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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 1042
February 26, 2026 - Introduced by Representatives
Maxey
and
Dittrich
, cosponsored by Senator
Cabral-Guevara
. Referred to Committee on Transportation.
AB1042,1,3
1
An Act
to amend
343.14 (3), 343.16 (1) (a) 1., 343.16 (3) (title) and 343.25 (7);
2
to create
343.16 (3) (c) of the statutes;
relating to:
driving skills tests for
3
certain drivers.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under this bill, a person who is at least 75 years of age must pass a driving skills test prior to the person’s 76th birthday and every five years thereafter. The operator’s license of a person who fails or refuses to take such a test must be cancelled by the Department of Transportation.
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:
AB1042,1
4
Section
1
.
343.14 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1042,2,4
5
343.14
(3)
Except as provided in sub. (3m), the department shall, as part of
6
the application process, take a digital photograph including facial image capture of
7
the applicant to comply with s. 343.17 (3) (a) 2. Except as provided in sub. (3m), no
1
application may be processed without the photograph being taken. Except as
2
provided in sub. (3m) and s. 343.165 (4) (d), in the case of renewal licenses, the
3
photograph shall be taken once every 8 years, and shall coincide with the
4
appearance for examination which is required under s. 343.16 (3)
(a)
.
AB1042,2
5
Section
2
.
343.16 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1042,2,11
6
343.16
(1)
(a) 1. Except when examination by an authorized 3rd-party tester
7
is permitted under pars. (b) to (c), the department shall examine every applicant for
8
an operator’s license, including applicants for license renewal as provided in sub. (3)
9
(a) and (b)
, and every applicant for authorization to operate a vehicle class or type
10
for which the applicant does not hold currently valid authorization, other than an
11
instruction permit.
AB1042,3
12
Section
3
.
343.16 (3) (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1042,2,14
13
343.16
(3)
(title)
Testing upon renewal
; periodic testing of certain
14
persons
.
AB1042,4
15
Section
4
.
343.16 (3) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
AB1042,2,21
16
343.16
(3)
(c) The department shall examine every person who holds an
17
operator’s license and who is at least 75 years of age prior to the person’s 76th
18
birthday and every 5 years thereafter. The examination shall consist of a test of the
19
ability to exercise ordinary and reasonable control in the operation of a motor
20
vehicle. The department shall make provisions for giving examinations under this
21
paragraph at examining stations in each county.
AB1042,5
22
Section
5
.
343.25 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB1042,3,4
23
343.25
(7)
When a person who has been ordered to submit to an examination
24
under s. 343.16
, is required to submit to an examination under s. 343. 16 (3) (c),
or
1
has been ordered
to appear for either group or individual counseling or examination
2
under s. 343.32 (2) fails or refuses to do so.
Such
The
cancellation
under this
3
subsection
shall continue until compliance with the order
or requirement
has been
4
made or the order is rescinded.
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