Senate Bill 269
The weight limit for utility terrain vehicles
Became law
The governor signed it on Jul 9, 2021. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Mar 31, 2021
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed May 11, 2021
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jun 22, 2021
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2021 Wisconsin Act 70
Latest entry in the official record, Jul 9, 2021: “Published 7-9-2021”
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Wisconsin Act
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Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. 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 does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill raises from 2,000 pounds to 3,000 pounds the maximum weight allowable for a motor driven device to be classified as a utility terrain vehicle (UTV).
Under current law, a UTV is defined as a commercially designed and manufactured motor driven device, other than a golf cart, low-speed vehicle, dune buggy, mini-truck, or tracked vehicle, that is designed to be used primarily off of a highway and that was manufactured to meet certain size and equipment specifications. Current law specifications limit UTVs to a weight, without fluids, of not more than 2,000 pounds.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . 3 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
22 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (22)
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- Calvin Callahan · Republican, Assembly
- Alex Dallman · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Kurtz · Republican, Assembly
- Gae Magnafici · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Loren Oldenburg · Republican, Assembly
- Treig Pronschinske · Republican, Assembly
- Kristina Shelton · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Rob Swearingen · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Nancy VanderMeer · Republican, Assembly
- Wichgers and Rozar
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Apr 27, 2021
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 Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Jul 9, 2021
The new law was published.
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Jul 9, 2021
The governor signed it. It became 2021 Wisconsin Act 70.
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Jul 6, 2021
Sent to the governor.
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Jun 22, 2021
The Assembly passed it too.
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Jun 15, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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May 11, 2021
The Assembly received it.
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May 11, 2021
The Senate passed it.
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Apr 27, 2021
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Apr 12, 2021
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Apr 8, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 1, 2021
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Mar 31, 2021
Sent to the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Energy.
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Mar 31, 2021
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 31, 2021 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Felzkowski, Ringhand, Cowles, Marklein and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Tranel, Spreitzer, Kurtz, Tittl, Cabral-Guevara, Brooks, Magnafici, Sinicki, Oldenburg, VanderMeer, Callahan, Bowen, Sortwell, Murphy, Pronschinske, Edming, Subeck, Swearingen and Shelton
- Mar 31, 2021 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy
- Apr 1, 2021 · Senate
- Apr 8, 2021 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Apr 12, 2021 · Senate
Representative Dallman added as a cosponsor
- Apr 27, 2021 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Apr 27, 2021 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Apr 27, 2021 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- May 7, 2021 · Senate
Placed on calendar 5-11-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- May 11, 2021 · Senate
Read a second time
- May 11, 2021 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- May 11, 2021 · Senate
Rules suspended
- May 11, 2021 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- May 11, 2021 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- May 11, 2021 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Jun 15, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Jun 16, 2021 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 6-22-2021 by Committee on Rules
- Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jun 22, 2021 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 22, 2021 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Jun 28, 2021 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Jul 6, 2021 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 7-6-2021
- Jul 9, 2021 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 7-8-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 70
- Jul 9, 2021 · Senate
Published 7-9-2021
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote