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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 216

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Relating to: whip lights on all-terrain and utility terrain vehicles.

Motor vehicle — Equipment Recreation vehicle

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, stopped here
  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

This bill authorizes equipping all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and utility terrain

vehicles (UTVs) with whip lights.

Under current law, no person may operate an ATV or UTV that is equipped with

any of the following: 1) any color of light other than white or amber visible from the

front; 2) any color of light other than red, yellow, amber, or white that is visible from

the rear; or 3) any flashing, oscillating, or rotating light in a color other than yellow

or amber.

The bill authorizes the operation of ATVs and UTVs equipped with whip lights

that emit any color of light in a fixed display or according to any pattern or sequence

other than flashing red or blue. “Whip light” is defined as a series of lights arranged

vertically along a flexible rod that is attached to an ATV or UTV so that the emitted

light is visible from any direction.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cowles (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Marklein (R) , Stafsholt (R) , Testin (R)

13 cosponsors

Behnke (R) , Bodden (R) , Edming (R) , Green (R) , Gustafson (R) , Magnafici (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Pronschinske (R) , Sapik (R) , Sortwell (R) , Swearingen (R) , VanderMeer (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Sep 29, 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 14, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Stafsholt, Cowles, Felzkowski, Marklein and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Swearingen, Green, Behnke, Bodden, Edming, Magnafici, O'Connor, Penterman, Pronschinske, Sapik, Sortwell and VanderMeer

  2. Apr 14, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage

  3. Sep 21, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Sep 28, 2023 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Sep 29, 2023 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Financial Institutions and Sporting Heritage, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  6. Sep 29, 2023 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Oct 16, 2023 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. Oct 17, 2023 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  9. Oct 17, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Oct 17, 2023 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  11. Oct 17, 2023 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Oct 17, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Oct 17, 2023 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  14. Oct 19, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  15. Jan 23, 2024 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 10:09 AM on 1-25-2024 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 23

  16. Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  17. Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  18. Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  19. Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  20. Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly

    Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor

  21. Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Jan 25, 2024 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  23. Jan 30, 2024 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  24. Mar 26, 2024 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2024

  25. Mar 29, 2024 · Senate

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-29-2024

  26. May 13, 2024 · Senate

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

  27. May 14, 2024 · Senate

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