Assembly Bill 433
Registration fees for certain motor vehicles issued special registration plates
Topics: Family, Motor vehicle: Taxation or registration, Veteran
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Sep 23, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, any group or organization may apply to the Department of Transportation for designation as an authorized special group. If the application is approved, members of the authorized special group may obtain special distinguishing registration plates for certain vehicles, including automobiles and motor homes, that are owned or leased by special group members. A fee, in addition to the regular registration fee for the particular kind of vehicle, is charged for the issuance or reissuance of most special plates.
Current law recognizes as an authorized special group persons who have had an immediate family member die while serving in the U.S. armed forces, or in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces, if the immediate family member is eligible for a gold star lapel button under federal law. "Immediate family member" includes a spouse, grandparent, parent, sibling, child, and others. These persons may obtain special plates displaying a gold star flag (gold star plates). Unlike most special plates, these gold star plates are not subject to any additional fee for their issuance or reissuance. However, the vehicle owner or lessee is required to pay the regular registration fee and, if the plates are personalized, any additional fee for having the plates personalized.
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This bill establishes a special registration fee for vehicles issued gold star plates if registered by the deceased service member's spouse or parent. The bill provides an initial registration fee for these vehicles that is generally the regular registration fee that would ordinarily apply for the same vehicle type, but then exempts the vehicle from all registration renewal fees thereafter. A vehicle owner may register only one vehicle at this special registration fee. The bill does not affect the applicable fee for personalizing gold star plates.
Who's behind it
15 representatives are its . 11 are Republicans and 4 are Democrats.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (15)
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Donald Friske · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Gunderson · Republican, Assembly
- Ann Hraychuck · Democrat, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Meyer · Republican, Assembly
- Kevin Petersen · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Suder · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Alan Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 28, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 26, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 23, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Sep 23, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Sep 23, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Friske, Barca, Ripp, Spanbauer, Brooks, Hraychuck, Jorgensen, Clark, Bies, Gunderson, LeMahieu, Meyer, Petersen, Suder and Townsend;Cosponsored by Senators Hansen, A. Lasee, Schultz and Grothman
- Sep 23, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
- Oct 26, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 28, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate