AB665: Bill Text

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2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE

2001 Assembly BILL 665

December 3, 2001 - Introduced by Representatives Pettis, Musser, Krawczyk, Bies, Olsen and Townsend, cosponsored by Senator Harsdorf. Referred to Committee on Tourism and Recreation.

AB665,1,2 An Act to amend 346.94 (15) of the statutes; relating to: allowing certain school buses to tow trailers.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, no person may operate a school bus with a trailer or semitrailer attached. This bill allows the operation of a school bus with a trailer or semitrailer attached if the school bus is equipped with a side emergency exit door or side emergency exit windows.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

AB665, s. 1 Section 1. 346.94 (15) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB665,1,7 346.94 (15) Towing by buses or human service vehicles. No person may operate a school bus or a human service vehicle over any public highway of this state with any trailer or semitrailer attached. This subsection does not apply to a school bus equipped with a side emergency exit door or side emergency exit windows.

AB665, s. 2 Section 2. Initial applicability.

AB665,2,3 (1) This act first applies to violations committed on the effective date of this subsection, but does not preclude the counting of other violations as prior violations for sentencing a person.

AB665,2,4 (End)