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WI SB409
Bill
Status
9/4/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jesse James
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AI Summary
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Expands Wisconsin's "move over or slow down" law to include disabled vehicles, in addition to emergency and roadside service vehicles already covered under current law
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Defines "disabled vehicle" as a stopped motor vehicle displaying warning/hazard lights, with emergency flares or warning devices nearby, or with one or more persons visibly attending it
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Requires drivers approaching a disabled vehicle parked on or within 12 feet of a roadway to either change to a lane farther from the vehicle (on multi-lane roads) or slow to a safe speed (on single-lane roads or when lane change is unsafe)
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Amends Wisconsin Statutes section 346.072 to incorporate the expanded protections
Legislative Description
Passing certain vehicles stopped on or near a highway and providing a penalty.
Last Action
Senator Ratcliff added as a coauthor
11/18/2025