WI AB 409
enactedRelating to: passing certain vehicles stopped on or near a highway and providing a penalty.
Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did WI AB 409 pass?
Yes. WI AB 409 has been enacted into law as of 2025-12-10. Latest recorded action (2025-12-10): Published 12-10-2025
What is WI AB 409 about?
WI AB 409 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: passing certain vehicles stopped on or near a highway and providing a penalty.”.
Who sponsors WI AB 409?
Steffen, Spaude, Snodgrass and 12 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 409.
- Introduced
- 2025-08-29
- Latest action
- 2025-12-10 — Published 12-10-2025
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Steffenprimary
- Spaudeprimary
- Snodgrassprimary
- Roeprimary
- Pentermanprimary
- Kreibichprimary
- Knodlprimary
- Hysellprimary
- Gundrumprimary
- Duchowprimary
- Dittrichprimary
- DeSmidtprimary
- Behnkeprimary
- Maxeyprimary
- Piwowarczykprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-08-29
Introduced by Representatives Piwowarczyk, Maxey, Behnke, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Duchow, Gundrum, Hysell, Knodl, Kreibich, Penterman, Roe, Snodgrass, Spaude and Steffen; cosponsored by Senators James, Marklein, Roys, Dassler-Alfheim, Spreitzer and Wanggaard
introduction
2025-08-29
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-09-08
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
2025-09-10
Public hearing held
2025-09-23
Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
2025-10-01
Executive action taken
2025-10-08
Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 11, Noes 2
committee-passage-favorable
2025-10-08
Referred to committee on Rules
referral-committee
2025-10-09
Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 by Committee on Rules
2025-10-14
Read a second time
reading-2
2025-10-14
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2025-10-14
Rules suspended
2025-10-14
Read a third time and passed
passage,reading-3
2025-10-14
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-10-15
Received from Assembly
receipt
2025-10-15
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-11-11
Executive action taken
2025-11-11
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-11-11
Available for scheduling
2025-11-14
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
2025-11-14
Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2025-11-18
Senators Ratcliff and Smith added as cosponsors
2025-11-18
Read a second time
reading-2
2025-11-18
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2025-11-18
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2025-11-18
Read a third time and concurred in
passage,reading-3
2025-11-18
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-11-19
Received from Senate concurred in
receipt
2025-11-19
Report correctly enrolled on 11-19-2025
enrolled
2025-12-04
Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025
executive-receipt
2025-12-10
Report approved by the Governor on 12-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 54
executive-signature
2025-12-10
Published 12-10-2025
became-law
Versions
Documents
Votes
Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 11, Noes 2
2025-10-08 · pass · 11-2
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0
2025-11-11 · pass · 8-0
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
2025-11-14 · pass · 3-2
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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