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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 136

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Relating to: school bus back-up lamps.

Administrative rules — Revisions Motor vehicle — Equipment Transportation department of — Vehicles

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, 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 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: Nass (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Tomczyk (R)

13 cosponsors

Dittrich (R) , Goeben (R) , Gundrum (R) , Knodl (R) , McCarville (D) , Melotik (R) , Miresse (D) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Tusler (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

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Sep 30, 2025 official source full page

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

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Sep 30, 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 14, 2025 · Senate

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

  2. Mar 14, 2025 · Senate

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

  3. Apr 15, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Miresse added as a cosponsor

  4. Apr 30, 2025 · Senate

    Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor

  5. May 22, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Tomczyk

  6. Sep 23, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  7. Sep 26, 2025 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Sep 30, 2025 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  9. Sep 30, 2025 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  10. Sep 30, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. Oct 13, 2025 · Senate

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

  12. Oct 14, 2025 · Senate

    Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor

  13. Oct 14, 2025 · Senate

    Read a second time

  14. Oct 14, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  15. Oct 14, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  16. Oct 14, 2025 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  17. Oct 14, 2025 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  18. Oct 14, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  19. Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  20. Jan 7, 2026 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  21. Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly

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

  22. Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  23. Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Stubbs added as a cosponsor

  24. Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  25. Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  26. Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  27. Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  28. Jan 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. Jan 14, 2026 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  30. Jan 15, 2026 · Senate

    LRB correction (Senate Amendment 1)

  31. Jan 15, 2026 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  32. Apr 2, 2026 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

  33. Apr 9, 2026 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 208

  34. Apr 9, 2026 · Senate

    Published 4-9-2026