Assembly Bill 43
Age and speed restrictions on, and safety certification requirements for, the operation of all-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles
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
Feb 22, 2013
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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 8, 2014: “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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Author
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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, with certain exceptions, no person who is at least 12 years of age and who was born on or after January 1, 1988, may operate an all-terrain vehicle (ATV), and no person who is at least 16 years of age and who was born on or after January 1, 1988, may operate a utility terrain vehicle (UTV), unless he or she holds a valid safety certificate issued by the Department of Natural Resources, another state, or a province of Canada that indicates that the person successfully completed a program of instruction on ATV and UTV laws and safety. One of the current law exceptions to this requirement allows a person to operate an ATV or UTV exclusively on land under the management and control of the person's immediate family without a safety certificate. This bill creates additional exceptions to the safety certificate requirement. The bill specifies that a person is not required to have a safety certificate to operate an ATV or UTV on land under the management and control of a person who consents to the operation of an ATV or UTV on his or her land.
The bill provides that, for this exception to apply to a person who is under 12 years of age, the person must be accompanied by his or her parent or guardian or by a person who is over 18 years of age who is designated by the parent or guardian (designated adult).
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This bill also exempts from the safety certificate requirement a person who operates an ATV or UTV at a sponsored ATV or UTV demonstration event, provided that the person wears protective headgear, the person operates the ATV or UTV in a closed-course area, and, if the person is under 18 years of age, he or she is accompanied by a parent or guardian or a designated adult.
Current law allows a person to operate an ATV or UTV on the roadway portion of a highway only under certain conditions. Under one of these conditions, current law generally allows a person to operate an ATV or UTV on the extreme right side of a roadway that is designated as an ATV route. Under another condition, current law allows a person to operate an ATV or UTV on a roadway of a highway that is an ATV trail. This bill specifies that a person who is under 16 years of age may operate an ATV on a roadway under either of these two specific conditions only if he or she is accompanied by his or her parent or by another designated adult.
Under current law, no person may operate an ATV or UTV at a speed exceeding ten miles per hour when within 150 feet of a dwelling. Under this bill, this ten mile per hour speed limit also applies when the person is operating an ATV or UTV within 100 feet of another person who is not operating a motor vehicle. Under the bill, the ten mile per hour speed limit does not apply to a person operating an ATV or UTV on a roadway that is designated as an ATV route.
Who's behind it
8 representatives are its . All 8 are Republicans.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (8)
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Czaja · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Kestell · Republican, Assembly
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Erik Severson · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 10, 2013
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 22, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Feb 22, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 22, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Severson, Ripp, Bies, Brooks, Czaja, Endsley, Kestell and Murtha; cosponsored by Senators Leibham, Petrowski and L. Taylor
- Feb 22, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation
- Apr 8, 2013 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Severson and Kapenga
- Apr 10, 2013 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 23, 2013 · Assembly
LRB correction
- Apr 8, 2014 · 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
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