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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Senate Bill 519

The issuance by the Department of Transportation of Eagle Scout decals to be affixed to motor vehicle registration plates and making an appropriation

Topics: Motor vehicle: Taxation or registration, Transportation, Department of: Vehicles, Youth

Stopped before the full Senate voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 9, 2010

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.

  4. Assembly vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass 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.

This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to provide Eagle Scout decals (stickers) to certain applicants for motor vehicle registration. An applicant who states in an application for original or renewal registration of certain vehicles, including automobiles and light-duty trucks, that the applicant or a member of the applicant's immediate family has achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America may request that DOT provide to the applicant one Eagle Scout sticker to be affixed to the applicant's registration plate. DOT may charge a fee for the decals that approximates DOT's cost of providing the decals.

Who's behind it

6 senators are its ⁠. 5 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.

12 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 18 names

Authors (6)

Signed on in support (12)

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.

Senate Committee on Transportation vote on an amendment

Passed, 7 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 adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 7, 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 14, 2010

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  3. Apr 9, 2010

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.

  4. Apr 9, 2010

    “Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 7, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  5. Apr 9, 2010

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  6. Apr 1, 2010

    The committee held a public hearing.

  7. Feb 9, 2010

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.

  8. Feb 9, 2010

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 9, 2010 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Hansen, Wirch, Holperin, Coggs, Darling and Taylor;Cosponsored by Representatives Jorgensen, Hebl, Kerkman, Ziegelbauer, Hraychuck, Pridemore, Pasch, Berceau, Turner, Lothian, Townsend and Petrowski

  2. Feb 9, 2010 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources

  3. Apr 1, 2010 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Apr 7, 2010 · Senate

    Senate substitute amendment 1 offered by Senator Hansen

  5. Apr 8, 2010 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Apr 9, 2010 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Apr 9, 2010 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  8. Apr 9, 2010 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  9. Apr 9, 2010 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Apr 14, 2010 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance by committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e)

  11. Apr 28, 2010 · Senate

    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.

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

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

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