Wisconsin bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Wisconsin AB 161

Relating to: governmental restrictions based on the energy source of a motor vehicle or other device.

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• Melotik (Republican)
• Tusler (Republican)
• Gundrum (Republican)
• Spiros (Republican)
• Dittrich (Republican)
• Dallman (Republican)
• Snyder (Republican)
• Knodl (Republican)
• Murphy (Republican)
• Goeben (Republican)
• Behnke (Republican)
• Novak (Republican)
• Wichgers (Republican)
• Penterman (Republican)
• Kreibich (Republican)
• Callahan (Republican)
• B. Jacobson (Republican)
• Maxey (Republican)
• Tranel (Republican)
• Krug (Republican)
• Brill (Republican)
• Piwowarczyk (Republican)
• Green (Republican)
• Tucker (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• Bill Text

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

Actions

• Mar 23, 2026 · House
  Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
• Sep 11, 2025 · House
  Laid on the table
• Sep 9, 2025 · House
  Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 9-11-2025
• Jun 24, 2025 · House
  Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
• Jun 20, 2025 · House
  Representative Duchow added as a coauthor
• Apr 23, 2025 · House
  Referred to committee on Rules
• Apr 23, 2025 · House
  Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 1
• Apr 10, 2025 · House
  Executive action taken
• Apr 9, 2025 · House
  Public hearing held
• Apr 7, 2025 · House
  Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor
• Apr 4, 2025 · House
  Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
• Apr 4, 2025 · House
  Introduced by Representatives Tucker, Green, Piwowarczyk, Brill, Krug, Tranel, Maxey, B. Jacobson, Callahan, Kreibich, Penterman, Wichgers, Novak, Behnke, Goeben, Murphy, Knodl, Snyder, Dallman, Dittrich, Spiros, Gundrum, Tusler and Melotik; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Wanggaard, Quinn, Feyen, Nass and Bradley