Senate Bill 447
Designating and marking STH 87 as the Carson Holmquist Memorial Highway. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 5, 2016. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Dec 11, 2015
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Feb 16, 2016
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 16, 2016
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2015 Wisconsin Act 347
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 5, 2016: “Published 4-6-2016”
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Wisconsin Act
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Author
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to designate and, upon receipt of sufficient contributions from interested parties, mark the route of STH 87 as the "Carson Holmquist Memorial Highway." No state funds, other than from contributions from interested parties, may be used for the erection or maintenance of any markers to identify the highway as the "Carson Holmquist Memorial Highway."
Who's behind it
Sheila Harsdorf, a Republican, is its .
1 more lawmaker .
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Author (1)
- Sheila Harsdorf · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (1)
- Adam Jarchow · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
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 · Feb 5, 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
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Apr 5, 2016
The new law was published.
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Apr 5, 2016
The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 347.
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Apr 4, 2016
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 16, 2016
The Assembly passed it too.
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Feb 16, 2016
“Read” (the official wording)
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Feb 16, 2016
The Assembly received it.
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Feb 16, 2016
The Senate passed it.
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Feb 5, 2016
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Feb 3, 2016
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 21, 2016
The committee held a public hearing.
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Dec 11, 2015
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs.
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Dec 11, 2015
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Dec 11, 2015 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Harsdorf; cosponsored by Representative Jarchow
- Dec 11, 2015 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs
- Jan 21, 2016 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 3, 2016 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 4, 2016 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 5, 2016 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Feb 5, 2016 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 15, 2016 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-16-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 16, 2016 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 16, 2016 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 16, 2016 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Feb 16, 2016 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 16, 2016 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly
Read
- Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly
Rules suspended and taken up
- Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 17, 2016 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Feb 25, 2016 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Apr 4, 2016 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 4-4-2016
- Apr 5, 2016 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 4-5-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 347
- Apr 5, 2016 · Senate
Published 4-6-2016
Terms on this page
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
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
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote