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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 922
January 28, 2026 - Introduced by Representatives
Taylor
,
Goodwin
,
Arney
,
Brown
,
Clancy
,
DeSmidt
,
Hong
,
Madison
,
Ortiz-Velez
,
Sinicki
,
Snodgrass
,
Stubbs
and
Subeck
, cosponsored by Senators
Larson
and
Wirch
. Referred to Committee on Transportation.
AB922,1,2
1
An Act
to create
44.405 and 106.53 of the statutes;
relating to:
accessibility of
2
locations of Department of Transportation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law generally prohibits discrimination in access to a public place of accommodation. The federal Americans with Disabilities Act and regulations promulgated pursuant to the ADA establish requirements for specific construction standards that state and local governmental buildings must meet to comply with the ADA for new construction and alterations to existing buildings. There are exceptions to compliance with the ADA for alterations to existing buildings, including for reasons of cost, feasibility, and risk of destruction of the historic significance of a building. Current law also requires state agencies to take certain actions in coordination with the state’s historical society before adversely affecting certain historical locations.
This bill provides that the secretary of transportation must ensure that each office location of the Department of Transportation where operators’ licenses are issued that is open to the public meets the 2010 accessibility standards of the ADA by January 1, 2030, and provides no exception for any reason. The bill also requires DOT to consult with the Aging and Disability Resource Center in each county of the state and with individuals who have lived experience in the development of the designs for the modifications. The bill further requires DOT to provide four interim reports to the governor, the legislature, and the secretary of workforce development before the January 1, 2030 implementation date, including 1) a report that identifies the locations that require modifications based on the severity of need, including the current limitations of each location; 2) a priority list of locations to be modified and a list of locations with modifications that have costs estimated to be less than $50,000 per location; and 3) a report that includes cost estimates for all necessary modifications to meet the accessibility standards.
Additionally, if the secretary of transportation determines that an action taken in order to comply with this bill may cause or permit a certain adverse effect on historic property, the secretary must ensure that the state’s Historical Society is notified at least 30 days before the action is taken and that the state’s Historical Society is allowed in that period to document the condition of the historic property before the adverse effect occurs.
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:
AB922,1
1
Section
1
.
44.405 of the statutes is created to read:
AB922,2,10
2
44.405
Accessibility of department of transportation locations.
If the
3
secretary of transportation plans to take an action in order to meet the accessibility
4
requirements under s. 106.53 and that action may cause or permit an adverse effect
5
on historic property or listed property, the secretary of transportation shall ensure
6
that the department of transportation’s historic preservation officer notifies the
7
historical society at least 30 days before the planned action is taken, and the
8
secretary of transportation shall ensure that the historical society is allowed to
9
document the condition of the historic property or listed property in the period after
10
the historical society is notified and before the planned action is taken.
AB922,2
11
Section
2
.
106.53 of the statutes is created to read:
AB922,3,7
12
106.53
Accessibility of locations of department of transportation.
13
Notwithstanding ss. 44.34 (10), 44.39, and 44.40 or any ordinance enacted pursuant
14
to s. 59.69 (4m), 60.64, or 62.23 (7) (em), and subject to s. 44.405, the secretary of
15
transportation shall ensure that each office location of the department where
1
operators’ licenses are issued meets the accessibility standards for 2010 set forth in
2
28 CFR 35.15
1 and
36 CFR 119
1 before January 1, 2030, to allow full public access
3
to each location. A location that does not meet the standards shall be modified to
4
meet the standards, and the secretary may not rely on the exceptions in
28 CFR
5
35.15
1 or
36 CFR 119
1 or the requirements of an ordinance enacted pursuant to s.
6
59.69 (4m), 60.64, or 62.23 (7) (em) for not being in compliance with the
7
requirements of this section.
AB922,3
8
Section
3
. Nonstatutory provisions.
AB922,3,16
9
(
1
)
Location accessibility.
The department of transportation shall consult
10
with the Aging and Disability Resource Center in each county of this state and with
11
individuals who have lived experience when determining what modifications are
12
needed at office locations of the department to meet the accessibility standards
13
required under s. 106.53 and when developing the reports required under this
14
section. The department shall submit to the governor, to the appropriate standing
15
committees of the legislature in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (3), and to the
16
secretary of workforce development all of the following reports:
AB922,3,22
17
(
a
)
No later than January 1, 2027, a report that identifies the locations that
18
require modifications based on the severity of need, ranked from those locations
19
that provide no access to disabled individuals to those that provide full access. The
20
report shall also include information about the current limitations that prevent
21
each location from being fully accessible to the public and an outline of the
22
modification projects necessary to meet the requirements of s. 106.53.
AB922,4,2
23
(
b
)
No later than July 1, 2027, a report that includes a priority list of locations
24
to be modified identified in the report under par. (
a
) and a list that identifies each
1
location for which the estimated cost of the needed modifications is less than
2
$50,000.
AB922,4,5
3
(
c
)
No later than January 1, 2028, a report that includes cost estimates for all
4
modifications necessary to meet the accessibility standards required under s.
5
106.53.
AB922,4,8
6
(
d
)
No later than June 30, 2028, a report that includes a detailed explanation
7
of the modification projects outlined in the report under par. (
a
) that have been
8
completed.
AB922,4,9
9
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