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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 339

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Relating to: the weight limit for utility terrain vehicles.

Recreation vehicle

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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: Felzkowski (R) , Feyen (R) , Nass (R) , Quinn (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Tomczyk (R) , Wimberger (R)

28 cosponsors

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

Senate: Report passage 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. Jun 19, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Felzkowski, Quinn, Feyen, Nass, Spreitzer, Wimberger and Tomczyk; cosponsored 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

  2. Jun 19, 2025 · Senate

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

  3. Jul 16, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Franklin added as a cosponsor

  4. Sep 23, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Sep 26, 2025 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Sep 30, 2025 · Senate

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

  7. Sep 30, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Oct 13, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Felzkowski

  9. Oct 13, 2025 · Senate

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

  10. Oct 14, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  11. Oct 14, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. Oct 14, 2025 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  13. Oct 14, 2025 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  14. Oct 14, 2025 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  16. Oct 14, 2025 · Senate

    Read a second time

  17. Oct 23, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Tranel added as a cosponsor

  18. Jan 7, 2026 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  19. Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly

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

  20. Jan 9, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  21. Jan 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Palmeri withdrawn as a cosponsor

  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. Feb 5, 2026 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 2-5-2026

  33. Feb 9, 2026 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 2-6-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 83

  34. Feb 9, 2026 · Senate

    Published 2-7-2026