Relating to: marking the Mississippi River Trail. (FE)
AB 562 requires the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (DOT) to erect signs marking the Mississippi River Trail after municipalities along the route approve the trail's path. Once municipalities adopt resolutions supporting the trail, the DOT must notify the legislative bureau and erect signs within 18 months. The bill allows the DOT to request supplemental funding from the finance committee without needing to declare an emergency. This procedural bill directly affects local governments (through approval requirements) and the DOT (through signage implementation), focusing solely on physical trail signage.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2025
Committee Review
Jan 2026
Assembly Passage
Jan 2026
Senate Passage
Jan 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Oct 15, 2025
Signed Apr 2, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
30
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Apr 2, 2026
Signed into law
Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 158
lower
Jan 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in
upper
Jan 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed
lower
Jan 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules
lower
Nov 20, 2025
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Nov 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Forestry, Parks and Outdoor Recreation, Ayes 12, Noes 0
lower
Oct 15, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Tranel, Novak, Billings, Dittrich, Kreibich, Melotik, Miresse, Stubbs and Subeck;
cosponsored by Senator Marklein
lower
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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