Senate Bill 345
Designating STH 21 as a Purple Heart Memorial Highway. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Nov 12, 2021. It's .
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Introduced, passed
May 14, 2021
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Sep 28, 2021
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Oct 26, 2021
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2021 Wisconsin Act 91
Latest entry in the official record, Nov 12, 2021: “Published 11-12-2021”
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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.
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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 the entire route of STH 21 as a “Purple Heart Memorial Highway.” The bill also requires DOT to erect a permanent memorial marker along the route to identify its designation.
Who's behind it
9 senators are its . 7 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
23 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Brad Pfaff · Democrat, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (23)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- Calvin Callahan · Republican, Assembly
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Dallman · Republican, Assembly
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Kurtz · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Loren Oldenburg · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Nancy VanderMeer · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government vote on an amendment
Passed, 5 to 0 · Sep 22, 2021
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Sep 22, 2021
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Nov 12, 2021
The new law was published.
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Nov 12, 2021
The governor signed it. It became 2021 Wisconsin Act 91.
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Nov 9, 2021
Sent to the governor.
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Oct 26, 2021
The Assembly passed it too.
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Oct 21, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Sep 30, 2021
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Sep 28, 2021
The Assembly received it.
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Sep 28, 2021
The Senate passed it.
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Sep 28, 2021
The Senate adopted it.
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Sep 22, 2021
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Sep 22, 2021
“Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Sep 7, 2021
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Sep 7, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jun 23, 2021
1 more representative signed on in support.
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May 27, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 14, 2021
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
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May 14, 2021
Introduced in the Senate.
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- May 14, 2021 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Marklein, Testin, Feyen, Ballweg, Felzkowski, Jacque, Nass, Pfaff and Ringhand; cosponsored by Representatives Kurtz, VanderMeer, Cabral-Guevara, Krug, Dallman, Oldenburg, Anderson, Callahan, Hesselbein, Kuglitsch, Murphy, Mursau, Schraa, Skowronski, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Wichgers, Hintz, Tusler and Spreitzer
- May 14, 2021 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government
- May 27, 2021 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 23, 2021 · Senate
Representative Considine added as a cosponsor
- Sep 7, 2021 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Sep 7, 2021 · Senate
Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor
- Sep 16, 2021 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Marklein
- Sep 22, 2021 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Sep 22, 2021 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Sep 22, 2021 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Sep 22, 2021 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Sep 24, 2021 · Senate
Placed on calendar 9-28-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Sep 28, 2021 · Senate
Read a second time
- Sep 28, 2021 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
- Sep 28, 2021 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Sep 28, 2021 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Sep 28, 2021 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Sep 28, 2021 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Sep 28, 2021 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Sep 30, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Shankland added as a cosponsor
- Oct 21, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Oct 21, 2021 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 10-26-2021 by Committee on Rules
- Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 27, 2021 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Nov 2, 2021 · Senate
LRB correction (Senate Amendment 1)
- Nov 2, 2021 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Nov 9, 2021 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 11-9-2021
- Nov 12, 2021 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 11-11-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 91
- Nov 12, 2021 · Senate
Published 11-12-2021
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