Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive Bipartisan · 6 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 339 — Relating to: the weight limit for utility terrain vehicles.

Last action — Published 2-7-2026

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced June 19, 2025. It awaits signature.

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Moderate chance

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Likely to advance 90% · high confidence

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 32 sponsors

    1 primary, 31 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (6 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

An Act to amend 23.33 (1) (ng) 1. a. and 23.33 (1) (ng) 2. a. of the statutes;

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

36 added · 12 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Senate Bill 339 raises the maximum weight limit for utility terrain vehicles (UTVs) from 3,000 pounds to 3,500 pounds. This change is important because it allows for the inclusion of more types of vehicles under the UTV classification, potentially benefiting manufacturers and users by giving them more options and flexibility. The bill will take effect on either January 6, 2026, or March 1, 2026, depending on the publication date.

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- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRBa0467/1 ZDW:klm SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 339 October 13, 2025 - Offered by SenaELZKOWSKI.
- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-3161/1 ZDW:cjs SENATE BILL 339 June 19, 2025 - Introduced by Senators FELZKOWSKI , QUINN, FEYEN , NASS, SPREITZER, WIMBERGER and TOMCZYK , cosponsored by RepresentativRUGK, TUCKER , B.ACOBSON , RMSTRONG , ROOKS, CALLAHAN, DALLMAN , ITTRICH, D OYLE, EMERSON , GREEN , JOERS, K AUFERT, KNODL , KREIBICH, M AXEY, M ELOTIK, MOSES, MURSAU , ALMERI, PENTERMAN , O'CONNOR, SWEARINGEN , TITTL and GUSTAFSON .
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
Referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
1.
A N A CT to amend 23.33 (1) (ng) 1.
Page 2, line 5:
a.
after that line insert:
and 23.33 (1) (ng) 2.
XSECTION 2.
a.
Effective dates.
of the statutes;
This act takes effect on January 6, 2026, except as follows:
relating to:
(a) If the day of publication is on or after January 7, 2026, this act takes effect on March 1, 2026.Y.
the weight limit for utility terrain vehicles.
Analysis by the 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.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
23.33 (1) (ng) 1.
a.
of the statutes is amended to read:
23.33 (1) (ng) 1.
a.
A weight, without fluids, of 3,000 3,500 pounds or less.
SECTION 2.
23.33 (1) (ng) 2.
a.
of the statutes is amended to read:
- 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-3161/1 ZDW:cjs SENATE BILL 339 S ECTION 2 23.33 (1) (ng) 2.
a.
It does not meet federal motor vehicle safety standards in effect on July 1, 2012;
is not a golf cart, low-speed vehicle, dune buggy, mini-truck, or tracked vehicle;
is designed to be used primarily off of a highway;
and has, and was originally manufactured with, a weight, without fluids, of not more than 3,000 3,500 pounds.
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Action History

  1. Published 2-7-2026

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

  3. Presented to the Governor on 2-5-2026

  4. Report correctly enrolled

  5. LRB correction (Senate Amendment 1)

  6. Received from Assembly concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Read a third time and concurred in

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Read a second time

  12. Representative Stubbs added as a cosponsor

  13. Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  14. Representative Palmeri withdrawn as a cosponsor

  15. Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

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

  17. Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  18. Representative Tranel added as a cosponsor

  19. Received from Senate

  20. Ordered immediately messaged

  21. Read a third time and passed

  22. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  23. Ordered to a third reading

  24. Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  25. Read a second time

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

  27. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Felzkowski

  28. Available for scheduling

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

  30. Executive action taken

  31. Public hearing held

  32. Representative Franklin added as a cosponsor

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

  34. 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

Sponsors

  • Eric Wimberger · Cosponsor
  • B. Jacobson · Cosponsor
  • Mary Felzkowski · Primary
  • Romaine Quinn · Cosponsor
  • Dan Feyen · Cosponsor
  • Steve Nass · Cosponsor
  • Mark Spreitzer · Cosponsor
  • Cory Tomczyk · Cosponsor
  • Krug · Cosponsor
  • Tucker · Cosponsor
  • Armstrong · Cosponsor
  • Brooks · Cosponsor
  • Callahan · Cosponsor
  • Dallman · Cosponsor
  • Dittrich · Cosponsor
  • Doyle · Cosponsor
  • Emerson · Cosponsor
  • Green · Cosponsor
  • Joers · Cosponsor
  • Kaufert · Cosponsor
  • Knodl · Cosponsor
  • Kreibich · Cosponsor
  • Maxey · Cosponsor
  • Melotik · Cosponsor
  • Moses · Cosponsor
  • Mursau · Cosponsor
  • Palmeri · Cosponsor
  • Penterman · Cosponsor
  • O'Connor · Cosponsor
  • Swearingen · Cosponsor
  • Tittl · Cosponsor
  • Gustafson · Cosponsor

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1 sponsors · 31 co-sponsors · 100 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (31)

Not signed on (100)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 339 do?
An Act to amend 23.33 (1) (ng) 1. a. and 23.33 (1) (ng) 2. a. of the statutes;
Who sponsors SB 339?
SB 339 is sponsored by Wimberger, Eric (Republican), B. Jacobson, Felzkowski, Mary (Republican), Quinn, Romaine (Republican), Feyen, Dan (Republican), Nass, Steve (Republican), Spreitzer, Mark (Democrat), Tomczyk, Cory (Republican), Krug, Tucker, Armstrong, Brooks, Callahan, Dallman, Dittrich, Doyle, Emerson, Green, Joers, Kaufert, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Melotik, Moses, Mursau, Palmeri, Penterman, O'Connor, Swearingen, Tittl, and Gustafson.
What is the current status of SB 339?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced June 19, 2025. It awaits signature.
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