Assembly Bill 435
The operation of all-terrain vehicles on highways for the purpose of certain types of access and granting rule-making authority
Topics: County: Ordinance, Hotel and motel, Housing, Motor vehicle: Regulation, Motor vehicle: Regulation: Speed, Municipality: Ordinance, Recreation, Recreation vehicle, Road, Street, Town: Laws, Transportation, Department of: Roads, Village: Ordinance
Stopped in committee
It never got a , 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
Sep 23, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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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 never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Transportation. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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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 person may not operate an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) on the roadway of a highway, street, or road except under certain limited circumstances.
This bill specifically authorizes the operation of ATVs, on a portion of a roadway and shoulder of a highway, street, or road if the highway, by operators who are at least 16 years old, street, or road is within the jurisdiction of a county, town, city, or village (municipality) that has enacted an ordinance that allows the operation of ATVs for the purposes of residential access or access to and from a lodging establishment or a campground. A municipality may not enact an ordinance for access to and from a lodging establishment unless it has also enacted an ordinance for residential access.
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For a state trunk highway (STH), the portion of the highway that may be open to this access must be the shortest distance between the residence or lodging establishment and the ATV route or trail. For distances on a STH that are more than one-quarter mile, the Department of Transportation (DOT) must approve the access.
For distances on a STH that are one-quarter mile or less, a municipality may enact such an ordinance unless the portion of the STH to be affected has been closed to ATVs based on DOT's finding that it is unsafe to operate ATVs on that portion of the STH. For any highway other than a STH, the distance open for ATV access may not be more than five miles.
The bill prohibits a municipality from enacting an ordinance that allows the operation of ATVs for residential or lodging access on the roadway or shoulder of any freeway or interstate and on any highway that is located in a state park or state forest if ATV operation is prohibited in the park or forest. Under the bill, an access ordinance must impose a speed limit of 25 miles per hour and must require that the ATV be operated as far on the right as possible.
Who's behind it
13 lawmakers are its . All 13 are Republicans.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (13)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Gunderson · Republican, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Williams · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Lee Nerison · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Suder · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · 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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Dec 10, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 5, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 23, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Sep 23, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Sep 23, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Mursau, Brooks, Gunderson, Kaufert, Knodl, Nass, Nerison, Nygren, A. Ott, Suder, Townsend, M. Williams and Ballweg;Cosponsored by Senators Holperin, Hansen, Olsen and Schultz
- Sep 23, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation
- Nov 5, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Dec 10, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- 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