Assembly Bill 197
Driver school offices in private residences
Became law
The governor signed it on Feb 6, 2020. It's .
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Introduced, passed
May 6, 2019
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Nov 7, 2019
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Jan 21, 2020
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2019 Wisconsin Act 89
Latest entry in the official record, Feb 6, 2020: “Published 2-6-2020”
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Wisconsin Act
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Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. 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.
Under this bill, if the Department of Transportation establishes requirements relating to driver school offices located in residences, DOT may not apply those requirements to offices to which students and members of the public have no access.
Under current law, DOT licenses driver schools. Applicants for the license must identify the “driver school office,” the location at which the driver school business is conducted. This may be a different location than the “driver school classroom,” the location at which driver training is conducted. Current rules promulgated by DOT prohibit a driver school office being located at a residence unless the office is separated from the residence by a wall or partition and is accessible from outside the residence with a direct entrance.
Who's behind it
6 representatives are its . All 6 are Republicans.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Shannon Zimmerman · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it
Passed, 14 to 0 · Nov 5, 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 14, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 5 to 0 · Jan 17, 2020
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Feb 6, 2020
The new law was published.
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Feb 6, 2020
The governor signed it. It became 2019 Wisconsin Act 89.
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Feb 3, 2020
Sent to the governor.
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Jan 21, 2020
The Senate passed it too.
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Jan 17, 2020
“Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Jan 15, 2020
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Nov 8, 2019
The Senate received it.
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Nov 7, 2019
The Assembly passed it.
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Nov 5, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Nov 5, 2019
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 14 to 0.
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Aug 14, 2019
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Aug 13, 2019
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 6, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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May 6, 2019
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- May 6, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Zimmerman, Kulp, Brandtjen, Kuglitsch, Spiros and Knodl; cosponsored by Senators Kooyenga and Olsen
- May 6, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation
- Aug 13, 2019 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Aug 14, 2019 · Assembly
Representative Allen added as a coauthor
- Sep 24, 2019 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Nov 5, 2019 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 14, Noes 0
- Nov 5, 2019 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Nov 5, 2019 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 11-7-2019 by Committee on Rules
- Nov 7, 2019 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Nov 7, 2019 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 7, 2019 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Nov 7, 2019 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Nov 7, 2019 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 8, 2019 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Jan 15, 2020 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Jan 15, 2020 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jan 17, 2020 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Jan 17, 2020 · Senate
Placed on calendar 1-21-2020 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jan 21, 2020 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jan 21, 2020 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 21, 2020 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Jan 21, 2020 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jan 21, 2020 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 21, 2020 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Jan 24, 2020 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 1-24-2020
- Feb 3, 2020 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 2-3-2020
- Feb 6, 2020 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 2-5-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 89
- Feb 6, 2020 · Assembly
Published 2-6-2020
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote