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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 484

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Relating to: permits for certain oversize or overweight vehicles transporting forest products. (FE)

Bus and truck — Taxation or registration Forestry Forfeiture Transportation department of — Vehicles

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, with limited exceptions, no person may operate on a

highway any vehicle or combination of vehicles that exceeds certain statutory limits

on size, weight, or load unless that person possesses a permit issued by the

Department of Transportation. Currently, DOT may issue an annual or consecutive

month permit for an oversize or overweight vehicle to transport loads within 11 miles

of the Wisconsin-Michigan state line and on specifically designated highways, if the

vehicle does not violate length or weight limitations under Michigan law (commonly

known as the Michigan border permit).

This bill adds the following highway segments to the Michigan border permit:

1. STH 70, from the junction with westbound STH 139 in Florence County to

the junction with STH 13 in the town of Fifield.

2. STH 54, from the junction with CTH S in Outagamie County to the junction

with STH 55 in the town of Oneida in Outagamie County.

3. STH 32, from the junction with STH 64 in Oconto County to Cottonwood

Lane three-quarters of a mile southeast of the village of Suring.

4. STH 17, from the junction with STH 70 in the city of Eagle River to the

junction with Sundstein Road in Vilas County.

5. STH 13, from the junction with STH 70 in the town of Fifield in Price County

to the junction with 5th Street in the city of Park Falls.

6. STH 13, from the intersection with Old Airport Road to the northernmost

intersection with CTH “C” in Ashland County.

7. USH 63, from the junction with USH 2 in Bayfield County to the junction

with Krueger Road in the town of Bass Lake in Sawyer County.

8. STH 22, from the junction with USH 41 in the city of Oconto to the junction

with STH 47/55 in the city of Shawano.

9. STH 55, from the junction of STH 47/55 with STH 22 in the city of Shawano

to the junction with USH 151 in Calumet County.

10. USH 151, from the junction with STH 55 in Calumet County to the junction

with CTH S in Manitowoc County.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Cowles (R) , Nass (R) , Quinn (R) , Testin (R) , Tomczyk (R)

9 cosponsors

Edming (R) , Gustafson (R) , Magnafici (R) , Michalski (R) , Mursau (R) , O'Connor (R) , Schmidt (R) , Snyder (R) , Swearingen (R)

Votes

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

Passed 5–0 Jan 11, 2024 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 Jan 11, 2024 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. Oct 9, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Tomczyk, Ballweg, Cowles, Felzkowski, Quinn, Testin and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Callahan, Edming, Gustafson, Green, Magnafici, Michalski, O'Connor, Schmidt, Snyder and Swearingen

  2. Oct 9, 2023 · Senate

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

  3. Oct 24, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Nov 16, 2023 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Dec 8, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Green withdrawn as a cosponsor

  6. Dec 14, 2023 · Senate

    Senator Felzkowski withdrawn as a coauthor

  7. Dec 19, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Callahan withdrawn as a cosponsor

  8. Jan 8, 2024 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Tomczyk

  9. Jan 11, 2024 · Senate

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

  10. Jan 11, 2024 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. Jan 11, 2024 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  12. Jan 11, 2024 · Senate

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

  13. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1