Assembly Bill 861
Celebrate Children special distinguishing registration plates
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 16, 2010
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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 never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Rules. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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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Author
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Signed on in support
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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, any group or organization may apply to the Department of Transportation for designation as an authorized special group. If the application is approved, members of the authorized special group may obtain special distinguishing registration plates for certain vehicles, including automobiles and motor homes, that are owned or leased by special group members. Current law recognizes as an authorized special group persons interested in obtaining special plates with the words "Celebrate Children" on them to show support for the prevention of child abuse and neglect. To obtain these "Celebrate Children" special plates, a person must pay the regular registration fee for the vehicle, a $15 issuance fee whenever new plates are issued, and an annual fee of $20. The $20 annual fee is deposited in a fund established and maintained by a nonprofit corporation (corporation) created by the Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board (Board).
This annual fee may be used only for certain purposes, including funding programs and projects that the Board contracts with the corporation to administer.
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This bill increases the annual fee for these "Celebrate Children" special plates from $20 to $25.
Who's behind it
5 lawmakers are its . 3 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican. 1 has no party on record.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Brett Davis · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Seidel · Democrat, Assembly
- Shilling
Signed on in support (5)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
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.
Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it
Passed, 15 to 0 · Apr 9, 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 joint committee on Finance, Ayes 15, 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 9, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Apr 9, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.
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Apr 7, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 16, 2010
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Mar 16, 2010
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 16, 2010 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Seidel, Barca, Berceau, Davis and Shilling;Cosponsored by Senators Lassa, Hansen, Lehman, Miller and Taylor
- Mar 16, 2010 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to joint committee on Finance
- Apr 7, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 7, 2010 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Apr 9, 2010 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- Apr 9, 2010 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- 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.
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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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