Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Relating to: governmental restrictions based on the energy source of a motor vehicle or other device.
Energy conservation Motor vehicle Municipality Municipality — Elections Sales State agencies
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
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What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
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.
Sponsors
Introduced by: Bradley (R) , Feyen (R) , Nass (R) , Quinn (R) , Tomczyk (R) , Wanggaard (R)
24 cosponsors
B. Jacobson (R) , Behnke (R) , Brill (R) , Callahan (R) , Dallman (R) , Dittrich (R) , Goeben (R) , Green (R) , Gundrum (R) , Knodl (R) , Kreibich (R) , Krug (R) , Maxey (R) , Melotik (R) , Murphy (R) , Novak (R) , Penterman (R) , Piwowarczyk (R) , Snyder (R) , Spiros (R) , Tranel (R) , Tucker (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R)
Registered lobbying interests · 15
Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record
- ABATE of Wisconsin
- American Lung Association, dba American Lung Association in Wisconsin
- American Petroleum Institute
- GROWMARK, Inc.
- National Federation of Independent Business
- Sierra Club Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Agri-Business Association
- Wisconsin Automobile and Truck Dealers Association, Inc.
- Wisconsin BioFuels Association
- Wisconsin Conservation Voters
- Wisconsin Fuel & Retail Association (WFRA)
- Wisconsin Grocers Association
- Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce
- Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association
- Wisconsin Propane Gas Association Inc
Full history
- Feb 26, 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 and Tranel
- Feb 26, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1