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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 355

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Relating to: warning lights on public utility, telecommunications carrier, or cooperative vehicles.

Cooperative associations Motor vehicle — Equipment Public utility Public works Telecommunications Telephone

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, vehicles of a public utility, telecommunications carrier, or

cooperative organized for the purpose of producing or furnishing heat, light, power,

or water to its members may be equipped with a flashing amber lamp of the dome

type or with two flashing amber lamps, one showing to the front and one showing to

the rear. Under this bill, such vehicles may be equipped with any of the following

configurations of flashing amber or green lamps: 1) a lamp of the dome-light type,

2) two lamps, one showing to the front and one showing to the rear, or 3) four lamps,

two showing to the front and two showing to the rear. Green warning lamps,

however, may only be used when the vehicle is operated for the purpose of restoration

of utility service outside of the normal parameters of general maintenance or

construction.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Pfaff (D) , Quinn (R) , Testin (R) , Tomczyk (R) , Wanggaard (R)

21 cosponsors

Behnke (R) , Bodden (R) , Callahan (R) , Donovan (R) , Doyle (D) , Edming (R) , Green (R) , Gustafson (R) , Hurd (R) , Jacobson (D) , Knodl (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Oldenburg (R) , Plumer (R) , Ratcliff (D) , S. Johnson (R) , Sapik (R) , Shankland (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Oct 10, 2023 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. Jul 13, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Tomczyk, Ballweg, Marklein, Nass, Quinn, Testin, Wanggaard and Pfaff; cosponsored by Representatives Callahan, Behnke, Bodden, Donovan, Green, Edming, Hurd, S. Johnson, Mursau, Novak, Oldenburg, Plumer, Sapik, Doyle, Ratcliff, Shankland and Subeck

  2. Jul 13, 2023 · Senate

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

  3. Jul 17, 2023 · Senate

    Senator Spreitzer added as a coauthor

  4. Jul 19, 2023 · Senate

    Senator Knodl added as a coauthor

  5. Sep 8, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  6. Sep 27, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  7. Oct 6, 2023 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Oct 10, 2023 · Senate

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

  9. Oct 10, 2023 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Oct 16, 2023 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  11. Oct 17, 2023 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Oct 17, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Oct 17, 2023 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  14. Oct 17, 2023 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  15. Oct 17, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Oct 17, 2023 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  17. Oct 19, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  18. Jan 23, 2024 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 10:16 AM on 1-25-2024 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 23

  19. Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  20. Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  21. Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  22. Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  23. Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly

    Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor

  24. Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. Jan 25, 2024 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  26. Jan 30, 2024 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  27. Mar 18, 2024 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2024

  28. Mar 22, 2024 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-21-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 155

  29. Mar 22, 2024 · Senate

    Published 3-22-2024