February 28, 2025 - 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. Referred to Committee on State Affairs.
AB83,1,3
1An Act to amend 20.931 (title); to create 20.931 (1) (am) and 20.931 (3) of the 2statutes; relating to: governmental restrictions based on the energy source of
3a motor vehicle or other device. Analysis by the 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.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB83,14Section 1. 20.931 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: AB83,1,5520.931 (title) Prohibited boycotts governmental actions. AB83,26Section 2. 20.931 (1) (am) of the statutes is created to read: AB83,2,2
120.931 (1) (am) “Motor vehicle” means a self-propelled device designed to 2transport persons or property from one place to another. AB83,33Section 3. 20.931 (3) of the statutes is created to read: AB83,2,5420.931 (3) Prohibitions based on energy source. No state agency and no 5local governmental unit may do any of the following: AB83,2,86(a) 1. Restrict the use or sale of a motor vehicle on the basis of the energy 7source used to power the motor vehicle, including use for propulsion or use for 8powering other functions of the motor vehicle. AB83,2,1192. This paragraph does not affect any policy established by a state agency or 10local governmental unit related to the purchase of motor vehicles for the use of the 11state agency or local governmental unit. AB83,2,1612(b) Restrict the use or sale of a device other than a motor vehicle on the basis 13of the energy source that is used to power the device or that is consumed by the 14device. Under this paragraph, a device is powered by an energy source or consumes 15an energy source if any significant function of the device uses that energy source or 16consumes that energy source to accomplish the function.
