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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE
January 28, 1997 - Introduced by Representatives Brandemuehl, Freese, Dobyns,
Gronemus, Hasenohrl, Kreibich, Kreuser, M. Lehman, Notestein, Ott, Otte,
Plale, Seratti, Sykora, Urban, Ward, Zukowski and Gunderson, cosponsored
by Senator Buettner. Referred to Committee on Highways and
Transportation.
AB19,1,3
1An Act to amend 347.25 (title); and
to create 347.25 (2m) of the statutes;
2relating to: the use of strobe lights on human service vehicles and granting
3rule-making authority.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law restricts the use of a flashing white strobe light to school buses.
This bill allows a human service vehicle to be equipped with a flashing white strobe
light. Human service vehicles are certain vehicles that are used to transport elderly
or disabled persons. The bill requires the secretary to prescribe rules for the type,
installation, operation and light output brilliance of these strobe lights.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB19, s. 1
4Section
1. 347.25 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB19,1,6
5347.25 (title)
Special warning lamps on
emergency vehicles, school
6buses and funeral vehicles.
AB19, s. 2
7Section
2. 347.25 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB19,2,4
1347.25
(2m) A human service vehicle may be equipped with a 360-degree
2flashing white strobe light with a flashrate of 60 to 120 per minute. Notwithstanding
3s. 110.05 (1), the secretary shall prescribe rules for the type, installation, operation
4and light output brilliance of the lights permitted under this subsection.
AB19,2,76
(1)
This act takes effect on the first day of the 4th month beginning after
7publication.
