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Bills from the 2021–22 session

Senate Bill 969

Authorizing Purple Heart Reservation highway signs on the Oneida Reservation

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 18, 2022. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 9, 2022

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Feb 22, 2022

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 23, 2022

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2021 Wisconsin Act 202

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 18, 2022: “Published 3-19-2022”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill authorizes the Oneida Nation to erect signs in a highway right-of-way denoting that the Oneida Reservation is a Purple Heart Reservation. Under current law generally, no sign may be placed in a highway right-of-way unless the sign is necessary for the guidance or warning of traffic.

Who's behind it

Rob Cowles, a Republican, is its ⁠.

3 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 4 names

Author (1)

Signed on in support (3)

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 · Feb 17, 2022

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 · Feb 17, 2022

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

  1. Mar 18, 2022

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 18, 2022

    The governor signed it. It became 2021 Wisconsin Act 202.

  3. Mar 15, 2022

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 23, 2022

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  5. Feb 23, 2022

    The Assembly passed it too.

  6. Feb 22, 2022

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  7. Feb 22, 2022

    The Assembly received it.

  8. Feb 22, 2022

    The Senate passed it.

  9. Feb 22, 2022

    The Senate adopted it.

  10. Feb 22, 2022

    2 more senators signed on in support.

  11. Feb 17, 2022

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  12. Feb 17, 2022

    “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  13. Feb 16, 2022

    The committee held a public hearing.

  14. Feb 9, 2022

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government.

  15. Feb 9, 2022

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 9, 2022 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Cowles; cosponsored by Representative Steineke

  2. Feb 9, 2022 · Senate

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

  3. Feb 14, 2022 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Cowles

  4. Feb 16, 2022 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 16, 2022 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 17, 2022 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. Feb 17, 2022 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  8. Feb 17, 2022 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Feb 18, 2022 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-22-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  10. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Senators Carpenter and Jacque added as coauthors

  11. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  13. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  15. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  16. Feb 22, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  18. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  19. Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 9:15 AM on 2-23-2022 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  20. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  21. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  22. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  23. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  24. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Representative Skowronski added as a cosponsor

  25. Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Feb 23, 2022 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  27. Mar 2, 2022 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  28. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-15-2022

  29. Mar 18, 2022 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-18-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 202

  30. Mar 18, 2022 · Senate

    Published 3-19-2022

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Wisconsin Act

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Legislative Reference Bureau

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Author

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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

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

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary