Senate Bill 659
Installation of a speed limiter for repeated reckless driving violations, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)
Topics: Motor vehicle: Equipment, Motor vehicle: Regulation, Transportation, Department of: Vehicles
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. 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
Nov 14, 2025
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government. The committee's chair at the time was Cory Tomczyk. Chairs decide which bills get a hearing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 655. That version died when the session ended.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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 requires the Department of Transportation to promulgate rules to implement a program for the installation of speed limiters on vehicles. Under the bill, if a person is convicted of a second or subsequent reckless driving violation in a 5-year period where the violations involved speeding 20 or more miles per hour over the speed limit, the court must order that the person’s operation of “Class D” vehicles (e.g., automobiles and light trucks) be restricted to those equipped with a speed limiter. The order must require that the speed limiter be installed for one year except that, if the person has been previously subject to such an order, the court must require that the speed limiter be installed for two years. The person is responsible for the costs of installing, servicing, and removing the speed limiter.
The bill provides that no person may remove, disconnect, tamper with, or otherwise circumvent the operation of a speed limiter installed in response to a court order; fail to have the speed limiter installed as ordered by the court; or violate a court order restricting the person’s operating privilege. A person violating this prohibition may be fined up to $600, or imprisoned for six months, or both, for the first offense. For a second or subsequent violation within five years, the person may be fined up to $1,000, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
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The bill provides that a person may not authorize the operation of a motor vehicle that the person owns, leases, or rents by another person who the motor vehicle owner, renter, or lessee knows is subject to a court order requiring the use of a speed limiter. A person violating this prohibition is subject to the same penalties provided for circumventing a speed limiter. In addition, a court must order that the violator’s operating privilege for the operation of “Class D” vehicles be restricted to operating vehicles that are equipped with a speed limiter.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . All 3 are Democrats.
10 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (10)
- Deb Andraca · Democrat, Assembly
- Joan Fitzgerald · Democrat, Assembly
- Russell Goodwin · Democrat, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Ann Roe · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Randy Udell · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 10, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 12, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 14, 2025 to Nov 24, 2025
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Nov 14, 2025
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
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Nov 14, 2025
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Nov 14, 2025 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Larson, Carpenter and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Goodwin, Ortiz-Velez, Sinicki, Fitzgerald, Roe, Stubbs, Udell and Andraca
- Nov 14, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government
- Nov 14, 2025 · Senate
Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor
- Nov 24, 2025 · Senate
Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
- Jan 12, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 10, 2026 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate