Assembly Bill 300
Registration plates for dealers, distributors, manufacturers, and transporters of motor vehicles
Topics: Motor vehicle: Dealers and finance companies, Motor vehicle: Taxation or registration, Transportation, Department of: Vehicles
Became law
The governor signed it on Dec 7, 2011. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Oct 3, 2011
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Oct 25, 2011
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Oct 27, 2011
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2011 Wisconsin Act 90
Latest entry in the official record, Dec 12, 2011: “Published 12-20-2011”
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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
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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a dealer, distributor, manufacturer, or transporter of vehicles may register with the Department of Transportation (DOT) and obtain issuance of vehicle registration plates. Under certain circumstances, the dealer, distributor, manufacturer, or transporter may display these plates on an unregistered vehicle and legally operate the vehicle on the highway. Each plate must include a registration number composed of numbers or letters or both. Each plate must also have displayed upon it a symbol capable of distinguishing it from any other plate issued to the same dealer, distributor, manufacturer, or transporter.
Under this bill, DOT is not required to include on plates issued to a dealer, distributor, manufacturer, or transporter a symbol capable of distinguishing the plate from other plates issued to the same dealer, distributor, manufacturer, or transporter. Instead, these plates may have displayed upon them a decal or sticker displaying letters that is approved by DOT and that is capable of distinguishing the plates from other plates which may be issued to the same dealer, distributor, manufacturer, or transporter. If such a decal or sticker is displayed, the bill specifies the location on the plate where the decal or sticker must be placed.
Who's behind it
20 lawmakers are its . 15 are Republicans and 5 are Democrats.
12 more lawmakers .
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Authors (20)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Kestell · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Knilans · Republican, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Jim Steineke · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Robin Vos · Republican, Assembly
- Chad Weininger · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (12)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Pam Galloway · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Mary Lazich · Republican, Senate
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Timothy Cullen · 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 were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it
Passed, 15 to 0 · Oct 19, 2011
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 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 3 to 2 · Oct 26, 2011
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Dec 12, 2011
The new law was published.
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Dec 7, 2011
The governor signed it. It became 2011 Wisconsin Act 90.
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Dec 5, 2011
Sent to the governor.
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Oct 27, 2011
The Senate passed it too.
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Oct 26, 2011
“Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)
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Oct 26, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Oct 26, 2011
The Senate received it.
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Oct 25, 2011
The Assembly passed it.
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Oct 19, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 19, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.
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Oct 11, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 11, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 5, 2011
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Oct 3, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Oct 3, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Oct 3, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives A. Ott, Bies, Doyle, Endsley, Jacque, Jorgensen, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Knilans, Marklein, Molepske Jr, Petrowski, Steineke, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, Turner, Vos, Weininger and Clark;Cosponsored by Senators Olsen, Carpenter, Cowles, T. Cullen, Galloway, Hansen, Holperin, Lazich, Leibham, Schultz and Taylor
- Oct 3, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation
- Oct 5, 2011 · Assembly
Representative Spanbauer added as a coauthor
- Oct 11, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 11, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 19, 2011 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- Oct 19, 2011 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 10-25-2011 by committee on Rules
- Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 26, 2011 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Oct 26, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Oct 26, 2011 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Oct 26, 2011 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Oct 26, 2011 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-27-2011 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Oct 27, 2011 · Senate
Read a second time
- Oct 27, 2011 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 27, 2011 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Oct 27, 2011 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Oct 27, 2011 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 27, 2011 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Nov 4, 2011 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled
- Dec 5, 2011 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 12-5-2011
- Dec 7, 2011 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 12-7-2011. 2011 Wisconsin Act 90
- Dec 12, 2011 · Assembly
Published 12-20-2011
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
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
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