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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 975
January 30, 2026 - Introduced by Representatives
Mursau
,
Duchow
,
Andraca
,
Sinicki
and
Snodgrass
, cosponsored by Senator
James
. Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
AB975,1,2
1
An Act
to amend
346.89 (4) (a) of the statutes;
relating to:
prohibiting the use
2
of phones while driving a motor vehicle and providing a penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a person who holds a probationary license or an instruction permit is prohibited from driving a motor vehicle while using a cellular or other wireless telephone, except to report an emergency. This bill expands this prohibition to all persons operating a motor vehicle.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB975,1
3
Section
1
.
346.89 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB975,1,7
4
346.89
(4)
(a) Subject to sub. (3), no person
who holds a probationary license
5
issued under s. 343.085, or an instruction permit issued under s. 343.07,
may drive,
6
as defined in s. 343.305 (1) (b), any motor vehicle while using a cellular or other
7
wireless telephone, except to report an emergency.
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Section
2
. Initial applicability.
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(
1
)
This act first applies to violations committed on the effective date of this
2
subsection.
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