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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 283

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Relating to: maintenance and repair of private roads.

Road — Construction and repair Street

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires all persons that have a right to use a private road or driveway

located on an access easement (beneficial users) to contribute to the reasonable and

necessary costs of maintenance and repair of the private road or driveway. If the

beneficial users enter into a written agreement to determine how costs are shared,

that agreement controls. In the absence of a written agreement, the bill requires the

beneficial users to contribute an equitable share based on the amount and intensity

of each beneficial user's actual use in proportion to the amount and intensity of all

beneficial users' actual use.

The cost-sharing obligation created in the bill does not apply to any of the

following:

1. Costs for repairing damage, beyond reasonable wear and tear, caused by a

beneficial user or a guest or invitee of a beneficial user.

2. An access easement that benefits or burdens real estate owned by the state,

a political subdivision, or certain entities, including railroad corporations and public

utilities.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R)

4 cosponsors

Knodl (R) , Rozar (R) , Skowronski (R) , Summerfield (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Housing, Commerce and Trade, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Aug 12, 2021 official source full page

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

Full history

  1. Apr 8, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Ballweg; cosponsored by Representatives Summerfield, Knodl, Rozar and Skowronski

  2. Apr 8, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Housing, Commerce and Trade

  3. May 6, 2021 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  4. Jun 15, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Aug 12, 2021 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Aug 12, 2021 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Housing, Commerce and Trade, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. Aug 12, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Oct 19, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Ballweg

  9. Oct 19, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-20-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  10. Oct 20, 2021 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  11. Oct 20, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. Oct 20, 2021 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  13. Oct 20, 2021 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  14. Oct 20, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. Oct 20, 2021 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  16. Oct 20, 2021 · Senate

    Read a second time

  17. Oct 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  18. Oct 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 10-26-2021 by Committee on Rules

  19. Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  20. Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  21. Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  22. Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  23. Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  24. Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. Oct 27, 2021 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  26. Nov 2, 2021 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  27. Dec 2, 2021 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 12-2-2021

  28. Dec 6, 2021 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-3-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 99

  29. Dec 6, 2021 · Senate

    Published 12-4-2021