---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: driver school offices in private residences."
description: "Relating to: driver school offices in private residences."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2019"
identifier: "AB 197"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 197 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brandtjen", "Knodl", "Kuglitsch", "Kulp", "Spiros", "Zimmerman"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-05-06T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2020-02-06T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/37fed18d-602a-4fdc-940b-0dafcab18f4d"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2019/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab197"
source_hash: "de298ab9a11bd026547102c05c6ce908db13706fb43f49321b1b242959aa272a"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
---

# Wisconsin AB 197 (2019) — Relating to: driver school offices in private residences.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2019/REG/AB197)

## Votes

- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 14, Noes 0 — **14–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Brandtjen — primary (person)
- Knodl — primary (person)
- Kuglitsch — primary (person)
- Kulp — primary (person)
- Spiros — primary (person)
- Zimmerman — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-05-06T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Zimmerman, Kulp, Brandtjen, Kuglitsch, Spiros and Knodl; cosponsored by Senators Kooyenga and Olsen `introduction`
- **2019-05-06T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2019-08-13T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2019-08-14T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Allen added as a coauthor
- **2019-09-24T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 14, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2019-11-05T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 11-7-2019 by Committee on Rules
- **2019-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2019-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2019-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2019-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage`
- **2019-11-07T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2019-11-08T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly
- **2020-01-15T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-15T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2020-01-17T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- **2020-01-17T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 1-21-2020 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage`
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2020-01-21T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in
- **2020-01-24T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 1-24-2020
- **2020-02-03T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 2-3-2020 `executive-receipt`
- **2020-02-06T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 2-5-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 89 `executive-signature`
- **2020-02-06T06:00:00+00:00** Published 2-6-2020

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/37fed18d-602a-4fdc-940b-0dafcab18f4d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).