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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 142

Vetoed Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: restrictions on use or sale of motor vehicles based on power source.

Energy conservation Gasoline Motor vehicle Motor vehicle — Dealers and finance companies Municipality Sales Sales tax State agencies State capitol

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, stopped here
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under this bill, no state agency and no local governmental unit may restrict the

use or sale of motor vehicles based on the energy source used to power the motor

vehicle, including use for propulsion or use for powering other functions of the motor

vehicle.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Armstrong (R) , Behnke (R) , Bodden (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Dittrich (R) , Edming (R) , Green (R) , Gustafson (R) , Maxey (R) , Michalski (R) , Murphy (R) , O'Connor (R) , Plumer (R) , Rettinger (R) , Rozar (R) , S. Johnson (R) , Sapik (R) , Schmidt (R) , Schutt (R) , Sortwell (R) , Spiros (R) , Tranel (R) , VanderMeer (R)

12 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Bradley (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Duchow and Macco , Feyen (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Quinn (R) , Steffen (R) , Testin (R) , Tomczyk (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 3

Passed 9–3 Apr 13, 2023 official source full page

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

Assembly: PASSAGE

Passed 63–35 Apr 18, 2023 official source full page

Aye · 63

Not voting · 1

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Jun 2, 2023 official source full page

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

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Jun 5, 2023 official source full page

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

Senate: CONCURRENCE

Passed 22–11 Jun 7, 2023 official source full page

Full history

  1. Apr 4, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Schutt, Green, Armstrong, Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Edming, Gustafson, Maxey, Michalski, Murphy, O'Connor, Rozar, Sapik, Schmidt, Sortwell, Spiros, Tranel, VanderMeer, Plumer, Rettinger and S. Johnson; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, Marklein, Quinn, Testin and Wanggaard

  2. Apr 4, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Apr 5, 2023 · Assembly

    Senator Nass added as a cosponsor

  4. Apr 11, 2023 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Apr 12, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Allen added as a coauthor

  6. Apr 13, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Apr 13, 2023 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 3

  8. Apr 13, 2023 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Apr 13, 2023 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 4-18-2023 by Committee on Rules

  10. Apr 17, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

  11. Apr 18, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Apr 18, 2023 · Assembly

    Representatives Duchow and Macco added as coauthors

  13. Apr 18, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Apr 18, 2023 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  15. Apr 18, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 63, Noes 35

  16. Apr 18, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Apr 18, 2023 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  18. Apr 20, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Local Government

  19. Jun 1, 2023 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  20. Jun 2, 2023 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  21. Jun 2, 2023 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  22. Jun 5, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  23. Jun 5, 2023 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-7-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  24. Jun 7, 2023 · Senate

    Read a second time

  25. Jun 7, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  26. Jun 7, 2023 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  27. Jun 7, 2023 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 22, Noes 11

  28. Jun 7, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. Jun 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  30. Jun 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 6-9-2023

  31. Aug 2, 2023 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 8-2-2023

  32. Aug 4, 2023 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 8-4-2023

  33. Oct 26, 2023 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  34. May 14, 2024 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-14-2024 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  35. May 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82