Bills by subject

Transportation, Department of: Rail service

17 bills and resolutions. 3 became law and 11 never got a public hearing. They span 3 sessions, from the 2009–10 session to the 2025–26 session.

This is the Legislature's own subject heading, not our category, so a bill is here only if the Legislature filed it under this term. Each count comes from the bill's official history.

Latest activity

The 5 bills on this subject with the newest recorded action.

SB 45 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law. Last action May 13, 2026
AB 1142 Funding for passenger rail operations and making an appropriation.
Stopped in committee. Last action Mar 26, 2026
SB 1113 Funding for passenger rail operations and making an appropriation.
Stopped in committee. Last action Mar 26, 2026
AB 50 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted. Last action Mar 23, 2026
AB 40 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Became law. Last action Aug 2, 2012

Every bill on this subject

2025–26 session: 4

Mar 23, 2026
AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 26, 2026
AB 1142: Funding for passenger rail operations and making an appropriation.
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2026
SB 45: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 26, 2026
SB 1113: Funding for passenger rail operations and making an appropriation.
Stopped in committee.

2011–12 session: 6

Mar 23, 2012
AB 36: Eliminating authorization to create a regional transit authority, dissolving any existing regional transit authority and the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority, and eliminating the Southeast Wisconsin transit capital assistance program.
Stopped in committee.
Aug 2, 2012
AB 40: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 261: The rail passenger service assistance and promotion program.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 25: Eliminating authorization to create a regional transit authority, dissolving any existing regional transit authority and the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority, and eliminating the Southeast Wisconsin transit capital assistance program.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 27: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 198: The rail passenger service assistance and promotion program.
Stopped in committee.

2009–10 session: 7

May 26, 2010
AB 75: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2009 legislature.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 796: The rail passenger service assistance and promotion program.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 920: Requiring the Department of Transportation to study the feasibility of a passenger rail stop in the city of Waterloo.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 960: Requiring that certain rail passenger service extension projects be enumerated by the legislature.
Stopped in committee.
Jun 10, 2010
AB 977: Eliminating the Office of the Commissioner of Railroads and transferring the office's duties to the Department of Transportation, the Department of Financial Institutions, and the Division of Hearings and Appeals in the Department of Administration, funding of railroad and water carrier regulation, and making an appropriation.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 343: The rail passenger service assistance and promotion program.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 680: Requiring that certain rail passenger service extension projects be enumerated by the legislature.
Stopped in committee.

Dates are each bill's latest recorded action. Every subject