Bills by subject

Motor vehicle

57 bills and resolutions. 13 became law, 2 were vetoed, and 18 never got a public hearing. They span 3 sessions, from the 2009–10 session to the 2025–26 session.

This is the Legislature's own subject heading, not our category, so a bill is here only if the Legislature filed it under this term. Each count comes from the bill's official history.

Latest activity

The 5 bills on this subject with the newest recorded action.

SB 45 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law. Last action May 13, 2026
SB 184 Governmental restrictions based on the energy source of a motor vehicle or other device.
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
SB 699 Alternative methods of providing pupil transportation services. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor. Last action May 13, 2026
SB 96 Exempting certain electric vehicle charging stations located at a residence from the electric vehicle charging tax. (FE)
Became law. Last action Apr 9, 2026
AB 936 Definition of personal assistance services for the purposes of vocational rehabilitation; updating reference to federal vocational rehabilitation law; updating references to the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014; updating reference to federal law for certificate of registration as a migrant labor contractor; updating statutory reference to federal Social Security Act; and updating references to federal law for safety standards for vehicles used to transport traveling sales crews (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Workforce Development).
Became law. Last action Mar 27, 2026

Every bill on this subject

2025–26 session: 22

Mar 23, 2026
AB 18: Fee waivers for state park vehicle admission receipts to pupils with Every Kid Outdoors passes. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 83: Governmental restrictions based on the energy source of a motor vehicle or other device.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 106: Exempting certain electric vehicle charging stations located at a residence from the electric vehicle charging tax. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 161: Governmental restrictions based on the energy source of a motor vehicle or other device.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 682: Fees for nonresident hunting, trapping, and fishing approvals and nonresident vehicle admission receipts. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 709: Alternative methods of providing pupil transportation services. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 744: Free state park admission for veterans and gold star families. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 815: Creating a blue envelope program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 848: Operation of autonomous vehicles on highways and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.

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Mar 27, 2026
AB 936: Definition of personal assistance services for the purposes of vocational rehabilitation; updating reference to federal vocational rehabilitation law; updating references to the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014; updating reference to federal law for certificate of registration as a migrant labor contractor; updating statutory reference to federal Social Security Act; and updating references to federal law for safety standards for vehicles used to transport traveling sales crews (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Workforce Development).
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 19: Fee waivers for state park vehicle admission receipts to pupils with Every Kid Outdoors passes. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2026
SB 45: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 82: Governmental restrictions based on the energy source of a motor vehicle or other device.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 9, 2026
SB 96: Exempting certain electric vehicle charging stations located at a residence from the electric vehicle charging tax. (FE)
Became law.
May 13, 2026
SB 184: Governmental restrictions based on the energy source of a motor vehicle or other device.
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 670: Fees for nonresident hunting, trapping, and fishing approvals and nonresident vehicle admission receipts. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
May 13, 2026
SB 699: Alternative methods of providing pupil transportation services. (FE)
Vetoed by the governor.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 718: Free state park admission for veterans and gold star families. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 808: Creating a blue envelope program, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 831: Operation of autonomous vehicles on highways and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 915: Definition of personal assistance services for the purposes of vocational rehabilitation; updating reference to federal vocational rehabilitation law; updating references to the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014; updating reference to federal law for certificate of registration as a migrant labor contractor; updating statutory reference to federal Social Security Act; and updating references to federal law for safety standards for vehicles used to transport traveling sales crews (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Workforce Development).
Stopped in committee.

2011–12 session: 15

Aug 2, 2012
AB 40: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Became law.
Dec 12, 2011
AB 69: The privilege of self-defense.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 126: Carrying a concealed weapon; licenses authorizing persons to carry concealed weapons; possessing or transporting a firearm, bow, or crossbow under certain circumstances; disorderly conduct limitations; photographic identification cards for former law enforcement officers; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; making appropriations; and providing penalties.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 278: A sales and use tax exemption for extended-range electric vehicles; a property tax exemption for tangible personal property used to recharge electric vehicles; the motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program and payments to the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation related to extended-range electric vehicles; a property and sales and use tax exemption for certain machinery and tangible personal property used to conduct research; and making an appropriation.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 283: Designation of an official state automotive museum.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 10, 2012
AB 334: Possession of certain animals killed by vehicles.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 411: Impounding vehicles used in certain drunken driving offenses and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 10, 2012
AB 486: The definitions of vehicle and motor vehicle (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Transportation).
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 732: Research and research facilities tax credits related to internal combustion engines.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 739: Prohibiting smoking in motor vehicles in which children under the age of 16 are present.
Stopped in committee.

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Mar 23, 2012
SB 27: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 90: Carrying a concealed weapon; licenses authorizing persons to carry concealed weapons; possessing or transporting a firearm, bow, or crossbow under certain circumstances; disorderly conduct limitations; photographic identification cards for former law enforcement officers; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; making appropriations; and providing penalties.
Stopped in committee.
Jul 12, 2011
SB 93: Going armed with weapons, possessing or transporting a firearm, bow, or crossbow under certain circumstances, disorderly conduct limitations, and electric weapons.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 433: Driver education instruction and driver's license examinations.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 466: Miscellaneous landlord-tenant provisions and prohibiting a local government from imposing a moratorium on eviction actions.
Became law.

2009–10 session: 20

May 26, 2010
AB 75: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2009 legislature.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 342: Operation of lightweight utility vehicles on certain highways by persons with disabilities to access hunting and fishing areas.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 377: Killing or harming with a motor vehicle or motorboat wild animals and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 384: Operation of neighborhood electric vehicles.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 402: The operation of neighborhood electric vehicles on county trunk highways.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 521: Use of motor vehicles on the beds of navigable waters.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 548: Possession of certain animals killed by vehicles.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 16, 2010
AB 574: Lightweight utility vehicles and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 587: Seizure and forfeiture of a vehicle used to transport a corpse.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 610: Driving a motor vehicle while using a cellular telephone and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.

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Apr 28, 2010
AB 712: A sales and use tax exemption for extended-range electric vehicles; a property tax exemption for tangible personal property used to recharge electric vehicles; the motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program, extended-range electric vehicle grants; an income and franchise tax credit for research conducted in this state by a corporation; a property and sales and use tax exemption for certain machinery and tangible personal property used to conduct research; granting rule-making authority; and making appropriations.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 718: Operation of low-speed vehicles on highways and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 942: The operation of motor vehicles on the exposed beds of outlying waters to control Phragmites australis.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AR 6: Expressing the sense of the assembly that Congress should invest in the manufacturing sector, including the domestic auto industry.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 138: Creating an income and franchise tax credit for motor vehicles that use gasoline and ethanol mixtures as fuel and for fuel efficient hybrid motor vehicles.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 222: Group deer hunting requirements and restrictions on placing, possessing, or transporting a firearm, bow, or crossbow in or on a vehicle.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
May 14, 2010
SB 321: Operation of neighborhood electric vehicles.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 422: Designation of an official state automotive museum.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 521: A sales and use tax exemption for extended-range electric vehicles; a property tax exemption for tangible personal property used to recharge electric vehicles; the motor vehicle emission inspection and maintenance program, extended-range electric vehicle grants; an income and franchise tax credit for research conducted in this state by a corporation; a property and sales and use tax exemption for certain machinery and tangible personal property used to conduct research; granting rule-making authority; and making appropriations.
Stopped in committee.
May 20, 2010
SB 614: The operation of motor vehicles on the exposed beds of outlying waters to control Phragmites australis.
Became law.

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