Assembly Bill 975
Operating and parking mopeds
Topics: Moped, Municipality: 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
Apr 22, 2010
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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.
This bill makes various changes relating to the operation of mopeds. Some of these changes impose standards for moped operation similar to those for motorcycle operation under current law. The bill makes the following changes:
1. Current law considers mopeds as bicycles for the purpose of parking, allowing them to be parked on sidewalks and in bicycle parking areas. This bill allows municipalities to enact ordinances considering mopeds as motorcycles rather than bicycles for the purpose of parking, allowing municipalities to restrict moped parking on sidewalks and in bicycle parking areas.
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2. Current law generally prohibits persons from operating a motorcycle without wearing eye protection. Current law also prohibits a person from renting or loaning a motorcycle to another person unless the other person has eye protection.
This bill imposes the same requirements on moped operators and persons who rent or loan mopeds.
3. Current law requires headlamps on motorcycles to be lighted whenever the motorcycle is being operated, whether the motorcycle is being operated in the daylight or at night. Current law requires headlamps on mopeds to be lighted only during hours of darkness. This bill requires mopeds, like motorcycles, to have headlamps lighted at all times during operation.
4. This bill prohibits a person from operating a moped while wearing headphones or while using a cellular telephone.
5. This bill prohibits a person from carrying any load or object on a moped that impedes the person's ability to operate the moped safely or that extends beyond the pedals or foot rests of the moped.
Who's behind it
2 representatives are its . All 2 are Democrats.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (2)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Ted Zigmunt · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 22, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Apr 22, 2010
Introduced in the Assembly.
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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
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