republic-os/legislation/us/states/wi/2017-regular-session/ab-138.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: the safe-ride grant program. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: the safe-ride grant program. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "AB 138"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 138 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen", "Ballweg", "E. Brooks", "Edming", "Horlacher", "Jagler", "Katsma", "Kitchens", "Knodl", "Loudenbeck", "Pronschinske", "R. Brooks", "Ripp", "Schraa", "Summerfield", "Swearingen", "Thiesfeldt", "Tittl", "Tranel", "Tusler"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 38
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-03-08T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-12-08T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/edee8dfb-7558-4913-ae38-ee4b77746183"
source_url: "http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2017/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab138"
source_hash: "211376d816cf02c37f651a9133e429dc02b9e3e11f32a72762d5077e100ad761"
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 138 (2017 Regular Session) — Relating to: the safe-ride grant program. (FE)

## 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/2017/REG/AB138)

## Votes

- Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 64, Noes 34 — **64–34** (pass) · legislature
- Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0 — **5–0** (pass) · legislature
- Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 1 — **10–1** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Allen — primary (person)
- Ballweg — primary (person)
- E. Brooks — primary (person)
- Edming — primary (person)
- Horlacher — primary (person)
- Jagler — primary (person)
- Katsma — primary (person)
- Kitchens — primary (person)
- Knodl — primary (person)
- Loudenbeck — primary (person)
- Pronschinske — primary (person)
- R. Brooks — primary (person)
- Ripp — primary (person)
- Schraa — primary (person)
- Summerfield — primary (person)
- Swearingen — primary (person)
- Thiesfeldt — primary (person)
- Tittl — primary (person)
- Tranel — primary (person)
- Tusler — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Pronschinske, Swearingen, Kitchens, Jagler, Schraa, Tittl, Horlacher, Ballweg, E. Brooks, Knodl, Edming, Katsma, Allen, R. Brooks, Thiesfeldt, Ripp, Summerfield, Tranel, Tusler and Loudenbeck; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Feyen, Cowles, Ringhand, Craig, Wanggaard and Vinehout `introduction`
- **2017-03-08T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- **2017-03-10T06:00:00+00:00** Withdrawn from committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety and referred to committee on State Affairs pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)
- **2017-03-14T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Novak added as a coauthor
- **2017-03-16T05:00:00+00:00** Senator Bewley added as a cosponsor
- **2017-03-28T05:00:00+00:00** Senator Hansen added as a cosponsor
- **2017-04-10T05:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received
- **2017-04-12T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2017-04-19T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2017-04-20T05:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 1 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-20T05:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-27T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 5-2-2017 by Committee on Rules
- **2017-05-02T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-05-02T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Zamarripa
- **2017-05-02T05:00:00+00:00** Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 64, Noes 34
- **2017-05-02T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2017-05-02T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2017-05-02T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage`
- **2017-05-02T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2017-05-03T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly
- **2017-05-04T05:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-07T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2017-10-03T05:00:00+00:00** Representative Jacque added as a coauthor
- **2017-10-04T05:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2017-10-05T05:00:00+00:00** Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-10-05T05:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2017-10-27T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 10-31-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2017-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2017-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading
- **2017-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2017-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage`
- **2017-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2017-10-31T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in
- **2017-11-06T06:00:00+00:00** LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)
- **2017-11-06T06:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 11-6-2017
- **2017-12-05T06:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 12-5-2017 `executive-receipt`
- **2017-12-08T06:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 12-8-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 125 `executive-signature`
- **2017-12-08T06:00:00+00:00** Published 12-9-2017

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/edee8dfb-7558-4913-ae38-ee4b77746183`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).