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SB551 • 2025

marking the Mississippi River Trail

marking the Mississippi River Trail

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Senator Marklein, cosponsored by Representatives Tranel, Novak, Billings, Dittrich, Kreibich, Melotik, Miresse, Stubbs and Subeck
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)
Effective date
Not listed

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marking the Mississippi River Trail

marking the Mississippi River Trail Status: S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)

What This Bill Does

  • marking the Mississippi River Trail Status: S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-02-09 Sen.

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  3. 2026-01-13 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  4. 2026-01-13 Sen.

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government , Ayes 5, Noes 0

  5. 2026-01-13 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  6. 2026-01-08 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. 2026-01-08 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. 2026-01-06 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  9. 2025-10-28 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  10. 2025-10-17 Sen.

    Introduced by Senator Marklein ; cosponsored by Representatives Tranel , Novak , Billings , Dittrich , Kreibich , Melotik , Miresse , Stubbs and Subeck

  11. 2025-10-17 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government

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marking the Mississippi River Trail
Status: S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
LRB-2253/1
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2025 SENATE BILL 551
October 17, 2025 - Introduced by Senator
Marklein
, cosponsored by Representatives
Tranel
,
Novak
,
Billings
,
Dittrich
,
Kreibich
,
Melotik
,
Miresse
,
Stubbs
and
Subeck
. Referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
SB551,1,1
1
An Act

relating to:
marking the Mississippi River Trail.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under this bill, when the Department of Transportation determines that each municipality located on the route of the Great River Road has approved a resolution expressing support for the Mississippi River Trail and identifying and confirming a route for the trail, DOT must notify the Legislative Reference Bureau. LRB must then publish a notice in the administrative register that specifies that date. No later than 18 months after that date, DOT must procure and erect signs marking the Mississippi River Trail. DOT may submit a request to the joint committee on finance to supplement a DOT appropriation for the procurement and erection of the signs without JCF finding that an emergency exists.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB551,1
2
Section
1
. Nonstatutory provisions.
SB551,1,3
3
(
1
)
Mississippi River Trail.
SB551,2,6
4
(
a
)
Notice.
On the date on which the department of transportation determines
1
that each municipality located on the route of the Great River Road, as established
2
in s. 84.107, has approved a resolution expressing support for the Mississippi River
3
Trail effort and identifying and confirming a route for the Mississippi River Trail
4
through each municipality, the department shall notify the legislative reference
5
bureau. The legislative reference bureau shall publish a notice in the Wisconsin
6
administrative register that specifies that date.
SB551,2,9
7
(
b
)
Signs.
No later than 18 months after the date specified in par. (
a
), the
8
department of transportation shall procure and erect signs marking the Mississippi
9
River Trail.
SB551,2,15
10
(
c
)
Funding.
The department of transportation may submit a request to the
11
joint committee on finance to supplement an appropriation of the department of
12
transportation for the procurement and erection of signs under par. (
b
).
13
Notwithstanding s. 13.101 (3), the committee is not required to find that an
14
emergency exists prior to supplementing an appropriation of the department of
15
transportation for the procurement and erection of signs under par. (
b
).
SB551,2,16
16
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