Assembly Bill 278
Sourcing materials from within the right-of-way of a highway improvement project. (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
Jun 7, 2019
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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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 pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Transportation. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Department of Transportation, in its specifications for highway improvements, to encourage the use of materials sourced from within the right-of-way of the proposed improvement. The bill also provides the following: 1) DOT may not charge for any materials sourced from within the right-of-way, 2) the bidder may include those potential cost savings in its bid, and 3) the bidder is responsible for any unanticipated costs in sourcing alternate materials if the materials proposed to be sourced from within the right-of-way do not satisfy the applicable specifications for the highway improvement or are more costly to utilize than anticipated, or if the bidder fails to receive all necessary approvals, other than the approval of the department, to excavate or remove the materials.
Who's behind it
16 lawmakers are its . All 16 are Republicans.
10 more lawmakers .
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Authors (16)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Gae Magnafici · Republican, Assembly
- Adam Neylon · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Jon Plumer · Republican, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sanfelippo · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (10)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Thomas Tiffany · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Aug 20, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 11, 2019
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jun 7, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Jun 7, 2019
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jun 7, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Sanfelippo, Felzkowski, Brandtjen, Gundrum, Hutton, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Neylon, Ott, Quinn, Ramthun, Thiesfeldt, Wichgers, Plumer and Allen; cosponsored by Senators Tiffany, Craig, Feyen, Jacque, Marklein, Nass, Wanggaard, Stroebel and Bernier
- Jun 7, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation
- Jun 11, 2019 · Assembly
Representative Skowronski added as a coauthor
- Aug 20, 2019 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate