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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 540

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Relating to: driver education instruction on human trafficking. (FE)

Crime and criminals Drivers_ education Motor vehicle — Driver_s license Technical college

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the Technical College System Board must approve courses

of study for each program offered in technical college district schools, including

driver education courses. TCSB may not approve a driver education course unless

the course includes certain content, such as acquainting students with the hazards

posed by farm machinery and animals on highways and by railroad grade crossings

and providing instruction in safely dealing with these hazards. The Department of

Transportation licenses private driver schools and DOT may not license a driver

school unless its course of instruction includes the content required for TCSB

approval of a driver education course.

Under this bill, technical college and licensed private driver school commercial

motor vehicle driver education courses must provide instruction in the recognition

and prevention of human trafficking.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Berceau (D) , Bernier (R) , Billings (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Crowley (D) , Fields (D) , Genrich (D) , Jacque (R) , Kessler (D) , Kleefisch (R) , Kolste (D) , Mason (D) , Murphy (R) , Ripp (R) , Sargent (D) , Shankland (D) , Spiros (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R)

10 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , Darling (R) , Harsdorf (R) , Johnson (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Larson (D) , Olsen (R) , Tranel (R) , Vinehout (D) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 16, Noes 0

Passed 16–0 Nov 6, 2017 official source full page

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

Assembly: PASSAGE

Passed 93–0 Nov 9, 2017 official source full page

Aye · 93

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 9, 2018 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 16, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kleefisch, Billings, Bernier, Spiros, Jacque, Ripp, Murphy, Tittl, Fields, Crowley, Anderson, Berceau, Genrich, Kessler, Kolste, Mason, Sargent, Shankland, Spreitzer, C. Taylor, Tusler and Brostoff; cosponsored by Senators Johnson, Harsdorf, Olsen, Wanggaard, Darling, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Larson and Vinehout

  2. Oct 16, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities

  3. Oct 24, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Oct 24, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Oct 24, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Oct 26, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Tranel added as a coauthor

  7. Nov 1, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Nov 6, 2017 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 16, Noes 0

  9. Nov 6, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Nov 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-9-2017 by Committee on Rules

  11. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  14. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 93, Noes 0

  15. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Nov 9, 2017 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  17. Nov 14, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Universities and Technical Colleges

  18. Feb 6, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  19. Feb 8, 2018 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  20. Feb 9, 2018 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Universities and Technical Colleges, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  21. Feb 9, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  22. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1