Senate Bill 160
Designating the Tom Diehl Memorial Highway. (FE)
Topics: Road: Marking, Sauk County, Transportation, Department of: Roads
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.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 27, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.
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Assembly 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 ”
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 155. That version became law.
Terms on this page
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. 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
What it would have done
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 USH 12 in the village of Lake Delton in Sauk County as the “Tom Diehl Memorial Highway.”
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . 3 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.
18 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Sarah Keyeski · Democrat, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Brad Pfaff · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (18)
- Alex Dallman · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Russell Goodwin · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Kreibich · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Kurtz · Republican, Assembly
- Maureen McCarville · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
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 13, 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
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 17, 2026
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Jan 13, 2026
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Nov 19, 2025
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Nov 19, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 1, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 27, 2025
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
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Mar 27, 2025
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 27, 2025 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Keyeski, Marklein, Nass, Pfaff and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Kurtz, Dallman, Kaufert, Dittrich, Goodwin, Joers, Kreibich, McCarville, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Palmeri, Penterman, Sinicki, Subeck and Tranel
- Mar 27, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government
- May 1, 2025 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 19, 2025 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Nov 19, 2025 · Senate
Senator Wanggaard added as a coauthor
- Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Jan 13, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor
- 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.
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
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
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
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