Wisconsin Assembly Bill AB372

Wisconsin 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 7/17/25
• Refer: 7/17/25
• Failed: 3/23/26

Caption

An Act to create 84.02 (5) (d) 2. r. of the statutes; Relating to: identification of the Brooklyn Area Veterans Memorial on state highway maps. (FE)

Summary

Assembly Bill 372 would amend Wisconsin law governing state highway maps to require the Department of Transportation to identify the Brooklyn Area Veterans Memorial on its highway service maps and folded highway maps. The bill adds the memorial, located in the town of Brooklyn in Green County, to the list of veterans memorial highways, bridges, and other veterans-related sites that DOT must display on official maps. The measure is narrow and administrative in scope. It does not create a new memorial, change ownership or funding of the site, or alter transportation planning; it simply expands the statutory list of locations that must be included on state highway maps. The bill would apply only to maps published after the effective date of the act.

Impact

AB372 would amend section 84.02 of the Wisconsin Statutes, which directs the Department of Transportation to publish highway service maps and folded highway maps and to identify certain veterans memorials and related sites on those maps. By adding the Brooklyn Area Veterans Memorial to that list, the bill imposes a new mapping obligation on DOT and ensures the memorial is officially recognized on state highway maps. The practical effect is limited to map content and public identification of the memorial, with no broader regulatory or fiscal changes indicated in the bill text.

Sentiment

The available context suggests the bill was noncontroversial and likely received favorable treatment as a commemorative measure. There are no committee transcripts or recorded votes in the provided materials showing opposition or debate, and the bill’s subject matter is a localized veterans memorial designation rather than a policy dispute. However, the bill ultimately failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1, indicating it did not complete the legislative process despite its limited scope.

Contention

No specific points of contention are documented in the provided materials. Because the bill simply requires the Department of Transportation to place one additional veterans memorial on state highway maps, any disagreement would likely have centered on legislative priorities, procedural timing, or whether the memorial warranted statutory inclusion rather than on the substance of the memorial itself. The absence of transcripts and votes means no identifiable opposing faction or stated objection is available.