Assembly Bill 592
Registration of former military vehicles
Topics: Military property, Motor vehicle: Taxation or registration, Transportation, Department of: Vehicles
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 3, 2010. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Nov 20, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 23, 2010
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 32 to 0
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2009 Wisconsin Act 135
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 5, 2010: “Published 3-17-2010”
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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
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Author
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Signed on in support
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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
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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, an owner of a motor vehicle that is of model year 1945 or earlier may register the vehicle as an antique vehicle. Antique vehicles may be driven only for special occasions such as display and parade purposes or for necessary testing, maintenance, and storage purposes. Also under current law, the Department of Transportation (DOT) must refuse registration of any vehicle that is originally designed and manufactured for off-highway operation unless the vehicle meets certain federal motor vehicle safety standards.
This bill allows former military vehicles to be registered in a manner similar to antique vehicles, with similar operating restrictions. The bill defines a former military vehicle as a vehicle, including a trailer but excluding a tracked vehicle, that was manufactured for use in any country's military forces and is maintained to accurately represent its military design and markings, regardless of the vehicle's size or weight. A former military vehicle may be registered as a "historic military vehicle" if it is at least 25 years old and has been imported into the United States from another country or if it has not been imported and is of any age. It is the applicant's burden to show that a vehicle is eligible for registration as a historic military vehicle.
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DOT must issue for the vehicle special plates of a distinctive design that show that the vehicle is registered as a historic military vehicle. The applicant must pay a one-time $5 registration fee and there is no fee for registration renewal. In addition, the applicant must pay a $25 processing fee, to cover the initial costs of production of special plates, until DOT has recovered $11,800 for its costs of plate development.
However, if the vehicle is currently registered by DOT under another registration category, the vehicle may be registered as a historic military vehicle without payment of any fee.
The bill also prohibits DOT from registering any vehicle that was manufactured for use in any country's military forces and that does not meet federal motor vehicle safety standards. However, the bill allows DOT to register a former military vehicle as a historic military vehicle, or as a municipal or county vehicle operated in the public service, even if the vehicle was originally designed and manufactured for off-highway operation, does not meet federal motor vehicle safety standards, and was manufactured for use in a country's military forces.
Who's behind it
30 representatives are its . 16 are Democrats, 13 are Republicans and 1 is a Independent.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (30)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Pedro Colon · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Brett Davis · Republican, Assembly
- Ann Hraychuck · Democrat, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Lothian · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Williams · Republican, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Kevin Petersen · Republican, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Marlin Schneider · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- James Soletski · Democrat, Assembly
- John Steinbrink · Democrat, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Suder · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Karl Van Roy · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Bob Ziegelbauer · Independent, Assembly
- Ted Zigmunt · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (7)
- Alan Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Randy Hopper · Republican, Senate
- Jeffrey Plale · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
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, 12 to 0 · Feb 17, 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 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 32 to 0 · Feb 23, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 5, 2010
The new law was published.
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Mar 3, 2010
The governor signed it. It became 2009 Wisconsin Act 135.
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Mar 2, 2010
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 23, 2010
The Senate passed it too, 32 to 0.
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Feb 23, 2010
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Feb 23, 2010
The Senate received it.
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Feb 23, 2010
The Assembly passed it.
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Feb 17, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 17, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 12 to 0.
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Dec 14, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 3, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Nov 20, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Nov 20, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Nov 20, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Zigmunt, Steinbrink, Soletski, Berceau, Brooks, Clark, Colon, Danou, Davis, Hraychuck, Jorgensen, Kerkman, Kleefisch, Knodl, Lothian, Molepske Jr., Pasch, Petersen, Pope-Roberts, Ripp, Schneider, Sinicki, Strachota, Suder, Townsend, Turner, Van Roy, Vruwink, M. Williams and Ziegelbauer;Cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Plale, Holperin, Hopper, A. Lasee, Taylor and Wirch
- Nov 20, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation
- Dec 3, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Dec 14, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 11, 2010 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 17, 2010 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 12, Noes 0
- Feb 17, 2010 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 17, 2010 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-23-2010 by committee on Rules
- Feb 23, 2010 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Feb 23, 2010 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 23, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 23, 2010 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 23, 2010 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 23, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 23, 2010 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Feb 23, 2010 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Feb 23, 2010 · Senate
Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Senate Organization and take up
- Feb 23, 2010 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 23, 2010 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 23, 2010 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Feb 23, 2010 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 0
- Feb 23, 2010 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 23, 2010 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Feb 26, 2010 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled
- Mar 2, 2010 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 3-2-2010
- Mar 3, 2010 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 3-3-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 135
- Mar 5, 2010 · Assembly
Published 3-17-2010
Terms on this page
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
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Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote