Senate Bill 1
Designating and marking a highway interchange in Winnebago County as the Michael G. Ellis Memorial Interchange. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on May 1, 2019. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Jan 23, 2019
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Apr 9, 2019
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Apr 9, 2019
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2019 Wisconsin Act 3
Latest entry in the official record, May 1, 2019: “Published 5-2-2019”
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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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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 does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to designate and, upon receipt of sufficient contributions from interested parties, mark the interchange of I 41, USH 10, and STH 441 in Winnebago County as the “Michael G. Ellis Memorial Interchange.”
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Republicans.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Roger Roth · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (5)
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Rohrkaste · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Steineke · Republican, Assembly
- Amanda Stuck · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Mar 28, 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, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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May 1, 2019
The new law was published.
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May 1, 2019
The governor signed it. It became 2019 Wisconsin Act 3.
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Apr 25, 2019
Sent to the governor.
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Apr 9, 2019
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Apr 9, 2019
The Assembly passed it too.
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Apr 9, 2019
“Read” (the official wording)
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Apr 9, 2019
The Assembly received it.
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Apr 9, 2019
The Senate passed it.
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Apr 9, 2019
“Bernier, Bewley, Carpenter, Craig, Darling, Erpenbach, Feyen, Fitzgerald, Hansen, Jacque, Johnson, Kapenga, Kooyenga, L. Taylor, Larson, LeMahieu, Marklein, Miller, Nass, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand, Risser, Schachtner, Shilling, Smith, Stroebel, Testin, Tiffany, Wanggaard and Wirch of the Senate added as coauthors” (the official wording)
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Mar 28, 2019
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Feb 20, 2019
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 8, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 23, 2019
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Jan 23, 2019
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jan 23, 2019 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Roth and Cowles; cosponsored by Representatives Rohrkaste, Steineke, Murphy and Stuck
- Jan 23, 2019 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs
- Feb 8, 2019 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 20, 2019 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 27, 2019 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Mar 28, 2019 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Mar 28, 2019 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Apr 5, 2019 · Senate
Placed on calendar 4-9-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Apr 9, 2019 · Senate
Read a second time
- Apr 9, 2019 · Senate
Bernier, Bewley, Carpenter, Craig, Darling, Erpenbach, Feyen, Fitzgerald, Hansen, Jacque, Johnson, Kapenga, Kooyenga, L. Taylor, Larson, LeMahieu, Marklein, Miller, Nass, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand, Risser, Schachtner, Shilling, Smith, Stroebel, Testin, Tiffany, Wanggaard and Wirch of the Senate added as coauthors
- Apr 9, 2019 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Apr 9, 2019 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Apr 9, 2019 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Apr 9, 2019 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Apr 9, 2019 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Apr 9, 2019 · Assembly
Read
- Apr 9, 2019 · Assembly
Rules suspended and taken up
- Apr 9, 2019 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Apr 9, 2019 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Apr 9, 2019 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Apr 9, 2019 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Apr 9, 2019 · Assembly
Representative Schraa added as a cosponsor
- Apr 9, 2019 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Apr 10, 2019 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Apr 11, 2019 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Apr 25, 2019 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 4-25-2019
- May 1, 2019 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 5-1-2019. 2019 Wisconsin Act 3
- May 1, 2019 · Senate
Published 5-2-2019
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote