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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 327

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Relating to: the weight limit for utility terrain vehicles.

Recreation vehicle

  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 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.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Armstrong (R) , B. Jacobson (R) , Brooks (R) , Callahan (R) , Dallman (R) , Dittrich (R) , Doyle (D) , Emerson (D) , Green (R) , Gustafson (R) , Joers (D) , Kaufert (R) , Knodl (R) , Kreibich (R) , Krug (R) , Maxey (R) , Melotik (R) , Moses (R) , Mursau (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Swearingen (R) , Tittl (R) , Tucker (R)

11 cosponsors

Felzkowski (R) , Feyen (R) , Franklin (R) , J. Jacobson (D) , Nass (R) , Quinn (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Stubbs (D) , Tomczyk (R) , Tranel (R) , Wimberger (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 3

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. 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

  2. Jul 8, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

  3. Jul 16, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Franklin added as a coauthor

  4. Sep 16, 2025 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Oct 13, 2025 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Krug

  6. Oct 23, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Tranel added as a coauthor

  7. Oct 29, 2025 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Nov 7, 2025 · Assembly

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

  9. Nov 7, 2025 · Assembly

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

  10. Nov 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  11. Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly

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

  12. Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  13. Jan 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Palmeri withdrawn as a coauthor

  14. Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor

  15. Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  16. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1