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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE
April 16, 2021 - Introduced by Representatives Mursau, Tranel, Spreitzer, Kurtz,
Tittl, Cabral-Guevara, Brooks, Magnafici, Sinicki, Oldenburg,
VanderMeer, Callahan, Bowen, Sortwell, Murphy, Pronschinske, Edming,
Subeck, Swearingen, Shelton, Wichgers, Rozar and Dallman, cosponsored
by Senators Felzkowski, Ringhand, Cowles, Marklein and L. Taylor.
Referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage.
AB265,1,2
1An Act to amend 23.33 (1) (ng) 1. a. and 23.33 (1) (ng) 2. a. of the statutes;
2relating to: the weight limit for utility terrain vehicles.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill raises from 2,000 pounds to 3,000 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 2,000 pounds.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB265,1
3Section
1. 23.33 (1) (ng) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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23.33
(1) (ng) 1. a. A weight, without fluids, of
2,000 3,000 pounds or less.
AB265,2
5Section
2. 23.33 (1) (ng) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
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23.33
(1) (ng) 2. a. It does not meet federal motor vehicle safety standards in
7effect on July 1, 2012; is not a golf cart, low-speed vehicle, dune buggy, mini-truck,
1or tracked vehicle; is designed to be used primarily off of a highway; and has, and was
2originally manufactured with, a weight, without fluids, of not more than
2000 3,000 3pounds.
