{"id":1917238,"date":"2023-04-20T14:11:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T18:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-gop-lawmakers-pass-bills-prohibiting-bans-on-gas-powered-engines\/"},"modified":"2023-04-20T14:13:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T18:13:07","slug":"wisconsin-gop-lawmakers-pass-bills-prohibiting-bans-on-gas-powered-engines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wisconsin-gop-lawmakers-pass-bills-prohibiting-bans-on-gas-powered-engines\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Pass Bills Prohibiting Bans on Gas-Powered Engines"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwisconsin-gop-lawmakers-pass-bills-prohibiting-bans-on-gas-powered-engines%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1917238&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0420\/0e89424d-93af-4c43-adb9-e81e19ba0bbb\/audio.mp3?length=2561517&#038;duration=213\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Republican-controlled Wisconsin State Assembly passed a pair of bills on Tuesday that would preemptively stop any effort by state or local agencies from banning gas-powered vehicles and appliances like lawnmowers and snow blowers.<\/p>\n<p>Wisconsin <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/2023\/related\/proposals\/ab141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assembly Bill 141<\/a> specifies that \u201cno state agency and no local governmental unit may restrict the use or sale of a device based on the energy source that is used to power the device,\u201d while <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.legis.wisconsin.gov\/2023\/related\/proposals\/ab142\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assembly Bill 142<\/a> specifies that \u201cno state agency and no local governmental unit may restrict the use or sale of motor vehicles based on the energy source used to power the motor vehicle, including use for propulsion or use for powering other functions of the motor vehicle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government should not be forcing individuals to buy certain products, eliminate competition and destroy the free market,\u201d said Rep. Ellen Schutt, a Republican from Clinton who co-authored the bills.<\/p>\n<p>AB 141 and 142 passed in the Wisconsin State Assembly by a vote of 62-35 and 63-35, respectively. No Democrats in the State Assembly supported the bills.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Christine Sinicki, a Democrat from Milwuakee, argued that the state of Wisconsin has no plans currently to prohibit gas-powered vehicles and appliances and called the legislation \u201ca big waste of time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese bills are really a solution that is looking for a problem that does not exist,\u201d Sinicki said, APG Wisconsin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apg-wi.com\/news\/state\/wisconsin-assembly-oks-increased-penalties-for-carjacking-protections-for-gas-powered-engines\/article_4528f8fd-59d1-573e-95b0-d0b8f3ea896e.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While Sinicki denied gas-powered engines are at risk, Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers recently <a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/WIGOV\/bulletins\/3517f17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">celebrated<\/a> the launch of the Clean Economy Coalition of Wisconsin (CECW), which advocates for \u201cCarbon-free power\u201d and \u201cpolicies that support a 100 percent carbon-free state by 2050.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2790595\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2019\/02\/05\/Wisconsin-state-capitol.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> The Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wis., in 2018. (Andy Manis\/Getty Images)<\/figure>\n<p>Though Wisconsin has yet to set a specific timeline for phasing out gas-powered vehicles and appliances, several other U.S. states have set <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntd.com\/more-states-move-toward-banning-gas-powered-vehicles_837277.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">timelines for ending the sale of gas-powered vehicles<\/a>. California was the first U.S. state to propose ending sales of gas-powered vehicles by 2035, and other states have since followed.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Shae Sortwell, a Republican from Two Rivers, also criticized Sinicki\u2019s premise that lawmakers shouldn\u2019t bother with passing legislation to prevent something from happening in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a basic premise of good government that we try to look into the future and say, \u2018OK, what might people do?\u2019\u201d Sortwell said, according to a Wisconsin Examiner <a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinexaminer.com\/2023\/04\/19\/assembly-republicans-pass-bills-to-block-government-from-curbing-fossil-fuel-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[If] we\u2019re going to say, \u2018Oh, we\u2019re not going to pass this because nobody has attempted to do it.\u2019 Well, there\u2019s a whole lot of things that haven\u2019t been attempted yet. And yet, we have laws and constitutions to protect the rights of the people to live their lives, without interference of future governments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gas stations and fossil fuel industry groups such as Kwik Trip and the American Petroleum Institute have thrown their support behind the measures. Meanwhile, environmental advocates and the American Lung Association oppose them.<\/p>\n<h2>Veto?<\/h2>\n<p>The bills now go on to the Republican-controlled state Senate. While the legislation may pass the legislature, it faces tougher odds of garnering Evers\u2019signature. Republicans <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntd.com\/republican-wins-open-state-senate-seat-giving-gop-supermajority-and-added-impeachment-power_911745.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently gained a super<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Republican-controlled Wisconsin State Assembly passed a pair of bills on Tuesday that would preemptively stop any effort by state or local agencies from banning gas-powered vehicles and appliances like lawnmowers and snow blowers. 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