Assembly Bill 327
The weight limit for utility terrain vehicles
Topics: Recreation vehicle
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Jul 8, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 339. That version became law.
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Committee
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill raises from 3,000 pounds to 3,500 pounds the maximum weight allowable for a motor driven device to be classified as a utility terrain vehicle (UTV).
Under current law, a UTV is defined as a commercially designed and manufactured motor driven device, other than a golf cart, low-speed vehicle, dune buggy, mini-truck, or tracked vehicle, that is designed to be used primarily off of a highway and that was manufactured to meet certain size and equipment specifications. Current law specifications limit UTVs to a weight, without fluids, of not more than 3,000 pounds.
Who's behind it
24 representatives are its . 21 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.
11 more lawmakers .
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Authors (24)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Brent Jacobson · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Calvin Callahan · Republican, Assembly
- Alex Dallman · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Kreibich · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Melotik · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Swearingen · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Duke Tucker · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (11)
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Ben Franklin · Republican, Assembly
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Tomczyk · Republican, Senate
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Eric Wimberger · Republican, Senate
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Transportation vote on an amendment
Passed, 6 to 0 · Nov 7, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 6, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it
Passed, 6 to 0 · Nov 7, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 6, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 8, 2026 to Jan 13, 2026
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Nov 7, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Nov 7, 2025
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 0.
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Oct 23, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Sep 16, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jul 16, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jul 8, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Jul 8, 2025
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jul 8, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Krug, Tucker, B. Jacobson, Armstrong, Brooks, Callahan, Dallman, Dittrich, Doyle, Emerson, Green, Joers, Kaufert, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Melotik, Moses, Mursau, Palmeri, Penterman, O'Connor, Swearingen, Tittl and Gustafson; cosponsored by Senators Felzkowski, Quinn, Feyen, Nass, Spreitzer, Wimberger and Tomczyk
- Jul 8, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation
- Jul 16, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Franklin added as a coauthor
- Sep 16, 2025 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 13, 2025 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Krug
- Oct 23, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Tranel added as a coauthor
- Oct 29, 2025 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Nov 7, 2025 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 6, Noes 0
- Nov 7, 2025 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 6, Noes 0
- Nov 7, 2025 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-13-2026 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly
Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
- Jan 12, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Palmeri withdrawn as a coauthor
- Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor
- Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote