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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 126

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: school bus back-up lamps.

Motor vehicle — Equipment

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, 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

This bill provides that a school bus may be equipped with one back-up lamp mounted to each side of the vehicle and directed to project a white or amber light illuminating the rear wheels of the vehicle when backing. Under current law, a motor vehicle may not be equipped with more than two back-up lamps, which must be directed to project white or amber light illuminating the roadway to the rear of the vehicle for a distance of up 75 feet.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Dittrich (R) , Goeben (R) , Gundrum (R) , Knodl (R) , Melotik (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Sinicki (D) , Subeck (D) , Tusler (R)

6 cosponsors

McCarville (D) , Miresse (D) , Nass (R) , Ratcliff (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Tomczyk (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 2

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 6, Noes 0

Passed 6–0 Nov 7, 2025 official source full page

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

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 6, Noes 0

Passed 6–0 Nov 7, 2025 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. Mar 11, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Tusler, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Knodl, Melotik, Ortiz-Velez, Sinicki and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Nass and Spreitzer

  2. Mar 11, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

  3. Apr 15, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Miresse added as a coauthor

  4. Apr 30, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative McCarville added as a coauthor

  5. May 22, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Tusler

  6. Jul 22, 2025 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. Sep 16, 2025 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  8. Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly

    Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  9. Oct 29, 2025 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  10. Nov 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 6, Noes 0

  11. Nov 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  12. Nov 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 6, Noes 0

  13. Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules

  14. Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  15. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1