Wisconsin transportation laws

What Wisconsin has enacted on transportation, what each law requires, and what the bills still moving would do. Wisconsin is one of 41 states that enacted a transportation law in the 2025 and 2026 sessions.

Bills in scope
7bills in scope
Past committee
4past committee
Most recent action
13 May 2026most recent action

Transportation laws enacted in Wisconsin

3 transportation laws enacted in the Wisconsin Legislature in the 2025 and 2026 sessions, newest first. Each links to the legislature's own page.

  • SB 783Relating to: the commercial driver training grant program. (FE)Enacted 6 April 2026

    What it requires: Applicants for commercial driver training grants must provide or pay for training to state residents that satisfies 49 CFR part 380 subparts F and G, be listed on the Training Provider Registry, operate one or more facilities in the state listed in that registry, and ensure trainees obtain initial commercial driver licenses in the state after March 23, 2024.

    Motor carriers and commercial drivers

  • AB 679Relating to: weight limits for vehicles transporting grain, feed, or commercial fertilizer. (FE)Enacted 2 April 2026

    What it requires: The department of transportation may issue annual or consecutive month permits allowing vehicles or vehicle combinations with 6 or more axles to transport grain, feed, or commercial fertilizer on specified state trunk highway routes at maximum gross weights up to 91,000 pounds, subject to restrictions on interstate highways and suspension authority during spring thaw.

    Truck size, weight and road use

  • AB 271Relating to: camera monitor systems as an alternative to mirrors for commercial motor vehicles.Enacted 10 December 2025

    What it does: Allows commercial motor vehicles to use camera monitor systems approved by the federal motor carrier safety administration as an alternative to mirrors, notwithstanding existing state law and federal regulations.

    Motor carriers and commercial drivers

Transportation in Wisconsin, by topic

Transportation bills in Wisconsin

The bills not yet law, furthest along first, with what each would do.

3Enacted

1Cleared both chambers

3Introduced or inactive

7 bills in scope

Cleared both chambers

1

AB 269Relating to: delivery network couriers and transportation network drivers, Department of Financial Institutions’ approval to offer portable benefit accounts, providing for insurance coverage, modifying administrative rules related to accident and sickness insurance, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)Vetoed

What it would do: Establishes portable benefit accounts for delivery network couriers and transportation network drivers, allowing network companies to contribute 4% of eligible drivers' quarterly earnings. Requires occupational accident insurance coverage of at least $1,000,000 and excludes application-based drivers from employee classification if companies meet specified conditions.

Introduced or inactive

3

AB 848Relating to: operation of autonomous vehicles on highways and providing a penalty.Dead

What it would do: Creates an autonomous driving safety board to permit and regulate Level 4 and Level 5 autonomous vehicles on Wisconsin highways, establishes permit requirements and operational standards, and sets a penalty of up to $1,000 for operating without a valid permit.

SB 256Relating to: delivery network couriers and transportation network drivers, Department of Financial Institutions’ approval to offer portable benefit accounts, providing for insurance coverage, modifying administrative rules related to accident and sickness insurance, and granting rule-making authority. (FE)Dead

What it would do: Excludes application-based drivers from workers' compensation and unemployment insurance if network companies refrain from prescribing work schedules, terminating for rejected requests, restricting multi-company work, or restricting other employment. Requires network companies to offer portable benefit accounts and occupational accident insurance to eligible drivers.

SB 273Relating to: camera monitor systems as an alternative to mirrors for commercial motor vehicles.Dead

What it would do: Allows commercial motor vehicles to use camera monitor systems as an alternative to mirrors if the system is exempted or approved by the federal motor carrier safety administration under federal regulations.

Bill titles link to the Wisconsin Legislature's own page.

What LawSignals covers

What counts as transportation legislation

In scope: Motor carriers and commercial drivers; truck size, weight and road use; truck and fleet emissions; hazardous materials transport; freight rail; ports, maritime and freight corridors; warehouses and delivery; and autonomous trucks and delivery devices.

Questions

Does Wisconsin have a transportation law?

Yes. Wisconsin enacted 3 transportation laws in the 2025 and 2026 sessions, among them SB 783, AB 679 and AB 271. Each is listed on this page with what it requires.

Which transportation bills are moving in Wisconsin?

1 bill not yet law has passed a committee or a chamber, the furthest along AB 269 (vetoed).

What does Wisconsin legislate on most in transportation?

Motor carriers and commercial drivers (3 bills), Warehouses and delivery (2 bills) and Truck size, weight and road use (1 bill).

Are these summaries reviewed by a lawyer?

No. Which bills count as Transportation bills, and the line on what each law requires or each bill would do, are drafted by software from the bill's own text and not reviewed by an attorney. Every bill links to the legislature's own record: read the text before relying on it. The list covers bills from the 2025 and 2026 sessions.

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