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- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-5372/1 KMS:klm SENATE BILL 699 December 2, 2025 - Introduced by Senators L E MAHIEU , MARKLEIN and N ASS, cosponsored by Representatives B RILL, B EHNKE , D ITTRICH, G OEBEN , GUNDRUM , KITCHENS , KNODL, K REIBICH, MELOTIK, M URPHY , ENTERMAN , PIWOWARCZYK and W ICHGERS.
Date of enactment:
Referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
Senate Bill 699 Date of publication*:
A N A CT to amend 121.555 (1) (a), 121.555 (1) (b) and 121.555 (2) (a) of the statutes;
WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to amend 121.555 (1) (a), 121.555 (1) (b) and 121.555 (2) (a) of the statutes;
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under current law, a school board or the governing body of a private school may provide pupil transportation services using vehicles other than school buses that fall into one of the following categories:
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in sen- ing.
1) a motor vehicle transporting nine or fewer passengers in addition to the operator;
Any authorization granted under this paragraph ate and assembly, do enact as follows:
or 2) when, at the request of the school board or governing body, the secretary of transportation determines that an emergency exists because no regular transportation is available, a motor vehicle transporting 10 or more passengers in addition to the operator.
shall specify the purpose and need for the emergency SECTION 1.
This bill increases the number of passengers who may be transported absent an emergency from nine to 14 and increases those who may be transported in an emergency from 10 or more to 15 or more.
121.555 (1) (a) of the statutes is transportation service.
For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
amended to read:
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
- 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-5372/1 KMS:klm SENATE BILL 699 SECTION 1 S ECTION 1.
121.555 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
121.555 (1) (a) A motor vehicle transporting 9 14 or less fewer passengers in addition to the operator.
S ECTION 2.
121.555 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
121.555 (1) (b) A motor vehicle transporting 10 15 or more passengers in addition to the operator and used temporarily to provide transportation for purposes specified under s.
340.01 (56) (a) when the school board or the governing body requests the secretary of transportation to determine that an emergency exists because no regular transportation is available.
The secretary of transportation shall approve or deny the request in writing.
Any authorization granted under this paragraph shall specify the purpose and need for the emergency transportation service.
121.555 (2) (a) Insurance.
121.555 (1) (a) A motor vehicle transporting 9 14 121.555 (2) (a) Insurance.
If the vehicle is owned or leased by a school or a school bus contractor, or is a vehicle authorized under sub.
If the vehicle is owned or or less fewer passengers in addition to the operator.
(1) (b), it shall comply with s.
leased by a school or a school bus contractor, or is a ve- SECTION 2.
121.555 (1) (b) of the statutes is hicle authorized under sub.
(1) (b), it shall comply with amended to read:
121.555 (1) (b) A motor vehicle transporting 10 15 s.
If the vehicle is transporting 9 14 or fewer persons in addition to the operator and is not owned or leased by a school or by a school bus contractor, it shall be insured by a policy providing property damage coverage with a limit of not less than $10,000 and bodily injury liability coverage with limits of not less than $25,000 for each person, and, subject to the limit for each person, a total limit of not less than $50,000 for each accident.
If the vehicle is transporting 9 14 or fewer persons in addition to the operator and is not owned or or more passengers in addition to the operator and used leased by a school or by a school bus contractor, it shall temporarily to provide transportation for purposes spec- be insured by a policy providing property damage cover- ified under s.
(END)
340.01 (56) (a) when the school board or age with a limit of not less than $10,000 and bodily in- the governing body requests the secretary of transporta- jury liability coverage with limits of not less than tion to determine that an emergency exists because no $25,000 for each person, and, subject to the limit for regular transportation is available.
The secretary of each person, a total limit of not less than $50,000 for transportation shall approve or deny the request in writ- each accident.
* Section 991.11, ISCONSINSTATUTES:
Effective date of acts.
“Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the gov- ernor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.”
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