Assembly Bill 620
Dispensing motor vehicle fuel for persons with disabilities, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty
Topics: District attorney, Gasoline, Motor vehicle: Taxation or registration, Persons with disabilities, Safety and Professional Services, 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
Feb 23, 2012
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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 Homeland Security and State Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Public hearing
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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
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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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a motor vehicle fuel dealer with full-service pumps is required to have an employee dispense motor vehicle fuel for a vehicle that displays registration plates or an identification card that indicates the vehicle is used by a person with a disability. A dealer is required to charge a person receiving such service the same price that the dealer charges at self-service pumps. The current provision applies only to motor vehicle fuel retailers who have been granted a dealership, as defined under current provisions known as the "Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law," not to independent retailers or to retail outlets owned by motor vehicle fuel producers. The provision is enforced by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
This bill expands the current requirements. Under the bill, a retailer of motor vehicle fuel must provide an employee or other attendant to dispense motor vehicle fuel if the vehicle displays registration plates or an identification card indicating the vehicle is used by a person with a disability, the driver sounds the vehicle's horn or requests assistance, and more than one employee or attendant is on duty. The requirements apply to all motor vehicle fuel retailers, not just to retailers who have been granted a dealership, and apply regardless of whether a retailer has full-service pumps. The bill also requires a retailer to post signs designed by the Department of Safety and Professional Services indicating that customers with disabilities may obtain assistance in fueling. The bill provides for a $100 forfeiture for each violation of the bill's requirements and transfers enforcement to the district attorney.
Who's behind it
8 lawmakers are its . 5 are Democrats and 3 are Republicans.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (8)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Margaret Krusick · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Evan Wynn · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Rich Zipperer · 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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Mar 8, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 5, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 23, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs.
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Feb 23, 2012
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 23, 2012 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Krusick, Berceau, Bewley, Milroy, Petryk, Sinicki, Spanbauer and Wynn;Cosponsored by Senator Zipperer
- Feb 23, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs
- Mar 5, 2012 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 8, 2012 · 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