Relating to: traffic violations when emergency or roadside response vehicles are present and providing a penalty. (FE)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
Oct 2021
Assembly Passage
Oct 2021
Senate Passage
Oct 2021
Signed into Law
Dec 2021
Introduced May 3, 2021
Signed Dec 7, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
11
Committee
8
Amendments
3
Dec 7, 2021
Signed into law
Report approved by the Governor on 12-6-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 115
lower
Oct 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Senate Amendment 1 concurred in
lower
Oct 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on calendar 10-26-2021 by Committee on Rules
lower
Oct 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Oct 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Received from Senate amended and concurred in as amended (Senate amendment 1 adopted)
lower
Oct 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in as amended
upper
Oct 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
upper
Oct 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
upper
Oct 15, 2021
Introduced
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Ballweg
upper
Jun 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to committee on Senate Organization
upper
Jun 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
upper
Jun 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed
lower
Jun 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on calendar 6-22-2021 by Committee on Rules
lower
Jun 16, 2021
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Jun 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 15, Noes 0
lower
May 3, 2021
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Loudenbeck, Novak, Plumer, Shankland, Ramthun, Spiros, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Cabral-Guevara, Cabrera, Callahan, Conley, Considine, Dallman, Dittrich, Duchow, James, Kerkman, Kitchens, Krug, Murphy, Mursau, Shelton, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Subeck, Stubbs, VanderMeer, Vruwink, Wittke and Zimmerman;
cosponsored by Senators Ballweg, Testin, Carpenter, Larson, Marklein and Ringhand
lower
33 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alex Dallman
RRepublican
P
Amy Loudenbeck
RRepublican
P
Barbara Dittrich
RRepublican
P
Bob Wittke
RRepublican
P
Calvin Callahan
RRepublican
P
Christine Sinicki
DDemocratic
P
Cindi Duchow
RRepublican
P
Dave Armstrong
RRepublican
P
Dave Considine
DDemocratic
P
Dave Murphy
RRepublican
P
Don Vruwink
DDemocratic
P
Janel Brandtjen
RRepublican
P
Jeff Mursau
RRepublican
P
Jesse James
RRepublican
P
Joel Kitchens
RRepublican
P
John Spiros
RRepublican
P
Jon Plumer
RRepublican
P
Katrina Shankland
DDemocratic
P
Ken Skowronski
RRepublican
P
Kristina Shelton
DDemocratic
P
Lee Snodgrass
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Subeck
DDemocratic
P
Marisabel Cabrera
DDemocratic
P
Mark Spreitzer
DDemocratic
P
Nancy VanderMeer
RRepublican
P
Rachael Cabral-Guevara
RRepublican
P
Samantha Kerkman
RRepublican
P
Scott Krug
RRepublican
P
Shannon Zimmerman
RRepublican
P
Shelia Stubbs
DDemocratic
P
Sue Conley
DDemocratic
P
Timothy Ramthun
RRepublican
P
Todd Novak
RRepublican
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