Senate Bill 86
Registration and operation of vehicles defined as autocycles. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Nov 25, 2019. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Mar 7, 2019
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Oct 8, 2019
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed 95 to 0
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2019 Wisconsin Act 50
Latest entry in the official record, Nov 25, 2019: “Published 11-23-2019”
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Cost estimate
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Roll call
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What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill creates a definition of an autocycle, which is a three-wheeled motor vehicle with operation controls similar to an automobile.
Under current law, there are two types of motorcycles. A “Type 1 motorcycle" is a motor vehicle which has either two wheels in tandem and a seat for the operator or three wheels and unenclosed seating for the operator and passengers. A “Type 2 motorcycle" is a motor vehicle with at least three wheels and an enclosed space for the operator and passengers. This bill eliminates the definition for the Type 2 motorcycle and creates a definition for an autocycle. A “Type 1 autocycle" is defined as a motor vehicle, excluding a tractor, an all-terrain vehicle, or a utility terrain vehicle, that is designed and built to have a steering wheel, foot-operated pedals for controlling acceleration and braking, and at least three wheels in contact with the ground. A “Type 2 autocycle” is a vehicle meeting the current definition of a Type 2 motorcycle.
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Under current law, a motor vehicle may not be operated upon a highway in this state without a current, valid registration. Generally, the fee for registering an automobile with the Department of Transportation is $75 annually. The fee for registering a motorcycle is $23 biennially. Under this bill, the fee for registering an autocycle is $45 annually.
Under current law, no person may operate a motor vehicle upon a highway in this state unless the person possesses a valid operator's license. Additional endorsements are required for the operation of certain vehicles, including motorcycles. This bill classifies autocycles as “Class D" vehicles, which means they may be operated with the regular license issued by DOT without the need for additional endorsements.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . 4 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
30 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Patty Schachtner · Democrat, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (30)
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Kurtz · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Loren Oldenburg · Republican, Assembly
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Jon Plumer · Republican, Assembly
- Treig Pronschinske · Republican, Assembly
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
- Jessie Rodriguez · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Rohrkaste · Republican, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Nancy VanderMeer · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 7 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Transportation vote on an amendment
Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 3, 2019
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Transportation vote on an amendment
Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 3, 2019
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 3, 2019
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 3 to 2 · Oct 4, 2019
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 3 to 2 · Oct 4, 2019
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 33 to 0 · Oct 8, 2019
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (33)
- Alberta Darling (R, 8)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Dale Kooyenga (R, 5)
- Dan Feyen (R, 20)
- Dave Hansen (D, 30)
- David Craig (R, 28)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Fred A. Risser (D, 26)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Janet Bewley (D, 25)
- Janis Ringhand (D, 15)
- Jeff Smith (D, 31)
- Jennifer Shilling (D, 32)
- Jerry Petrowski (R, 29)
- Jon Erpenbach (D, 27)
- Kathleen Bernier (R, 23)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
- Luther S. Olsen (R, 14)
- Mark Miller (D, 16)
- Patrick Testin (R, 24)
- Patty Schachtner (D, 10)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Roger Roth (R, 19)
- Scott L. Fitzgerald (R, 13)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Thomas Tiffany (R, 12)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 95 to 0 · Nov 12, 2019 · 4 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (95)
- Adam Neylon (R, 15)
- Amanda Stuck (D, 57)
- Amy Loudenbeck (R, 31)
- Barbara Dittrich (R, 99)
- Beth Meyers (D, 74)
- Bob Kulp (R, 69)
- Chris Taylor (D, 76)
- Christine Sinicki (D, 20)
- Chuck Wichgers (R, 84)
- Cindi Duchow (R, 97)
- Cody Horlacher (R, 33)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Dave Considine (D, 81)
- Dave Murphy (R, 56)
- David Bowen (D, 10)
- David Crowley (D, 17)
- David Steffen (R, 4)
- Debra Kolste (D, 44)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Don Vruwink (D, 43)
- Evan Goyke (D, 18)
- Gae Magnafici (R, 28)
- Gary Hebl (D, 46)
- Gary Tauchen (R, 6)
- Gordon Hintz (D, 54)
- Greta Neubauer (D, 66)
- James Edming (R, 87)
- Janel Brandtjen (R, 22)
- Jason Fields (D, 11)
- Jeff Mursau (R, 36)
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R, 52)
- Jesse James (R, 23)
- Jessie Rodriguez (R, 21)
- Jill Billings (D, 95)
- Jim Ott (R, 23)
- Jim Steineke (R, 5)
- Jimmy Anderson (D, 47)
- JoCasta Zamarripa (D, 8)
- Joan Ballweg (R, 14)
- Jodi Emerson (D, 91)
- Joe Sanfelippo (R, 15)
- Joel Kitchens (R, 1)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- John Macco (R, 88)
- John Nygren (R, 89)
- John Spiros (R, 86)
- Jon Plumer (R, 42)
- Jonathan Brostoff (D, 19)
- Kalan Haywood (D, 16)
- Katrina Shankland (D, 71)
- Kevin Petersen (R, 57)
- LaKeshia Myers (D, 12)
- Lisa Subeck (D, 79)
- Loren Oldenburg (R, 96)
- Marisabel Cabrera (D, 9)
- Mark Born (R, 37)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Mary Felzkowski (R, 12)
- Melissa Sargent (D, 48)
- Michael Schraa (R, 53)
- Mike Kuglitsch (R, 84)
- Nancy VanderMeer (R, 70)
- Nick Milroy (D, 73)
- Pat Snyder (R, 85)
- Paul Tittl (R, 25)
- Rick Gundrum (R, 58)
- Rob Brooks (R, 59)
- Rob Hutton (R, 5)
- Rob Stafsholt (R, 10)
- Rob Summerfield (R, 68)
- Rob Swearingen (R, 34)
- Robin Vos (R, 33)
- Robyn Vining (D, 13)
- Romaine Quinn (R, 25)
- Ron Tusler (R, 3)
- Samantha Kerkman (R, 61)
- Scott Allen (R, 82)
- Scott Krug (R, 72)
- Shae Sortwell (R, 2)
- Shannon Zimmerman (R, 30)
- Shelia Stubbs (D, 78)
- Sondy Pope (D, 80)
- Staush Gruszynski (D, 90)
- Steve Doyle (D, 94)
- Terry Katsma (R, 26)
- Timothy Ramthun (R, 59)
- Tip McGuire (D, 64)
- Tod Ohnstad (D, 65)
- Todd Novak (R, 51)
- Tony Kurtz (R, 41)
- Travis Tranel (R, 49)
- Treig Pronschinske (R, 29)
- Tyler August (R, 31)
- Tyler Vorpagel (R, 27)
- Warren Petryk (R, 93)
Didn't vote (4)
- Bob Wittke (R, 63)
- Daniel Riemer (D, 7)
- Ken Skowronski (R, 82)
- Mike Rohrkaste (R, 55)
Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Nov 25, 2019
The new law was published.
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Nov 25, 2019
The governor signed it. It became 2019 Wisconsin Act 50.
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Nov 19, 2019
Sent to the governor.
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Nov 12, 2019
The Assembly passed it too, 95 to 0.
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Nov 7, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 8, 2019
The Assembly received it.
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Oct 8, 2019
The Senate passed it, 33 to 0.
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Oct 8, 2019
The Senate adopted it.
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Oct 4, 2019
“Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)
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Oct 4, 2019
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Oct 3, 2019
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Oct 3, 2019
“Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Oct 3, 2019
“Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Sep 25, 2019
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jun 6, 2019 to Sep 24, 2019
1 more representative and 2 senators signed on in support.
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Apr 23, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 13, 2019
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Mar 7, 2019
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Mar 7, 2019
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 7, 2019 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Jacque, Kapenga, Marklein, Schachtner and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Knodl, Brandtjen, Brooks, Edming, Felzkowski, Gundrum, Horlacher, Kerkman, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Kurtz, Mursau, Novak, Oldenburg, Petryk, Plumer, Pronschinske, Ramthun, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Shankland, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer and Wichgers
- Mar 7, 2019 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs
- Mar 13, 2019 · Senate
Senator Olsen added as a coauthor
- Apr 23, 2019 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- May 21, 2019 · Senate
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque
- Jun 6, 2019 · Senate
Senator Hansen added as a coauthor
- Aug 8, 2019 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque
- Sep 19, 2019 · Senate
LRB correction (Senate Substitute Amendment 1)
- Sep 19, 2019 · Senate
LRB correction (Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1)
- Sep 20, 2019 · Senate
Senator Wirch added as a coauthor
- Sep 24, 2019 · Senate
Representative Considine added as a cosponsor
- Sep 25, 2019 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Oct 2, 2019 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Oct 3, 2019 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Oct 3, 2019 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Oct 3, 2019 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Oct 3, 2019 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Oct 4, 2019 · Senate
Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Oct 4, 2019 · Senate
Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Oct 4, 2019 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-8-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Read a second time
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 8, 2019 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Nov 7, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Nov 7, 2019 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 11-12-2019 by Committee on Rules
- Nov 12, 2019 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Nov 12, 2019 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Nov 12, 2019 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 12, 2019 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Nov 12, 2019 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 95, Noes 0
- Nov 12, 2019 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 12, 2019 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Nov 18, 2019 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Nov 19, 2019 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 11-19-2019 by directive of the President, pursuant to Senate Rule 44m (3)
- Nov 25, 2019 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 11-22-2019. 2019 Wisconsin Act 50
- Nov 25, 2019 · Senate
Published 11-23-2019
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
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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.
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From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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