Senate Bill 184
Governmental restrictions based on the energy source of a motor vehicle or other device
Topics: Energy conservation, Motor vehicle, Municipality, Sales, State agencies
Vetoed by the governor
Both chambers passed it, and the governor vetoed it on Nov 3, 2025. Lawmakers did not , so it stands.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 14, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 18 to 14
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Sep 11, 2025
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Governor, stopped here
Vetoed Nov 3, 2025.
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, May 13, 2026: “Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82”
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 161. That version died when the session ended.
Terms on this page
Veto override
Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under this bill, no state agency and no local governmental unit may restrict 1) the use or sale of a motor vehicle on the basis of the energy source used to power the motor vehicle, including use for propulsion or use for powering other functions of the motor vehicle, or 2) the use or sale of any other device on the basis of the energy source that is used to power the device or that is consumed by the device.
Who's behind it
6 senators are its . All 6 are Republicans.
27 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Julian Bradley · Republican, Senate
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Cory Tomczyk · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (27)
- Brent Jacobson · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Lindee Brill · Republican, Assembly
- Calvin Callahan · Republican, Assembly
- Alex Dallman · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Joy Goeben · Republican, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Kreibich · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Melotik · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Piwowarczyk · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Snyder · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Duke Tucker · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government vote to recommend it
Passed, 3 to 2 · Jun 5, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 18 to 14 · Jun 18, 2025 · 1 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (18)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Cory Tomczyk (R, 29)
- Dan Feyen (R, 20)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Eric Wimberger (R, 2)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Jesse James (R, 23)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- Julian Bradley (R, 28)
- Mary Felzkowski (R, 12)
- Patrick Testin (R, 24)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R, 19)
- Rob Hutton (R, 5)
- Rob Stafsholt (R, 10)
- Romaine Quinn (R, 25)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
No (14)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Brad Pfaff (D, 32)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Dora Drake (D, 4)
- Jamie Wall (D, 30)
- Jeff Smith (D, 31)
- Jodi Habush Sinykin (D, 8)
- Kelda Roys (D, 26)
- Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (D, 18)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Melissa Ratcliff (D, 16)
- Sarah Keyeski (D, 14)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
Didn't vote (1)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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May 13, 2026
The veto stood. Lawmakers didn't override it.
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Nov 3, 2025
The governor vetoed it.
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Oct 30, 2025
Sent to the governor.
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Sep 11, 2025
The Assembly passed it too.
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Jul 16, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jun 20, 2025 to Jun 24, 2025
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jun 19, 2025
The Assembly received it.
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Jun 18, 2025
The Senate passed it, 18 to 14.
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Jun 5, 2025
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 3 to 2.
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May 27, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 14, 2025
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
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Apr 14, 2025
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Apr 14, 2025 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Tomczyk, Wanggaard, Quinn, Feyen, Nass and Bradley; cosponsored by Representatives Tucker, Green, Piwowarczyk, Brill, Krug, Maxey, B. Jacobson, Callahan, Kreibich, Penterman, Wichgers, Novak, Behnke, Goeben, Murphy, Knodl, Snyder, Dallman, Dittrich, Spiros, Gundrum, Tusler, Melotik, Tranel and O'Connor
- Apr 14, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government
- May 27, 2025 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jun 4, 2025 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jun 5, 2025 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Jun 5, 2025 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jun 17, 2025 · Senate
Placed on calendar 6-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jun 18, 2025 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jun 18, 2025 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 18, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Jun 18, 2025 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 14
- Jun 18, 2025 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 19, 2025 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Jun 20, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Duchow added as a cosponsor
- Jun 24, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor
- Jul 16, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Sep 9, 2025 · Assembly
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 9-11-2025
- Sep 11, 2025 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Sep 11, 2025 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Sep 11, 2025 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Sep 11, 2025 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Sep 11, 2025 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Sep 11, 2025 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Sep 11, 2025 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Sep 17, 2025 · Senate
LRB correction
- Sep 17, 2025 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Oct 30, 2025 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 10-30-2025
- Nov 3, 2025 · Senate
Report vetoed by the Governor on 10-31-2025
- May 12, 2026 · Senate
Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
- May 13, 2026 · Senate
Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
Terms on this page
Veto override
Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.
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
Veto override
Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.
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