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2025 SENATE BILL 136
March 14, 2025 - Introduced by Senators TOMCZYK, NASS and SPREITZER,
cosponsored by Representatives TUSLER, DITTRICH, GUNDRUM, GOEBEN,
KNODL, MELOTIK, ORTIZ-VELEZ, SINICKI and SUBECK. Referred to Committee
on Transportation and Local Government.
***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
AN ACT to amend 347.26 (4) (a); to create 347.26 (4) (am) of the statutes;
relating to: school bus back-up lamps.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill provides that a school bus may be equipped with one back-up lamp
mounted to each side of the vehicle and directed to project a white or amber light
illuminating the rear wheels of the vehicle when backing. Under current law, a
motor vehicle may not be equipped with more than two back-up lamps, which must
be directed to project white or amber light illuminating the roadway to the rear of
the vehicle for a distance of up 75 feet.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SECTION 1. 347.26 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
347.26 (4) (a) Any Except as provided in par. (am), any motor vehicle may be
equipped with not more than 2 back-up lamps which shall be so directed as to
project a white or amber light illuminating the roadway to the rear of such vehicle
for a distance not to exceed 75 feet.
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SECTION 2
SECTION 2. 347.26 (4) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
347.26 (4) (am) In addition to the lamps authorized under par. (a), a school
bus may be equipped with one back-up lamp mounted to each side of the vehicle and
directed to project a white or amber light illuminating the rear wheels of the vehicle
when backing.
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