Assembly Bill 735
The display of historical registration plates on special interest vehicles that are 20 or more years old and providing a penalty
Topics: Motor vehicle: Taxation or registration, Transportation, Department of: Vehicles
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
Feb 11, 2010
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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 Transportation.
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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
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Cost estimate
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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, 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. Antique vehicles may display a historical registration plate from or representing the model year of the vehicle but must carry current registration plates in the vehicle.
Also under current law, an owner of a special interest vehicle that is 20 or more years old may, under specified circumstances, register the vehicle as a special interest vehicle for a one-time fee of twice the regular annual registration fee ($75 for most automobiles), plus a one-time processing fee of $50. A special interest vehicle is a motor vehicle that has not been changed from its original manufacturer's specifications and which is being preserved for its historic interest. Vehicles registered as special interest vehicles are issued distinctive registration plates, and may be reregistered for no additional fee if, with an exception, the vehicle is not operated on the highways during the month of January.
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This bill allows a motor vehicle registered as a special interest vehicle to display historical Wisconsin registration plates from or representing the model year of the vehicle if the historical plates do not bear the same registration number as that assigned by the Department of Transportation (DOT) to any other currently registered vehicle. The owner of the vehicle must carry the current distinctive registration plates in the vehicle. The bill also requires the owner to notify DOT of the historical plates' registration number and requires DOT to record that number in the vehicle registration records maintained by DOT.
The bill allows the display of historical registration plates on special interest vehicles only if DOT receives, prior to June 30, 2011, contributions totaling at least $40,900 from interested persons to cover DOT's estimated costs of implementation, and, if sufficient contributions are received, only after DOT has completed the development work necessary for implementation. If DOT does not receive sufficient contributions by June 30, 2011, DOT must return all contributions, less a transaction fee not exceeding $2.50 per contributor.
Who's behind it
14 lawmakers are its . 7 are Democrats, 6 are Republicans and 1 is a Independent.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (14)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Ann Hraychuck · Democrat, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Kestell · Republican, Assembly
- Kevin Petersen · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Don Pridemore · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Radcliffe · Democrat, Assembly
- Donna Seidel · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- John Steinbrink · Democrat, Assembly
- Bob Ziegelbauer · Independent, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Scott Suder · Republican, Assembly
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, 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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Mar 18, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 11, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 16, 2010
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 11, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Feb 11, 2010
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 11, 2010 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Smith, Petrowski, Seidel, Steinbrink, Petersen, Radcliffe, Kerkman, Jorgensen, Pridemore, Berceau, A. Ott, Hraychuck, Kestell and Ziegelbauer;Cosponsored by Senator Taylor
- Feb 11, 2010 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation
- Feb 16, 2010 · Assembly
Representative Suder added as a coauthor
- Mar 11, 2010 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 18, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- 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