Assembly Bill 402
The operation of neighborhood electric vehicles on county trunk highways
Topics: County: Highway department, Motor vehicle, Municipality: Ordinance, Road: County, Transportation, Department of: Roads
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Aug 31, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Cost estimate
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a "neighborhood electric vehicle" (NEV) is a motor vehicle that is propelled by electric power and that meets certain standards for low-speed vehicles under federal law, but does not include a golf cart. A municipality may, by ordinance, allow the use of NEVs on roadways under its jurisdiction that have a speed limit of 35 miles per hour or less. However, a municipal ordinance may not allow the use of NEVs on connecting highways within the municipality, or where the municipality's roadways cross state trunk highways, unless all of the following apply: 1) the municipality provides written notice to the Department of Transportation (DOT) of the ordinance, including identification of any connecting highway or state trunk highway intersection to which the ordinance will apply; and 2) within 21 days of receiving this notice, DOT consents or fails to object to the use of NEVs on the connecting highway or through the intersection crossing the state trunk highway.
This bill expands municipal authority to allow operation of NEVs on roadways within the municipality. Under the bill, a municipal ordinance may allow the use of NEVs on county trunk highways located within the municipality's territorial boundaries if all of the following apply: 1) the municipality provides written notice of the ordinance to the governing body of the county having jurisdiction over the highway, including identification of any county trunk highway to which the ordinance will apply; and 2) within 21 days of receiving this notice, the governing body of the county, or the county highway commissioner or county highway committee if designated by the governing body of the county to act on its behalf, consents or fails to object to the use of NEVs on the county trunk highway.
Who's behind it
9 lawmakers are its . 5 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats. 1 has no party on record.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Hilgenberg · Democrat, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Radcliffe · Democrat, Assembly
- Sherman
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (6)
- Alan Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Scott L. Fitzgerald · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 11, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 8, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 31, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Aug 31, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Aug 31, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives A. Ott, Ballweg, Bies, Hilgenberg, Jorgensen, Kaufert, Radcliffe, Sherman and Townsend;Cosponsored by Senators A. Lasee, Cowles, S. Fitzgerald, Olsen, Schultz and Holperin
- Aug 31, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation
- Oct 8, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 11, 2010 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate