Senate Bill 504
Removal of vegetation obstructing certain outdoor advertising signs along highways. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Jan 6, 2016
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill creates an exception to the requirement that a sign owner pay compensation to the Department of Transportation (DOT) for the removal of certain trees that obstruct the view of the sign.
Under current law, DOT administers a permit system for the maintenance and removal by sign owners of vegetation obstructing the view of signs along state trunk highways. With limited exceptions, DOT issues permits to sign owners for the trimming or removal of vegetation in the highway right-of-way if, for a distance of 500 continuous feet within the 1,000-foot distance motorists travel immediately before reaching the sign, the vegetation obstructs the view of any portion of the face of the sign. A permit authorizes the sign owner, or a third-party contractor employed by the sign owner, to trim or remove obstructing vegetation to the extent necessary to eliminate the obstruction and restore an unobstructed view of the sign for a distance of 500 continuous feet along the highway. A permittee must compensate DOT $200, adjusted annually for inflation, for each tree removed that has a diameter of two inches or more.
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Under this bill, no compensation is required for the removal of a tree obstructing the view of a sign if the sign advertises activities conducted on the property on which it is located.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . All 4 are Republicans.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (8)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 6, 2016
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs.
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Jan 6, 2016
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jan 6, 2016 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Olsen, Lasee, Marklein and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Kulp, Krug, Kleefisch, T. Larson, Hutton, Horlacher, Allen and Quinn
- Jan 6, 2016 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs
- Apr 13, 2016 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
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