Assembly Bill 304
Trailer or semitrailer registration
Topics: Bus and truck: Taxation or registration, Transportation, Department of: Vehicles
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
Oct 5, 2011
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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, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Committee
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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
Legislative Reference Bureau
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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
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
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, the fee that must be paid to the Department of Transportation for registering a motor truck is based upon the vehicle's weight. The fee for a vehicle weighing 12,000 pounds or less is $209 and the fee for a vehicle weighing 16,000 pounds or less is $283. A trailer or semitrailer not exceeding 12,000 pounds and designed to be hauled by a motor vehicle other than a truck tractor (trailer) may be registered for one-half of the fee prescribed for a motor truck of the same weight, but a trailer exceeding 12,000 pounds is registered for the same fee prescribed for a motor truck of the same weight.
This bill creates a registration category for trailers weighing more than 12,000 pounds but not more than 14,000 pounds that are designed to be hauled by a motor vehicle other than a truck tractor. These trailers may be registered for a fee that is one-half of the average of the fees prescribed for motor trucks weighing 12,000 pounds and 16,000 pounds, which, under current law, is a fee of $123.
Who's behind it
4 lawmakers are its . All 4 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Tiffany · Republican, Senate
- Karl Van Roy · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Williams · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Pam Galloway · Republican, Senate
- Jim Holperin · 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 Transportation vote on an amendment
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 Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 24, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 19, 2011
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Oct 19, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.
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Oct 13, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 11, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 5, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Oct 5, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Oct 5, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Tiffany, Williams, Nygren and Van Roy;Cosponsored by Senators Galloway and Holperin
- Oct 5, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation
- Oct 11, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 12, 2011 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Tiffany
- Oct 13, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 19, 2011 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- Oct 19, 2011 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- Oct 19, 2011 · Assembly
Referred to joint committee on Finance
- Oct 24, 2011 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 23, 2012 · 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