Senate Bill 642
Entry-level training requirements for applicants for commercial driver licenses and certain endorsements. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 7, 2022. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Oct 20, 2021
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Jan 25, 2022
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 25, 2022
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2021 Wisconsin Act 152
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 7, 2022: “Published 3-5-2022”
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Wisconsin Act
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Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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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
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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.
A recently promulgated federal regulation requires certain applicants for commercial driver's licenses (CDLs) to successfully complete entry-level driver training, as specified in the federal regulations, before being licensed. Specifically, those who apply for a CDL for the first time, who upgrade their CDL, or who seek to to obtain a passenger, school bus, or hazardous materials endorsement for the first time must complete the training. This bill integrates these entry-level driver training requirements into the statutes governing the Department of Transportation's issuance of CDLs.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . 3 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (7)
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Insurance vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Jan 18, 2022
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 7, 2022
The new law was published.
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Mar 7, 2022
The governor signed it. It became 2021 Wisconsin Act 152.
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Mar 3, 2022
Sent to the governor.
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Jan 25, 2022
The Assembly passed it too.
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Jan 25, 2022
“Read” (the official wording)
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Jan 25, 2022
The Assembly received it.
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Jan 25, 2022
The Senate passed it.
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Jan 24, 2022
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 18, 2022
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Jan 12, 2022
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Jan 12, 2022
The committee held a public hearing.
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Nov 4, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 20, 2021
Sent to the Senate Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry.
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Oct 20, 2021
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Oct 20, 2021 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Petrowski, Carpenter, Cowles and Ballweg; cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, Moses, Mursau, Subeck and Wichgers
- Oct 20, 2021 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry
- Nov 4, 2021 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 12, 2022 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jan 12, 2022 · Senate
Senator L. Taylor added as a coauthor
- Jan 18, 2022 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jan 18, 2022 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Jan 18, 2022 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jan 21, 2022 · Senate
Placed on calendar 1-25-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jan 24, 2022 · Senate
Representative Cabrera added as a cosponsor
- Jan 25, 2022 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jan 25, 2022 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 25, 2022 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Jan 25, 2022 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Jan 25, 2022 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly
Read
- Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up
- Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 26, 2022 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Feb 3, 2022 · Senate
LRB correction
- Feb 3, 2022 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Mar 3, 2022 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 3-3-2022
- Mar 7, 2022 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 3-4-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 152
- Mar 7, 2022 · Senate
Published 3-5-2022
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