Assembly Bill 372
Special distinguishing registration plates displaying the words In God We Trust and making an appropriation
Topics: Motor vehicle: Taxation or registration, Religion and society, Veteran: Hospitals and home, Veterans Affairs, Department of
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Nov 14, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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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 ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Transportation. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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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
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 license plates for certain vehicles, including automobiles and motor homes, that are owned or leased 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.
Before October 2, 1998, authorized special groups whose members may obtain special plates were specifically enumerated in state law. With certain exceptions, current law provides that specific enumeration in state law of authorized special groups is limited to those special groups enumerated before October 2, 1998.
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This bill establishes an authorized special group specifically enumerated in state law for persons interested in obtaining special plates displaying the words "In God We Trust." In addition to the regular vehicle registration fee, special group members must pay a $15 fee for issuance or reissuance of these special plates, which fee is deposited into the veterans trust fund. Special group members must also pay a $25 annual fee that provides funds to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the care of residents of the Wisconsin veterans homes.
Who's behind it
10 representatives are its . 8 are Republicans, 1 is a Democrat and 1 is a Independent.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (10)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Michelle Litjens · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Steineke · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Bob Ziegelbauer · Independent, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Michael Ellis · Republican, Senate
- Pam Galloway · Republican, Senate
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Dec 14, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 14, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Nov 14, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Nov 14, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Kaufert, Nygren, Litjens, Bies, A. Ott, Thiesfeldt, Turner, Ziegelbauer, Endsley and Steineke;Cosponsored by Senators Grothman, Galloway, Ellis and Lasee
- Nov 14, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation
- Dec 14, 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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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