# Wisconsin AB135: An Act to create 218.0170 of the statutes; Relating to: the right to repair motor vehicles and providing a penalty. (FE)

Wisconsin AB135, An Act to create 218.0170 of the statutes; Relating to: the right to repair motor vehicles and providing a penalty. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Robert Brooks (Republican) and 16 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB135
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 218.0170 of the statutes; Relating to: the right to repair motor vehicles and providing a penalty. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-13
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Robert Brooks (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), David Murphy (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), William Penterman (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Shae Sortwell (Republican), John Spiros (Republican), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Chuck Wichgers (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Subjects: Business, Garage, Trade practice
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lindee Brill (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Robert Brooks (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joy Goeben (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Russell Goodwin (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Rick Gundrum (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dave Maxey (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Paul Melotik (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: William Penterman (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Shae Sortwell (Republican), House
- Sponsor: John Spiros (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Wichgers (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: André Jacque (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brad Pfaff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kelda Roys (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), House

## Actions (10)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-02-18: Representative Tenorio added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-17: Senator Keyeski added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2026-02-06: Senator Roys added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2026-01-20: Representative Sinicki added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-11-04: Representative DeSmidt added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-04-24: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2025-04-21: Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-03-13: Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs (House)
- 2025-03-13: Introduced by Representatives Penterman, Behnke, Brill, Brooks, Dittrich, Goeben, Goodwin, Gundrum, Knodl, Maxey, Melotik, Miresse, Murphy, Mursau, Piwowarczyk, Sortwell, Spiros, Stroud and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Cabral-Guevara and Pfaff (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB135), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB135.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB135)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB135.pdf)

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