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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 48

Special distinguishing registration plates for groups that are military in nature and making an appropriation

Topics: Motor vehicle: Taxation or registration, National Guard, Transportation, Department of: Vehicles, Veterans Trust Fund

Passed the Assembly, then stopped

The Assembly passed it on Apr 22, 2010, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to ⁠. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 17, 2009

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Apr 22, 2010

  4. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

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

Under current law, members of authorized special groups may obtain special distinguishing registration plates for automobiles and certain other vehicles that are owned or leased by members of these groups. There are numerous special plates related to military service, military honors, and groups associated with a branch of the armed services. State residents who are members or retired members of the national guard may obtain special plates that display the words "Wisconsin guard member" (national guard special plates).

Under this bill, if an applicant for initial issuance of national guard special plates identifies himself or herself as a member or former member of the 32nd "Red Arrow" Brigade or Division, the Department of Transportation (DOT) must provide to the applicant, to be affixed to each special plate, two decals (stickers), one of which displays the words "Red Arrow" and the other of which displays the red arrow symbol associated with the 32nd "Red Arrow" Brigade or Division. An applicant for renewal of registration of national guard special plates may also receive these stickers, free of charge, if these stickers were not previously provided by DOT.

Read the full summary

This bill also establishes as an authorized special group members or former members of the 32nd "Red Arrow" Brigade or Division. In addition to the regular vehicle registration fee, special group members are required to pay a $15 fee for issuance or reissuance of the special plates, which fee is mostly deposited in the veterans trust fund. These special plates must display the words "Red Arrow" and the red arrow symbol associated with the 32nd "Red Arrow" Brigade or Division.

Who's behind it

4 representatives are its ⁠. 3 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.

3 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 7 names

Authors (4)

Signed on in support (3)

What it would cost

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

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it

Passed, 10 to 0 · Apr 16, 2010

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 10, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 28, 2010

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Apr 23, 2010

    The Senate received it.

  3. Apr 22, 2010

    The Assembly passed it.

  4. Apr 16, 2010

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  5. Apr 16, 2010

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 0.

  6. Dec 3, 2009

    The committee held a public hearing.

  7. Dec 2, 2009

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  8. Mar 12, 2009

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  9. Feb 17, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.

  10. Feb 17, 2009

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 17, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Schneider, Townsend, Bies and Spanbauer;Cosponsored by Senators Olsen and A. Lasee

  2. Feb 17, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation

  3. Mar 12, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Dec 2, 2009 · Assembly

    Representative Steinbrink added as a coauthor

  5. Dec 3, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Apr 1, 2010 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Apr 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  8. Apr 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:02 A.M. on 4-22-2010 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 26

  10. Apr 22, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  11. Apr 22, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. Apr 22, 2010 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  13. Apr 22, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  14. Apr 22, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. Apr 23, 2010 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  16. Apr 28, 2010 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary

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

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence

More in the glossary

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

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary