Assembly Bill 603
Operation of all-terrain vehicles to remove snow
Topics: Recreation vehicle, Road: Machinery, Street
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
Nov 24, 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 Renewable Energy and Rural Affairs.
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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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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) may be operated on the roadways of highways and areas adjacent to roadways only in limited circumstances.
These include roadways or sidewalks that have been designated as ATV routes or trails or roadways that are not seasonally maintained for motor vehicle traffic. Also, the operation of ATVs on roadways is permissible in order to cross from one side of a roadway to another or to cross a bridge or culvert and is permissible on a sidewalk that is designated as an ATV route.
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Under this bill, an ATV with a snow plow or similar device may be operated on a roadway, adjacent to a roadway, or on a public sidewalk from October 1 through April 30 for the purpose of traveling to a site to remove snow regardless of whether the area to be traveled is an ATV route or trail if the ATV has certain lighting equipment and if operation on the roadway or the sidewalk is necessary to travel to or from a site where the snow removal device will be used. The travel necessary to or from the site may not exceed two miles. The bill also imposes specific speed limits on operation of an ATV with a snow removal device depending on its proximity to a dwelling and whether it is being operated on a roadway or an area adjacent to the roadway as opposed to a sidewalk.
Who's behind it
11 lawmakers are its . 8 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.
9 more lawmakers .
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Authors (11)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Scott Gunderson · Republican, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Mark Radcliffe · Democrat, Assembly
- Scott Suder · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (9)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Pat Kreitlow · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Jeffrey Plale · Democrat, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, 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 15, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 10, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 21, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 24, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Renewable Energy and Rural Affairs.
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Nov 24, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Nov 24, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Jorgensen, Clark, Ballweg, Townsend, Radcliffe, A. Ott, Suder, Petrowski, Mursau, Gunderson and Kaufert;Cosponsored by Senators Holperin, Kreitlow, Cowles, Taylor, Plale, Olsen, Schultz, Erpenbach and Hansen
- Nov 24, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Renewable Energy and Rural Affairs
- Jan 21, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 10, 2010 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 15, 2010 · 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