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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 161: Relating to: governmental restrictions based on the energy source of a motor vehicle or other device.

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 161 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on April 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: governmental restrictions based on the energy source of a motor vehicle or other device. Primary sponsor: Duke Tucker (Republican), Chanz Green (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Scott Krug (Republican), Travis Tranel (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), Brent Jacobson (Republican), Calvin Callahan (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Will Penterman (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican), Todd Novak (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Dave Murphy (Republican), Dan Knodl (Republican), Pat Snyder (Republican), Alex Dallman (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), John Spiros (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Ron Tusler (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 30

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Duke TuckerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Chanz GreenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse74
Jim PiwowarczykPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Lindee BrillPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Scott KrugPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse72
Travis TranelPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse49
Dave MaxeyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Brent JacobsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse87
Calvin CallahanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse35
Rob KreibichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Will PentermanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse38
Chuck WichgersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Todd NovakPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Elijah BehnkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Joy GoebenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Dave MurphyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Dan KnodlPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Pat SnyderPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Alex DallmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse39
Barbara DittrichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
John SpirosPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse86
Rick GundrumPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Ron TuslerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse3
Paul MelotikPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Julian BradleyCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Dan FeyenCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Steve NassCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Romaine QuinnCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate25
Cory TomczykCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Van WanggaardCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate21

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Laid on the table
  3. Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 9-11-2025
  4. Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
  5. Representative Duchow added as a coauthor
  6. Referred to committee on Rules
  7. Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 1
  8. Executive action taken
  9. Public hearing held
  10. Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor
  11. Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
  12. 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

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source