Assembly Bill 1020
Designating and marking memorial highways for state troopers
Topics: Eau Claire, City of, Green Lake, City of, Kiel, City of, Polk County, Road: Marking, Sauk County, Traffic officer, Transportation, Department of: Roads, Trempealeau County, Waukesha County, Wood County
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 6, 2026
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on State Affairs. The committee's chair at the time was Rob Swearingen. Chairs decide which bills get a hearing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 1006. That version died when the session ended.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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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 requires the Department of Transportation, upon receipt of sufficient contributions from interested parties, to designate and mark the following routes as memorial highways:
1. The route of STH 23 between Princeton Road and Thrasher Drive near the city of Green Lake, in honor and recognition of State Trooper Donald C. Pederson.
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2. The route of STH 59 between South 164th Street and South Elm Grove Road in the city of New Berlin, in honor and recognition of State Trooper Gary G. Powless.
3. The route of I 94 between mile post 75 and mile post 76 south of the city of Eau Claire, in honor and recognition of State Trooper Debbie M. McMenamin.
4. The route of I 94 between mile post 82 and mile post 83 north of the city of Osseo, in honor and recognition of State Trooper Willie Schoenberger.
5. The route of STH 46 between 45th Avenue and 85th Avenue near the city of Amery, in honor and recognition of State Trooper Jorge Dimas.
6. The route of STH 67 between County Line Road and Fish and Game Road near the city of Kiel, in honor and recognition of State Trooper Trevor J. Casper.
7. The route of I 90 between mile post 89 and mile post 90 near the village of Lake Delton, in honor and recognition of State Trooper Anthony J. Borostowski.
8. The route of STH 54 between 48th Street North and County Line Road near the city of Wisconsin Rapids, in honor and recognition of State Trooper Daniel Stainbrook.
Who's behind it
12 representatives are its . 7 are Republicans and 5 are Democrats.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (12)
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Joy Goeben · Republican, Assembly
- Russell Goodwin · Democrat, Assembly
- Karen Hurd · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Randy Udell · Democrat, Assembly
- Nancy VanderMeer · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (8)
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- John Jagler · Republican, Senate
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Sarah Keyeski · Democrat, Senate
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Stafsholt · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 9, 2026 to Feb 10, 2026
1 more representative and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Feb 6, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.
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Feb 6, 2026
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 6, 2026 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives VanderMeer, Spiros, Maxey, Doyle, Goeben, Goodwin, Hurd, Knodl, Penterman, Stubbs, Subeck and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Stafsholt, James, Jagler, Jacque, Keyeski and Ratcliff
- Feb 6, 2026 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
- Feb 9, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Kaufert added as a coauthor
- Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly
Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor
- Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
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. 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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor