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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 212

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

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

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

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

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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: Bradley (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Feyen (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Quinn (R) , Testin (R) , Tomczyk (R) , Wanggaard (R)

24 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Armstrong (R) , Behnke (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , Green (R) , Gustafson (R) , Maxey (R) , Michalski (R) , Murphy (R) , O'Connor (R) , Plumer (R) , Rettinger (R) , Rozar (R) , Sapik (R) , Schmidt (R) , Schutt (R) , Sortwell (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Tranel (R) , VanderMeer (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage 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.

Full history

  1. Apr 3, 2023 · Senate

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

  2. Apr 3, 2023 · Senate

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

  3. Apr 12, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Apr 12, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Allen added as a cosponsor

  5. Apr 17, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor

  6. Apr 18, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Duchow added as a cosponsor

  7. Jun 1, 2023 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Jun 2, 2023 · Senate

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

  9. Jun 2, 2023 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1