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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Senate Bill 218

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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 16, 2021

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Assembly vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 15, 2022: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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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

7 senators are its ⁠. All 7 are Republicans.

11 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 18 names

Authors (7)

Signed on in support (11)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

What happened

  1. Mar 15, 2022

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Apr 8, 2021

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Mar 16, 2021

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government.

  4. Mar 16, 2021

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 16, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Jacque, Felzkowski, Feyen, Nass, Stroebel, Wanggaard and Bernier; cosponsored by Representatives Brandtjen, Rozar, Allen, Gundrum, Knodl, Magnafici, Moses, Ramthun, Skowronski, Wichgers and Plumer

  2. Mar 16, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government

  3. Apr 8, 2021 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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Public hearing

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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

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

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