| 1 | | - | Date of enactment: |
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| 2 | | - | 2023 Senate Bill 66 Date of publication*: |
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| 3 | | - | 2023 WISCONSIN ACT |
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| 4 | | - | AN ACT to amend 343.17 (3) (d) 1g. of the statutes; relating to: seasonal period for farm service license endorse- |
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| 5 | | - | ment and modifying administrative rules of the Department of Transportation. |
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| 6 | | - | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in |
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| 7 | | - | senate and assembly, do enact as follows: |
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| 8 | | - | SECTION 1. 343.17 (3) (d) 1g. of the statutes is |
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| 9 | | - | amended to read: |
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| 10 | | - | 343.17 (3) (d) 1g. “F” endorsement, which autho- |
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| 11 | | - | rizes a seasonal employee of a farm service industry |
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| 12 | | - | employer who is eligible for a restricted commercial |
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| 13 | | - | driver license under applicable federal law or regulation |
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| 14 | | - | to operate “Class B” and “Class C” vehicles as described |
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| 15 | | - | in s. 343.04 (1) (b) and (c) for a seasonal period not to |
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| 16 | | - | exceed 180 210 days in any calendar year. This endorse- |
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| 17 | | - | ment permits the transporting of liquid fertilizers in vehi- |
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| 18 | | - | cles or implements of husbandry with total capacities of |
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| 19 | | - | 3,000 gallons or less, solid fertilizers that are not trans- |
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| 20 | | - | ported with any organic substance or 1,000 gallons or less |
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| 21 | | - | of diesel fuel, but no combination of these materials. The |
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| 22 | | - | endorsement does not permit operation of a commercial |
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| 23 | | - | motor vehicle beyond 150 miles of the farm service |
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| 24 | | - | industry employer’s place of business or, in the case of |
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| 1 | + | LRB-1742/1 |
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| 2 | + | ZDW:skw |
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| 3 | + | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | + | 2023 SENATE BILL 66 |
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| 5 | + | February 15, 2023 - Introduced by Senators T OMCZYK, BALLWEG, COWLES, |
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| 6 | + | FELZKOWSKI, JAMES, MARKLEIN, NASS, SPREITZER, STAFSHOLT, STROEBEL and |
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| 7 | + | TAYLOR, cosponsored by Representatives PLUMER, BROOKS, EDMING, GUNDRUM, |
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| 8 | + | S. JOHNSON, KITCHENS, KRUG, MURSAU, NOVAK, OLDENBURG, SHANKLAND, |
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| 9 | + | SPIROS, TRANEL, VANDERMEER and WITTKE. Referred to Committee on |
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| 10 | + | Transportation and Local Government. |
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| 11 | + | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 12 | + | AN ACT to amend 343.17 (3) (d) 1g. of the statutes; relating to: seasonal period |
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| 13 | + | for farm service license endorsement. |
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| 14 | + | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 15 | + | Under current law, no person may operate a motor vehicle upon a highway in |
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| 16 | + | this state unless the person possesses a valid operator's license. Additional |
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| 17 | + | endorsements are required for the operation of certain vehicles. An “F” endorsement |
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| 18 | + | authorizes a seasonal farm employee who is eligible for a restricted commercial |
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| 19 | + | driver license under federal law to operate certain commercial vehicles for a seasonal |
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| 20 | + | period not to exceed 180 days in any calendar year. This bill increases the seasonal |
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| 21 | + | period for an “F” endorsement to 210 days. |
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| 22 | + | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 23 | + | enact as follows: |
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| 24 | + | SECTION 1. 343.17 (3) (d) 1g. of the statutes is amended to read: |
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| 25 | + | 343.17 (3) (d) 1g. “F" endorsement, which authorizes a seasonal employee of |
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| 26 | + | a farm service industry employer who is eligible for a restricted commercial driver |
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| 27 | + | license under applicable federal law or regulation to operate “Class B" and “Class C" |
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| 28 | + | vehicles as described in s. 343.04 (1) (b) and (c) for a seasonal period not to exceed 180 |
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| 37 | + | SECTION 1 SENATE BILL 66 |
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| 38 | + | 210 days in any calendar year. This endorsement permits the transporting of liquid |
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| 39 | + | fertilizers in vehicles or implements of husbandry with total capacities of 3,000 |
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| 40 | + | gallons or less, solid fertilizers that are not transported with any organic substance |
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| 41 | + | or 1,000 gallons or less of diesel fuel, but no combination of these materials. The |
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| 42 | + | endorsement does not permit operation of a commercial motor vehicle beyond 150 |
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| 43 | + | miles of the farm service industry employer's place of business or, in the case of |
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