Sep 30, 2015

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs.

  12. Sep 30, 2015

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Sep 30, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Petrowski, Cowles, Bewley, Gudex, Lasee, Lassa, Miller, Olsen, Ringhand, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Subeck, Ripp, Ballweg, Berceau, Bowen, E. Brooks, Brostoff, Considine, Genrich, Gannon, Heaton, Hebl, Horlacher, Johnson, Kahl, Kessler, Kitchens, Kolste, Kooyenga, Krug, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, Ohnstad, A. Ott, Pope, Quinn, Shankland, Spreitzer, Steffen, Stuck, C. Taylor and Wachs

  2. Sep 30, 2015 · Senate

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

  3. Oct 28, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 28, 2015 · Senate

    Representatives Macco, Meyers, Tranel and Weatherston added as cosponsors

  5. Jan 7, 2016 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Jan 8, 2016 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. Jan 8, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Jan 11, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-12-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  9. Jan 12, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  10. Jan 12, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Jan 12, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  12. Jan 12, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  13. Jan 12, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  15. Jan 15, 2016 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  16. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-11-2016 by Committee on Rules

  17. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  18. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  20. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  21. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Feb 11, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  23. Feb 17, 2016 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  24. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 4-14-2016

  25. Apr 15, 2016 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-15-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 362

  26. Apr 15, 2016 · Senate

    Published 4-16-2016

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Wisconsin Act

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Author

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Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary

Roll call

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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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

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

Official term: Author, coauthor

More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary