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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 31

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Relating to: repair and replacement of implements of husbandry under warranty.

Farm and farming — Machinery Farmer Motor vehicle — Dealers and finance companies

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

This bill creates requirements, commonly known as a “lemon law,” for the repair and replacement of an implement of husbandry that has a condition or defect (nonconformity) that substantially impairs the use, value, or safety of the implement of husbandry and that is covered by an express warranty.

Under the bill, if an implement of husbandry does not conform to an applicable express warranty, and the consumer reports the nonconformity to the manufacturer, the lessor, or any of the manufacturer’s authorized dealers and makes the implement of husbandry available for repair, the manufacturer, lessor, or authorized dealer must repair the nonconformity. If the same nonconformity has been subject to repair at least four times and the nonconformity continues, or if the implement of husbandry is out of service for an aggregate of at least 30 days because of warranty nonconformities, the consumer is entitled to a replacement implement of husbandry or a full refund.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Behnke (R) , Billings (D) , Dittrich (R) , Donovan (R) , Goeben (R) , Kreibich (R) , Miresse (D) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , O'Connor (R) , Prado (D) , Pronschinske (R) , Tittl (R) , Tranel (R) , Wichgers (R)

4 cosponsors

J. Jacobson (D) , Jacque (R) , McCarville (D) , Tomczyk (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 5

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 3 adoption recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Jan 14, 2026 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 Agriculture, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Jan 14, 2026 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. Feb 17, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Tittl, Pronschinske, Anderson, Behnke, Billings, Dittrich, Goeben, Kreibich, Miresse, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Prado, Wichgers, Tranel and Donovan; cosponsored by Senators Jacque and Tomczyk

  2. Feb 17, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture

  3. Feb 21, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  4. Mar 14, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Tittl

  5. Mar 26, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative McCarville added as a coauthor

  6. Oct 17, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Tittl

  7. Oct 21, 2025 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  8. Oct 23, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Tittl

  9. Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  10. Jan 14, 2026 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  11. Jan 14, 2026 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  12. Jan 14, 2026 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 3 adoption recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  13. Jan 20, 2026 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-22-2026 by Committee on Rules

  14. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  15. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 adopted

  16. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  18. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  19. Jan 22, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Jan 22, 2026 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  21. Jan 26, 2026 · Senate

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

  22. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1