Assembly Bill 66
The vehicle registration exemption for amphibious motor vehicles. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 14, 2013
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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 ”
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Committee
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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
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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, certain vehicles operated on the highway are not required to be registered with the Department of Transportation. These vehicles include amphibious motor vehicles capable of carrying at least ten passengers when the vehicle is used for sight-seeing purposes, registered as a boat with the Department of Natural Resources, and operated on a highway for a distance of not more than two miles.
This bill allows this vehicle registration exemption to apply to amphibious motor vehicles that are operated on a highway for a distance of not more than five miles, rather than two miles, if they otherwise meet the criteria described above.
Who's behind it
10 lawmakers are its . 8 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (10)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Kevin Petersen · Republican, Assembly
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Jeffrey Stone · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it
Passed, 15 to 0 · Apr 25, 2013
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 25, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Apr 25, 2013
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.
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Apr 10, 2013
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 21, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 20, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 14, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Mar 14, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 14, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Ballweg, Bies, Brooks, Kahl, Kaufert, Nass, A. Ott, Petersen, Ringhand and Stone; cosponsored by Senators Olsen, Lassa, Petrowski and L. Taylor
- Mar 14, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation
- Mar 20, 2013 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 21, 2013 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 10, 2013 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 23, 2013 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Apr 25, 2013 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- Apr 25, 2013 · Assembly
Referred to Committee on Rules
- May 2, 2013 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 5-7-2013 by Committee on Rules
- May 7, 2013 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote