Senate Bill 753
Supervision of local bridge projects funded under certain local bridge maintenance programs. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 22, 2024. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Dec 8, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Feb 20, 2024
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 20, 2024
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2023 Wisconsin Act 162
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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Department of Transportation administers a local bridge program to reconstruct and rehabilitate seriously deteriorating local bridges (local bridge program). Under the program, political subdivisions apply to the county in which they are located for placement on the county's list of projects under the program. DOT allocates funds to counties based on the ratio between the estimated cost of reconstructing or rehabilitating qualifying bridges in that county and the estimated cost of reconstructing or rehabilitating qualifying bridges in the state.
DOT supervises the construction of projects under the program and provides 80 percent of the project's costs with local funds providing the other 20 percent.
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Also under current law, a town that has voted to construct or repair a bridge or culvert on a highway maintained by the town may petition the county in which the town is located for shared funding of the project (county bridge aid). With certain exceptions, upon an adequate petition, the county must pay one-half of the cost of construction or repair. In general, the county highway committee and the town board supervise projects under this program.
This bill specifies that county bridge aid may be used to fund the local share of a local bridge program project and that, if county bridge aid is used for this purpose, DOT supervises the project.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . 4 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
11 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (11)
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Karen Hurd · Republican, Assembly
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Peter Schmidt · Republican, Assembly
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 · Feb 8, 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
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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 162.
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Mar 18, 2024
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 20, 2024
The Assembly passed it too.
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Feb 20, 2024
“Read” (the official wording)
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Feb 20, 2024
The Assembly received it.
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Feb 20, 2024
The Senate passed it.
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Feb 8, 2024
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Jan 17, 2024
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 16, 2024
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 8, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
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Dec 8, 2023
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Dec 8, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators James, Ballweg, Cowles, Marklein and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Brooks, Rozar, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Edming, Gundrum, Hurd, Jacobson, Mursau, Penterman and Schmidt
- Dec 8, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government
- Jan 16, 2024 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 17, 2024 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 8, 2024 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 8, 2024 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Feb 8, 2024 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 19, 2024 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-20-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 20, 2024 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Read
- Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up
- Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 21, 2024 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Mar 5, 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 162
- 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
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
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