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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Senate Bill 755

Use of tire deflation devices on certain state highway exit ramps. (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

    Dec 17, 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.

Under this bill, when constructing or reconstructing exit ramps on state trunk highways that have two or more divided lanes in either direction or interstate highways, the Department of Transportation must install tire deflation devices on the exit ramps for the purpose of preventing motor vehicles from entering the exit ramp from the direction opposite of the direction for which travel has been designated.

Who's behind it

Dale Kooyenga, a Republican, is its ⁠.

3 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 4 names

Author (1)

Signed on in support (3)

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. Jan 28, 2022

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Dec 17, 2021

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government.

  4. Dec 17, 2021

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Dec 17, 2021 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Kooyenga; cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki, Skowronski and Rozar

  2. Dec 17, 2021 · Senate

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

  3. Jan 28, 2022 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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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