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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 238

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Relating to: allocation of federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funds for local highways and bridges.

Bridge Budget bills and process Federal aid Governor Road Transportation department of — Roads

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, stopped here
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires the Department of Transportation to administer a local

highways and bridges supplement program. Under the program, DOT awards

grants to municipalities and counties to fund qualifying improvement projects on

highways or bridges under the jurisdiction of the municipality or county. A

qualifying improvement project under the program is a highway or bridge

construction project for which no federal funds, except funds from the federal

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, are expended and that is any of the following:

1. Eligible for funding under the local bridge improvement assistance program.

2. Eligible for funding under the local roads improvement discretionary grant

program.

3. A project to increase the load-bearing capacity of a bridge.

The bill requires the governor to allocate $308,519,800 of the funds accepted

under the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for this program. The bill

provides $144,000,000 for grants to counties. Not more than $2,000,000 of this

amount may be paid to each county. The bill also provides $164,519,800 for grants

to municipalities. Each municipality may be paid no more than the amount

calculated by multiplying the number of miles of highways under the jurisdiction of

the municipality for calendar year 2020 by $2,000. Under the bill, DOT may not

provide grants under the program after December 31, 2024.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Armstrong (R) , Born (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Callahan (R) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , Gundrum (R) , Jagler (R) , James (R) , Katsma (R) , Knodl (R) , Krug (R) , Kurtz (R) , Moses (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Oldenburg (R) , Petryk (R) , Plumer (R) , Rozar (R) , Snyder (R) , Swearingen (R) , Tranel (R) , Vorpagel (R) , Wittke (R) , Zimmerman (R)

10 cosponsors

Bernier (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Feyen (R) , Jacque (R) , Kitchens (R) , Marklein (R) , Schraa (R) , Stafsholt (R) , Steffen (R) , Stroebel (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 8, Noes 4

Passed 8–4 Apr 7, 2021 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND

Passed 57–35 Apr 13, 2021 official source full page

Aye · 57

Assembly: PASSAGE

Passed 57–37 Apr 13, 2021 official source full page

Aye · 57

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Apr 14, 2021 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: CONCURRENCE

Passed 18–13 Apr 14, 2021 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Full history

  1. Apr 2, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Callahan, Novak, Zimmerman, Armstrong, Born, Cabral-Guevara, Edming, Dittrich, Duchow, Gundrum, Jagler, James, Katsma, Krug, Knodl, Kurtz, Moses, Mursau, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Rozar, Snyder, Swearingen, Tranel, Vorpagel and Wittke; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Bernier, Stroebel, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jacque and Stafsholt

  2. Apr 2, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

  3. Apr 6, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Apr 7, 2021 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Apr 7, 2021 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 8, Noes 4

  6. Apr 7, 2021 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Apr 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 4-13-2021 by Committee on Rules

  8. Apr 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

  9. Apr 12, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor

  10. Apr 13, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Anderson, Baldeh, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Doyle, Drake, Emerson, Goyke, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Hong, McGuire, B. Meyers, Milroy, Moore Omokunde, L. Myers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Pope, Riemer, S. Rodriguez, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, Vining and Vruwink

  11. Apr 13, 2021 · Assembly

    Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

  12. Apr 13, 2021 · Assembly

    Decision of the Chair appealed

  13. Apr 13, 2021 · Assembly

    Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 57, Noes 35

  14. Apr 13, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Apr 13, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  16. Apr 13, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 57, Noes 37

  17. Apr 13, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Schraa added as a coauthor

  18. Apr 13, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  19. Apr 13, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  20. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  21. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  22. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 4-14-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  23. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Read a second time

  24. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  26. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 13

  27. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Apr 14, 2021 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  29. Apr 14, 2021 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 4-14-2021

  30. Apr 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-21-2021 by directive of the Speaker

  31. Apr 22, 2021 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-22-2021

  32. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-17-2022 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  33. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82