Assembly Bill 721
Eliminating registration requirements for all-terrain vehicles used exclusively for agricultural purposes or used exclusively on private property
Topics: Natural Resources, Department of: Recreation and boating, Recreation vehicle
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
Mar 15, 2012
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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 2, 2012: “Fiscal estimate received”
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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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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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.
Current law prohibits any person from operating an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) unless the ATV is registered by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) or is exempt from registration. Among the ATVs that are exempt from registration are those that are covered by a valid registration in another state and that are located in this state for a specified limited period of time.
Generally, a person may not operate an ATV on an ATV trail or other established ATV corridor that is open to the public unless the ATV is registered for public use or unless the ATV is exempt from registration. A person who uses an ATV exclusively for agricultural purposes or exclusively on private property is not required to register the ATV for public use but must register the ATV for private use.
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This bill eliminates the requirement that an ATV that is used exclusively for agricultural purposes or used exclusively on private property be registered by DNR.
Who's behind it
12 lawmakers are its . 7 are Democrats and 5 are Republicans.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (12)
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Joe Knilans · Republican, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Don Pridemore · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Radcliffe · Democrat, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Luther S. Olsen · 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 2, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 15, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Mar 15, 2012
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Vruwink, Danou, Radcliffe, Jorgensen, Knilans, Doyle, Pridemore, Pope-Roberts, Spanbauer, Thiesfeldt, Turner and Marklein;Cosponsored by Senator Olsen
- Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation
- Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Apr 2, 2012 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
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