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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 217 |
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| 5 | 5 | | April 3, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives SWEARINGEN, GREEN, BEHNKE, |
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| 6 | 6 | | BODDEN, EDMING, MAGNAFICI, O'CONNOR, PENTERMAN, SAPIK, SORTWELL and |
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| 7 | 7 | | VANDERMEER, cosponsored by Senators STAFSHOLT, COWLES, FELZKOWSKI, |
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| 8 | 8 | | MARKLEIN and TESTIN. Referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage. |
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| 9 | 9 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 10 | 10 | | AN ACT to create 23.33 (6) (ce) of the statutes; relating to: whip lights on |
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| 11 | 11 | | all-terrain and utility terrain vehicles. |
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| 12 | 12 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 13 | 13 | | This bill authorizes equipping all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and utility terrain |
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| 14 | 14 | | vehicles (UTVs) with whip lights. |
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| 15 | 15 | | Under current law, no person may operate an ATV or UTV that is equipped with |
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| 16 | 16 | | any of the following: 1) any color of light other than white or amber visible from the |
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| 17 | 17 | | front; 2) any color of light other than red, yellow, amber, or white that is visible from |
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| 18 | 18 | | the rear; or 3) any flashing, oscillating, or rotating light in a color other than yellow |
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| 19 | 19 | | or amber. |
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| 20 | 20 | | The bill authorizes the operation of ATVs and UTVs equipped with whip lights |
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| 21 | 21 | | that emit any color of light in a fixed display or according to any pattern or sequence |
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| 22 | 22 | | other than flashing red or blue. “Whip light” is defined as a series of lights arranged |
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| 23 | 23 | | vertically along a flexible rod that is attached to an ATV or UTV so that the emitted |
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| 24 | 24 | | light is visible from any direction. |
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| 25 | 25 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 26 | 26 | | enact as follows: |
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| 27 | 27 | | SECTION 1. 23.33 (6) (ce) of the statutes is created to read: |
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| 28 | 28 | | 23.33 (6) (ce) 1. In this paragraph, “whip light” means a series of lights |
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| 29 | 29 | | arranged vertically along a flexible rod that is attached to an all-terrain vehicle or |
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| 36 | 36 | | SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 217 |
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| 37 | 37 | | utility terrain vehicle so that the emitted light is visible from any direction |
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| 38 | 38 | | approaching the all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle. |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2. A person may operate an all-terrain vehicle or utility terrain vehicle that is |
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| 40 | 40 | | equipped with a whip light that emits any color of light in a fixed display or according |
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| 41 | 41 | | to any pattern or sequence. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 3. Notwithstanding subd. 2., a person may not operate an all-terrain vehicle |
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| 43 | 43 | | or utility terrain vehicle that is equipped with a whip light that emits a flashing red |
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| 44 | 44 | | or blue color of light. |
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