AB 977 Wisconsin Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: registration requirements for nonmotorized boats. (FE)

AB 977 modifies registration requirements for nonmotorized boats that aren't sailboats. It creates a new rule requiring registration for such boats operated within "vehicle admission areas" (areas requiring vehicle entry fees, like some public parks). The bill also removes specific registration fees for non-sail nonmotorized boats from certain fee calculations. This directly affects recreational boaters using non-sail, nonmotorized boats in designated public water areas with vehicle admission fees.
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Introduced Jan 30, 2026 Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Introduced by Representatives Green and B. Jacobson; cosponsored by Senators Stafsholt and Quinn
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