---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: traffic violations when railroad workers are present and providing a penalty."
description: "Relating to: traffic violations when railroad workers are present and providing a penalty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 460"
citation: "Wisconsin SB 460 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cowles", "Feyen", "Taylor"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 32
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-09-29T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-03-22T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9335316e-7ba7-4d23-95a6-a4aacf74d7a1"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb460"
source_hash: "7cfbfaccf7d5e66b0302ab97dc27ff624023b06e2af6820e0942a6c2bb4c4b94"
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 SB 460 (2023) — Relating to: traffic violations when railroad workers are present and providing a penalty.

## Version chain

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

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2023/REG/SB460)

## Votes

- Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0 — **7–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cowles — primary (person)
- Feyen — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-09-29T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Senators Cowles, Feyen and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, Donovan, Moses, Mursau, Ohnstad, Penterman and Shankland `introduction`
- **2023-09-29T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2023-10-12T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
- **2023-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Senator Wanggaard added as a coauthor
- **2023-11-02T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2023-11-10T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2023-11-10T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-11-10T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2023-11-13T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 11-14-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on the foot of the 14th order of business on the calendar of 11-14-2023
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2023-11-14T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate `receipt`
- **2023-11-17T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor
- **2024-01-29T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Moore Omokunde added as a cosponsor
- **2024-02-08T06:00:00+00:00** Representative Ratcliff added as a cosponsor
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-15T06:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 2-20-2024 by Committee on Rules
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up `withdrawal`
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2024-02-21T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly concurred in `receipt`
- **2024-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled `enrolled`
- **2024-03-18T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-22T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 3-21-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 159 `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-22T05:00:00+00:00** Published 3-22-2024 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9335316e-7ba7-4d23-95a6-a4aacf74d7a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).