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Bills from the 2023–24 session

Senate Bill 633

Designating and marking the Ho-Chunk World War II Code Talkers Memorial Highway. (FE)

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 26, 2024. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Nov 7, 2023

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Jan 16, 2024

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 20, 2024

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2023 Wisconsin Act 216

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 26, 2024: “Published 3-26-2024”

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What it does

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

This bill directs the Department of Transportation to designate and mark I 90 from the Minnesota-Wisconsin state line in La Crosse County to the intersection of I 90 and I 94 in Monroe County as the “Ho-Chunk World War II Code Talkers Memorial Highway.”

Who's behind it

14 senators are its ⁠. 8 are Republicans and 6 are Democrats.

34 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 48 names

Authors (14)

Signed on in support (34)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

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 · Jan 11, 2024

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

  1. Mar 26, 2024

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 26, 2024

    The governor signed it. It became 2023 Wisconsin Act 216.

  3. Mar 21, 2024

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 20, 2024

    The Assembly passed it too.

  5. Feb 14, 2024

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  6. Jan 31, 2024

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  7. Jan 16, 2024

    The Assembly received it.

  8. Jan 16, 2024

    The Senate passed it.

  9. Jan 16, 2024

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  10. Jan 11, 2024

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

  11. Jan 11, 2024

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  12. Jan 3, 2024

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  13. Dec 5, 2023

    The committee held a public hearing.

  14. Nov 7, 2023 to Nov 8, 2023

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  15. Nov 7, 2023

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government.

  16. Nov 7, 2023

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Nov 7, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Testin, James, Smith, Pfaff, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Cowles, Hesselbein, Larson, Nass, Roys, Spreitzer, Wanggaard and Wimberger; cosponsored by Representatives VanderMeer, Considine, Kurtz, Allen, Armstrong, Billings, C. Anderson, Conley, Dallman, Dittrich, Doyle, Edming, Emerson, Joers, Krug, Magnafici, Maxey, Melotik, Moore Omokunde, Mursau, O'Connor, Ohnstad, Oldenburg, Ortiz-Velez, Penterman, Rozar, Spiros, Tittl and Bare

  2. Nov 7, 2023 · Senate

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

  3. Nov 7, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Shankland added as a cosponsor

  4. Nov 8, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  5. Dec 5, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Jan 3, 2024 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Jan 11, 2024 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Jan 11, 2024 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor

  9. Jan 11, 2024 · Senate

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

  10. Jan 11, 2024 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. Jan 12, 2024 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-16-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  12. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Senator Agard added as a coauthor

  13. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Read a second time

  14. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  16. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  17. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  19. Jan 31, 2024 · Assembly

    Representative Andraca added as a cosponsor

  20. Feb 14, 2024 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  21. Feb 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-20-2024 by Committee on Rules

  22. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  23. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  24. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  26. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  27. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Feb 21, 2024 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  29. Feb 28, 2024 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  30. Mar 21, 2024 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-21-2024

  31. Mar 26, 2024 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-25-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 216

  32. Mar 26, 2024 · Senate

    Published 3-26-2024

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

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote