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WI AB 409

enacted

Relating 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

  1. 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

  2. 2025-08-29

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-09-08

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor

  4. 2025-09-10

    Public hearing held

  5. 2025-09-23

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  6. 2025-10-01

    Executive action taken

  7. 2025-10-08

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 11, Noes 2

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2025-10-08

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-10-09

    Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 by Committee on Rules

  10. 2025-10-14

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  11. 2025-10-14

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  12. 2025-10-14

    Rules suspended

  13. 2025-10-14

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  14. 2025-10-14

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. 2025-10-15

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  16. 2025-10-15

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

    reading-1,referral-committee

  17. 2025-11-11

    Executive action taken

  18. 2025-11-11

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2025-11-11

    Available for scheduling

  20. 2025-11-14

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  21. 2025-11-14

    Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  22. 2025-11-18

    Senators Ratcliff and Smith added as cosponsors

  23. 2025-11-18

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  24. 2025-11-18

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  25. 2025-11-18

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  26. 2025-11-18

    Read a third time and concurred in

    passage,reading-3

  27. 2025-11-18

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. 2025-11-19

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  29. 2025-11-19

    Report correctly enrolled on 11-19-2025

    enrolled

  30. 2025-12-04

    Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025

    executive-receipt

  31. 2025-12-10

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 54

    executive-signature

  32. 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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