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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 456

Self-authentication by electronic certification of certain Department of Transportation records

Topics: Bus and truck, Court: Procedure, Evidence, Motor vehicle: Certificate of title, Motor vehicle: Dealers and finance companies, Motor vehicle: Taxation or registration, Transportation, Department of: Administration, Transportation, Department of: Vehicles

Became law

The governor signed it on Feb 11, 2010. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Sep 30, 2009

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Nov 3, 2009

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Jan 28, 2010

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2009 Wisconsin Act 118

Latest entry in the official record, Feb 16, 2010: “Published 2-25-2010”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, documentary evidence offered before a court must meet certain requirements of authentication as a condition precedent to admissibility.

Some documents, including official records, reports, and data compilations, are self-authenticating if specified requirements are met, so that extrinsic evidence of authentication is not required. Driver records maintained by the Department of Transportation (DOT) may be certified electronically by DOT as public records qualifying for self-authentication if the electronic certification is made in a manner determined by DOT to satisfactorily support a finding that the document is what it purports to be.

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This bill allows DOT to electronically certify additional records, in the same manner that DOT electronically certifies driver records, so that these records are self-authenticating. The additional records that DOT may electronically certify for self-authentication purposes include motor vehicle title and registration records, motor vehicle dealer records, and motor carrier records.

Who's behind it

4 representatives are its ⁠. 3 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.

2 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (4)

Signed on in support (2)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it

Passed, 11 to 0 · Oct 27, 2009

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 11, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it

Passed, 7 to 0 · Jan 20, 2010

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Feb 16, 2010

    The new law was published.

  2. Feb 11, 2010

    The governor signed it. It became 2009 Wisconsin Act 118.

  3. Feb 9, 2010

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Jan 28, 2010

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Jan 20, 2010

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.

  6. Jan 14, 2010

    The committee held a public hearing.

  7. Nov 9, 2009

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.

  8. Nov 4, 2009

    The Senate received it.

  9. Nov 3, 2009

    The Assembly passed it.

  10. Oct 27, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  11. Oct 27, 2009

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 0.

  12. Oct 15, 2009

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  13. Oct 8, 2009

    The committee held a public hearing.

  14. Sep 30, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.

  15. Sep 30, 2009

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Sep 30, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Steinbrink, Turner, Soletski and A. Ott;Cosponsored by Senators Holperin and Taylor

  2. Sep 30, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation

  3. Oct 8, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 15, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Oct 22, 2009 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Oct 27, 2009 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  7. Oct 27, 2009 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-3-2009 by committee on Rules

  9. Nov 3, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  10. Nov 3, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Nov 3, 2009 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  12. Nov 3, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  13. Nov 3, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Nov 4, 2009 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  15. Nov 9, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources

  16. Jan 14, 2010 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  17. Jan 20, 2010 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  18. Jan 20, 2010 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  19. Jan 20, 2010 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  20. Jan 27, 2010 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-28-2010 by committee on Senate Organization

  21. Jan 28, 2010 · Senate

    Read a second time

  22. Jan 28, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Jan 28, 2010 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  24. Jan 28, 2010 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  25. Jan 28, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Jan 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  27. Feb 1, 2010 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  28. Feb 9, 2010 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 2-9-2010

  29. Feb 11, 2010 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 2-11-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 118

  30. Feb 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Published 2-25-2010

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Cost estimate

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Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary