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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 342

Operation of lightweight utility vehicles on certain highways by persons with disabilities to access hunting and fishing areas

Topics: Fish and fishing: License, Game: Hunting license, Motor vehicle, Persons with disabilities, Road

Stopped before the full Assembly voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jul 8, 2009

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Current law defines a lightweight utility vehicle as an engine-driven vehicle having a gross weight of more than 700 pounds but not more than 1,999 pounds that is designed to travel on four or more low-pressure tires, is equipped with a cargo area, and is used primarily off a highway. The Department of Natural Resources, in conjunction with the Department of Transportation, oversees a lightweight utility vehicle pilot program to study the use of lightweight utility vehicles on trails and roadways used by all-terrain vehicles.

This bill authorizes a person who holds a Class A or Class B hunting permit for persons with physical disabilities, or who holds an annual or temporary fishing license for person with disabilities, to operate a lightweight utility vehicle on town roads and forest roads for travel to a hunting or fishing area. A person with a disability may bring one passenger with him or her on the lightweight utility vehicle, may not travel more than five miles from the person's home, and may only operate the lightweight utility vehicle during hours of daylight. The bill prohibits the operation of lightweight utility vehicles on state trunk highways, county trunk highways, freeways, and expressways, except to cross a state trunk highway or county trunk highway.

Who's behind it

9 lawmakers are its ⁠. 6 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans. 1 has no party on record.

4 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 13 names

Authors (9)

Signed on in support (4)

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Fish and Wildlife vote on an amendment

Passed, 10 to 0 · Apr 16, 2010

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by committee on Fish and Wildlife, Ayes 10, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 28, 2010

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Apr 16, 2010

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. Apr 16, 2010

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 0.

  4. Aug 5, 2009

    The committee held a public hearing.

  5. Jul 8, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Fish and Wildlife.

  6. Jul 8, 2009

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jul 8, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Sherman, Danou, Hraychuck, Murtha, Radcliffe, Townsend, Turner, A. Williams and Dexter;Cosponsored by Senators Lehman, Schultz, Taylor and A. Lasee

  2. Jul 8, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Fish and Wildlife

  3. Aug 5, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Sep 30, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Sherman

  5. Apr 14, 2010 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Apr 14, 2010 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 2 offered by committee on Fish and Wildlife

  7. Apr 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by committee on Fish and Wildlife, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  8. Apr 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Fish and Wildlife, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  9. Apr 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:04 A.M. on 4-22-2010 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 26

  11. Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

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Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

More in the glossary

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1

More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis

More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

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Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

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