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Bills from the 2025–26 session

Senate Bill 1006

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 before the full Senate voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 12, 2026

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.

  4. Assembly vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 1020. That version died when the session ended.

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

7 senators are its ⁠. 4 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.

12 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 19 names

Authors (7)

Signed on in support (12)

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 · Mar 12, 2026

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 23, 2026

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Mar 12, 2026

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

  3. Feb 19, 2026

    The committee held a public hearing.

  4. Feb 12, 2026

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government.

  5. Feb 12, 2026

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 12, 2026 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Stafsholt, James, Jagler, Jacque, Keyeski, Ratcliff and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives VanderMeer, Spiros, Maxey, Doyle, Goeben, Goodwin, Hurd, Knodl, Penterman, Stubbs, Subeck and Udell

  2. Feb 12, 2026 · Senate

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

  3. Feb 19, 2026 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 12, 2026 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Mar 12, 2026 · Senate

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

  6. Mar 12, 2026 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    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.

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

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

Committee

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

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

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote