Assembly Bill 439
Ownership, control, or operation of a motor vehicle dealership and performance of motor vehicle warranty service. (FE)
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
Jul 12, 2021
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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, Mar 15, 2022: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a motor vehicle dealer must be licensed by the Department of Transportation. Also under current law, a manufacturer of motor vehicles may not operate or control a motor vehicle dealership. Under this bill, a manufacturer of electric motor vehicles may engage in the business of a motor vehicle dealer with regard to the electric motor vehicles it manufactures.
Also under current law, with several exceptions, a manufacturer, importer, or distributor may not perform warranty service or delivery and preparation work on a motor vehicle that it does not own or authorize or permit a person to perform warranty service or delivery and preparation work on a motor vehicle unless the person is a motor vehicle dealer with whom the manufacturer, importer, or distributor has entered into a franchise agreement for the sale and service of the manufacturer's, importer's, or distributor's motor vehicles. Under the bill, this prohibition does not apply to a manufacturer of electric motor vehicles with regard to the electric motor vehicles it manufactures.
Who's behind it
6 representatives are its . 4 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Deb Andraca · Democrat, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Kalan Haywood · Democrat, Assembly
- Jessie Rodriguez · Republican, Assembly
- Adam Neylon · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Drake and Stubbs
- Francesca Hong · Democrat, Assembly
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Kelda Roys · 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.
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Aug 24, 2021 to Sep 28, 2021
3 more representatives signed on in support.
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Aug 23, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jul 12, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Jul 12, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jul 12, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Neylon, Duchow, Andraca, Cabral-Guevara, Haywood, J. Rodriguez and Schraa; cosponsored by Senators Kooyenga, Bernier and Roys
- Jul 12, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation
- Aug 23, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 24, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Hong added as a coauthor
- Sep 17, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Cabral-Guevara withdrawn as a coauthor
- Sep 28, 2021 · Assembly
- Oct 25, 2021 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neylon
- Dec 7, 2021 · Assembly
Senator Bernier withdrawn as a cosponsor
- Mar 15, 2022 · 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
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