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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 431

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Relating to: permits for the overweight transport of certain fluid milk products. (FE)

Bus and truck — Taxation or registration Dairy product Transportation department of — Roads

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

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill authorizes the Department of Transportation to issue annual or

consecutive month permits for the transportation of fluid milk product in vehicle

combinations that exceed general highway weight limitations. In general, a permit

may authorize the operation of a vehicle that exceeds the general highway weight

limitations by up to 18,000 pounds, subject to a maximum weight of 98,000 pounds.

The bill also prohibits DOT from imposing different conditions for these permits for

different fluid milk products. “Fluid milk product” is defined under the bill to include

raw milk and liquid milk products and byproducts, including liquid whey and whey

byproducts.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Cowles (R) , Feyen (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Testin (R)

19 cosponsors

Armstrong (R) , Born (R) , C. Anderson (D) , Edming (R) , Goeben (R) , Gundrum (R) , Gustafson (R) , Krug (R) , Kurtz (R) , Magnafici (R) , Mursau (R) , Nedweski (R) , Novak (R) , O'Connor (R) , Oldenburg (R) , Penterman (R) , Schmidt (R) , Sortwell (R) , Stubbs (D)

Votes

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

Passed 5–0 Nov 10, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

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

Passed 5–0 Nov 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. Sep 8, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Cowles, Feyen, Marklein, Nass and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Kurtz, Schmidt, Armstrong, Born, C. Anderson, Edming, Goeben, Gundrum, Gustafson, Krug, Magnafici, Mursau, Nedweski, Novak, O'Connor, Oldenburg, Penterman, Sortwell and Stubbs

  2. Sep 8, 2023 · Senate

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

  3. Oct 24, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Nov 7, 2023 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Ballweg

  5. Nov 9, 2023 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Nov 9, 2023 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Nov 10, 2023 · Senate

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

  8. Nov 10, 2023 · Senate

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

  9. Nov 10, 2023 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Nov 13, 2023 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 11-14-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  11. Nov 14, 2023 · Senate

    Placed on the foot of the 14th order of business on the calendar of 11-14-2023

  12. Nov 14, 2023 · Senate

    Read a second time

  13. Nov 14, 2023 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  14. Nov 14, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Nov 14, 2023 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  16. Nov 14, 2023 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  17. Nov 14, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Nov 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  19. Jan 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  20. Jan 23, 2024 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 10:19 AM on 1-25-2024 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 23

  21. Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  22. Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  24. Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  25. Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Jan 25, 2024 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  27. Jan 30, 2024 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  28. Mar 18, 2024 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2024

  29. Mar 22, 2024 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-21-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 158

  30. Mar 22, 2024 · Senate

    Published 3-22-2024