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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

SB 482

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Relating to: snowmobile safety program field training requirements.

Motor vehicle — Regulation — Speed Snowmobile

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law requires the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to establish

a program of instruction on snowmobile laws, snowmobile safety, and related

subjects. The program must be conducted by instructors certified by DNR and a

person who satisfactorily completes the program receives a snowmobile safety

certificate from DNR. Current law prohibits a person who is at least 12 years of age

and who is born on or after January 1, 1985, from operating a snowmobile unless he

or she holds a valid snowmobile safety certificate.

This bill prohibits a snowmobile safety program instructor conducting a

snowmobile safety program from allowing a person taking the instructor's program

to operate a snowmobile as part of a field training exercise unless the snowmobile,

in addition to meeting the requirements that apply to snowmobiles under current

law, is in good working order and is equipped with a device that limits the speed of

the snowmobile to 15 miles per hour.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Harsdorf (R) , L. Taylor (D)

5 cosponsors

Berceau (D) , Bies (R) , Danou (D) , Hulsey (D) , Severson (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Feb 14, 2014 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 9, 2014 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Harsdorf and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Severson, Bies, Berceau, Danou and Hulsey

  2. Jan 9, 2014 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism

  3. Jan 30, 2014 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 12, 2014 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Feb 14, 2014 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  6. Feb 14, 2014 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Mar 7, 2014 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-11-2014 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. Mar 11, 2014 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  9. Mar 11, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Mar 11, 2014 · Senate

    Read a second time

  11. Mar 11, 2014 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. Mar 11, 2014 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  13. Mar 12, 2014 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  14. Mar 12, 2014 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  15. Mar 12, 2014 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 3-18-2014 by Committee on Rules

  16. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar of 3-18-2014 and take up

  17. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  18. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  20. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  21. Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Mar 19, 2014 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  23. Mar 25, 2014 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  24. Apr 22, 2014 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 4-22-2014

  25. Apr 24, 2014 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-23-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 353

  26. Apr 24, 2014 · Senate

    Published 4-24-2014