Senate Bill 355
Warning lights on public utility, telecommunications carrier, or cooperative vehicles
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 22, 2024. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Jul 13, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Oct 17, 2023
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 25, 2024
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2023 Wisconsin Act 155
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 22, 2024: “Published 3-22-2024”
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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.
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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
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.
Who's behind it
8 senators are its . 7 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
21 more lawmakers .
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Authors (8)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Brad Pfaff · Democrat, Senate
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
- Cory Tomczyk · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (21)
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Ty Bodden · Republican, Assembly
- Calvin Callahan · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Donovan · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Karen Hurd · Republican, Assembly
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Loren Oldenburg · Republican, Assembly
- Jon Plumer · Republican, Assembly
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Scott Johnson · Republican, Assembly
- Angie Sapik · Republican, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 10, 2023
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 Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 22, 2024
The new law was published.
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Mar 22, 2024
The governor signed it. It became 2023 Wisconsin Act 155.
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Mar 18, 2024
Sent to the governor.
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Jan 25, 2024
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 25, 2024
The Assembly passed it too.
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Oct 19, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 17, 2023
The Assembly received it.
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Oct 17, 2023
The Senate passed it.
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Oct 10, 2023
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Sep 27, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jul 17, 2023 to Sep 8, 2023
1 more representative and 2 senators signed on in support.
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Jul 13, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
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Jul 13, 2023
Introduced in the Senate.
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- 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
- Jul 13, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government
- Jul 17, 2023 · Senate
Senator Spreitzer added as a coauthor
- Jul 19, 2023 · Senate
Senator Knodl added as a coauthor
- Sep 8, 2023 · Senate
Representative Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- Sep 27, 2023 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Oct 6, 2023 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Oct 10, 2023 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Oct 10, 2023 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Oct 16, 2023 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Read a second time
- Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 17, 2023 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Oct 19, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 23, 2024 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 10:16 AM on 1-25-2024 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 23
- Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly
Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor
- Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 25, 2024 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Jan 30, 2024 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Mar 18, 2024 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2024
- Mar 22, 2024 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 3-21-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 155
- Mar 22, 2024 · Senate
Published 3-22-2024
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote