Assembly Bill 151
Penalties for certain traffic violations where highway maintenance workers are present and providing a penalty
Passed the Assembly, then stopped
The Assembly passed it on Jun 20, 2019, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to . To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 5, 2019
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jun 20, 2019
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ”
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Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the amount of any applicable minimum and maximum fine or forfeiture is doubled for specified traffic violations committed where persons working in a highway maintenance or construction area are at risk from traffic.
These traffic violations include failing to follow certain traffic signs and signals, failing to follow certain orders of traffic officers, exceeding certain maximum speed limits, and driving recklessly. Currently, “highway maintenance or construction area" is defined as the section of highway between the first highway maintenance or construction warning sign and either: 1) a sign indicating the end of the maintenance or construction work; or 2) in the case of a moving vehicle engaged in the maintenance or construction work, the section of roadway where traffic may return to normal flow without impeding the maintenance or construction work.
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Under this bill, “highway maintenance or construction area” is defined to include the roadway adjacent to which roadside cleanup or maintenance work is being performed. In the case of highway cleanup work or roadside cleanup or maintenance work, including the collection of litter, the highway construction or maintenance area extends from the first advance warning sign to the furthest location at which cleanup or maintenance workers are working.
Who's behind it
15 lawmakers are its . 10 are Democrats and 5 are Republicans.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (15)
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Jon Plumer · Republican, Assembly
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Don Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (8)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Summerfield · Republican, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it
Passed, 13 to 0 · Jun 18, 2019
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, Ayes 13, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Sep 19, 2019
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Jun 24, 2019
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Jun 20, 2019
The Senate received it.
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Jun 20, 2019
The Assembly passed it.
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Jun 18, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jun 18, 2019
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 13 to 0.
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Apr 24, 2019 to Jun 6, 2019
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Apr 23, 2019
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 5, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Apr 5, 2019
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 5, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Kulp, Emerson, Hebl, Considine, Hesselbein, Kerkman, Plumer, Sargent, Sinicki, Spiros, Spreitzer, Subeck, C. Taylor, Vruwink and Skowronski; cosponsored by Senators Miller, Ringhand, L. Taylor, Smith and Bernier
- Apr 5, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation
- Apr 23, 2019 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 24, 2019 · Assembly
Representative Summerfield added as a coauthor
- May 21, 2019 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jun 6, 2019 · Assembly
Representative Fields added as a coauthor
- Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 13, Noes 0
- Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jun 18, 2019 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 6-20-2019 by Committee on Rules
- Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Jun 20, 2019 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 20, 2019 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Jun 24, 2019 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs
- Sep 19, 2019 · Senate
Senator Bewley added as a cosponsor
- Apr 1, 2020 · Senate
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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
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
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote