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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 248

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Relating to: pedestrians crossing railroads.

Railroad Trespass

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  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

Under current law, with certain exceptions, no person may enter or remain on

railroad tracks. The prohibition does not apply to the use of public highways or to

a person driving across a railroad from one part of the person's land to another,

among other things.

This bill provides that the prohibition on entering or remaining on railroad

tracks does not apply to a person walking directly across the tracks or right-of-way

of a railroad.

Sponsors

Introduced by: B. Meyers (D) , Billings (D) , Brandtjen (R) , Callahan (R) , Doyle (D) , Edming (R) , Horlacher (R) , Magnafici (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Oldenburg (R) , Pronschinske (R) , Rozar (R) , Skowronski (R) , Tittl (R) , VanderMeer (R) , Vruwink (D)

3 cosponsors

Bernier (R) , Bowen (D) , Marklein (R)

Full history

  1. Apr 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Magnafici, Brandtjen, Billings, Callahan, Doyle, Edming, Horlacher, B. Meyers, Mursau, Novak, Oldenburg, Pronschinske, Rozar, Skowronski, Tittl, VanderMeer and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senator Bernier

  2. Apr 8, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

  3. Apr 13, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Bowen added as a coauthor

  4. Apr 27, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Apr 27, 2021 · Assembly

    Senator Marklein added as a cosponsor

  6. Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1