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Bills from the 2023–24 session

Senate Bill 850

Local regulation of transportation network companies, their drivers, and the drivers' vehicles

Stopped in committee

It never got a ⁠, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Dec 26, 2023

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Assembly vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 15, 2024: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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What it would have done

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

This bill allows a city, village, town, or county to regulate transportation network companies (TNCs), their drivers, and the drivers' vehicles. Current law prohibits cities, villages, towns, or counties from enacting or enforcing such regulations, and under current law the Department of Safety and Professional Services has exclusive authority to regulate TNCs, their drivers, and the drivers' vehicles.

Who's behind it

Chris Larson, a Democrat, is its ⁠.

9 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 10 names

Author (1)

Signed on in support (9)

What happened

  1. Apr 15, 2024

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Jan 3, 2024

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  3. Dec 26, 2023

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs.

  4. Dec 26, 2023

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Dec 26, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Clancy, Madison, J. Anderson, Baldeh, Considine, Ohnstad, Palmeri and Sinicki

  2. Dec 26, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs

  3. Jan 3, 2024 · Senate

    Senator Spreitzer added as a coauthor

  4. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

More in the glossary

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1

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