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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 221

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Relating to: all-terrain vehicles and utility terrain vehicles with out-of-state registrations.

Interstate relations Recreation vehicle

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill provides that a vehicle with out-of-state registration that meets this state’s definition of an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) or utility terrain vehicle (UTV) is an ATV or UTV, regardless of the vehicle type specified on the out-of-state registration, and is subject to legal requirements applicable to ATVs and UTVs. A vehicle with out-of-state registration that does not meet this state’s definition of an ATV or UTV is not an ATV or UTV and is not eligible for public operation on ATV trails or routes as an ATV or UTV.

The bill modifies the definition of “public all-terrain vehicle corridor” to include ATV routes and “hybrid trails,” which are combination ATV routes and trails. The bill also modifies the definition of “vehicle,” as that term is defined for purposes related to motor vehicle regulation, to provide that a UTV is not a vehicle, “except for purposes made specifically applicable by statute.”

Sponsors

Introduced by: Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Gustafson (R) , Mursau (R) , O'Connor (R) , Wittke (R)

8 cosponsors

Cabral-Guevara (R) , Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Marklein (R) , Miresse (D) , Pfaff (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Stubbs (D) , Testin (R)

Votes

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

Passed 6–0 Sep 19, 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 Sep 19, 2025 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 Oct 13, 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. Apr 23, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Mursau, Dittrich, Duchow, Gustafson, O'Connor and Wittke; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Cabral-Guevara, Dassler-Alfheim, Pfaff and Testin

  2. Apr 23, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

  3. Jul 21, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Mursau

  4. Jul 22, 2025 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Sep 16, 2025 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Sep 19, 2025 · Assembly

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

  7. Sep 19, 2025 · Assembly

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

  8. Sep 19, 2025 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Oct 3, 2025 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 10-7-2025

  10. Oct 6, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Miresse added as a coauthor

  11. Oct 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor

  12. Oct 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Oct 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  14. Oct 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Oct 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  16. Oct 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  17. Oct 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Oct 7, 2025 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  19. Oct 8, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  20. Oct 8, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  21. Oct 13, 2025 · Senate

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

  22. Oct 13, 2025 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  23. Oct 14, 2025 · Senate

    Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor

  24. Oct 14, 2025 · Senate

    Read a second time

  25. Oct 14, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  26. Oct 14, 2025 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  27. Oct 14, 2025 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  28. Oct 14, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  30. Oct 16, 2025 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 10-16-2025

  31. Dec 4, 2025 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025

  32. Dec 10, 2025 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 64

  33. Dec 10, 2025 · Assembly

    Published 12-10-2025