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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Senate Bill 99

Designating and marking the Richard A. Grobschmidt Memorial Bridge

Became law

The governor signed it on Nov 28, 2017. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 9, 2017

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Jun 14, 2017

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Nov 2, 2017

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2017 Wisconsin Act 84

Latest entry in the official record, Nov 28, 2017: “Published 11-29-2017”

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What it does

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

This bill directs the Department of Natural Resources to designate and, upon receipt of sufficient contributions from interested parties, mark the bridge on the Hank Aaron State Trail across the Lakeshore State Park Inlet at the north end of Lakeshore State Park in the city of Milwaukee as the “Richard A. Grobschmidt Memorial Bridge." No state funds, other than from contributions from interested parties, may be used for the erection or maintenance of any markers to identify the bridge as the “Richard A. Grobschmidt Memorial Bridge."

Who's behind it

10 senators are its ⁠. 5 are Democrats and 5 are Republicans.

17 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 27 names

Authors (10)

Signed on in support (17)

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Senate Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · May 17, 2017

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

Assembly Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it

Passed, 11 to 0 · Oct 16, 2017

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

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 11, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Nov 28, 2017

    The new law was published.

  2. Nov 28, 2017

    The governor signed it. It became 2017 Wisconsin Act 84.

  3. Nov 27, 2017

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Nov 2, 2017

    The Assembly passed it too.

  5. Oct 16, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  6. Oct 16, 2017

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 0.

  7. Aug 29, 2017

    The committee held a public hearing.

  8. Jun 22, 2017

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  9. Jun 20, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.

  10. Jun 14, 2017

    The Assembly received it.

  11. Jun 14, 2017

    The Senate passed it.

  12. May 19, 2017 to Jun 14, 2017

    1 more representative and 2 senators signed on in support.

  13. May 17, 2017

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

  14. May 3, 2017

    The committee held a public hearing.

  15. Mar 9, 2017

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs.

  16. Mar 9, 2017

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 9, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Darling, C. Larson, Vukmir, Wirch, Carpenter, Cowles, Erpenbach, L. Taylor, Harsdorf and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Jagler, Sinicki, Rodriguez, Milroy, Brostoff, Berceau, Pope, Vruwink, Crowley, Fields, Allen, E. Brooks and Anderson

  2. Mar 9, 2017 · Senate

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

  3. May 3, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. May 17, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. May 17, 2017 · Senate

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

  6. May 17, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. May 19, 2017 · Senate

    Representative Tusler added as a cosponsor

  8. Jun 9, 2017 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-14-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  9. Jun 14, 2017 · Senate

    Senator Miller added as a coauthor

  10. Jun 14, 2017 · Senate

    Senator Hansen added as a coauthor

  11. Jun 14, 2017 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Jun 14, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Jun 14, 2017 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  14. Jun 14, 2017 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  15. Jun 14, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Jun 14, 2017 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  17. Jun 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation

  18. Jun 22, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Barca added as a cosponsor

  19. Aug 29, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  20. Sep 12, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  21. Oct 16, 2017 · Assembly

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  22. Oct 16, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  23. Oct 31, 2017 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-2-2017 by Committee on Rules

  24. Nov 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  25. Nov 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  26. Nov 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  27. Nov 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  28. Nov 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. Nov 3, 2017 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  30. Nov 8, 2017 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  31. Nov 27, 2017 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 11-27-2017

  32. Nov 28, 2017 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 11-28-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 84

  33. Nov 28, 2017 · Senate

    Published 11-29-2017

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

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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

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

Author

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

Official term: Author, coauthor

Signed on in support

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

Official term: Cosponsor

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote