Assembly Bill 851
Special distinguishing registration plate decals for certain vehicles owned by certain members of special groups associated with the armed services
Topics: Motor vehicle: Taxation or registration, Transportation, Department of: Vehicles, Veteran: Organization, Women
Passed the Assembly, then stopped
The Assembly passed it on Apr 20, 2010, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to . To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 12, 2010
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Apr 20, 2010
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.
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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 concur in pursuant to ”
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Second chamber's vote
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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
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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
Roll call
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Official term: Roll call vote. 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, members of certain special groups may obtain special distinguishing license plates for certain vehicles, including automobiles and motor homes, that are owned 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. Several special groups for persons associated with the armed services are specifically enumerated as groups that may obtain special plates.
Under this bill, if an applicant for initial issuance of special group plates for a group associated with a branch of the armed services or a related organization identifies herself as a woman veteran, the Department of Transportation (DOT) must provide to the applicant, to be affixed to one of these special plates, a decal that contains the words "woman veteran" in white text on a red field and is as similar in appearance as possible to the woman veteran decal used by the Kentucky Department of Vehicle Regulation. An applicant for renewal of registration of these special plates may also receive the decal, free of charge, if the decal was not previously provided to the applicant by DOT.
Who's behind it
10 representatives are its . All 10 are Democrats.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (10)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Tamara Grigsby · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Hilgenberg · Democrat, Assembly
- Mary Hubler · Democrat, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Marlin Schneider · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- John Steinbrink · Democrat, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Spencer Coggs · Democrat, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs vote on an amendment
Passed, 10 to 0 · Apr 15, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 27, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 21, 2010
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
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Apr 21, 2010
The Senate received it.
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Apr 21, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 20, 2010
The Assembly passed it.
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Apr 20, 2010
The Assembly adopted it.
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Apr 15, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Apr 15, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 0.
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Apr 15, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 12, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Mar 12, 2010
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 12, 2010 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Sinicki, Hilgenberg, Steinbrink, Schneider, Turner, Hubler, Hebl, Pasch, Grigsby and Berceau;Cosponsored by Senators Coggs, Darling, Hansen and Taylor
- Mar 12, 2010 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
- Apr 12, 2010 · Assembly
Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Sinicki
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 11:20 A.M. on 4-20-2010 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 23
- Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly
Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted
- Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Apr 21, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 21, 2010 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Apr 21, 2010 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources
- Apr 27, 2010 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- 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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote