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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Assembly Bill 81

Special identification cards issued by the Department of Transportation providing parking privileges for persons with physical disabilities and providing a penalty

Topics: Forfeiture, Identification cards, Motor vehicle: Parking, Persons with disabilities, Transportation, Department of: Vehicles

Became law

The governor signed it on Dec 7, 2011. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Apr 7, 2011

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Sep 13, 2011

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Oct 27, 2011

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2011 Wisconsin Act 98

Latest entry in the official record, Dec 12, 2011: “Published 12-20-2011”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, a person with a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk may apply for and obtain from the Department of Transportation (DOT) a special identification card (disabled parking card). With limited exceptions, a disabled parking card entitles any motor vehicle parked by or under the direction of the card holder, or any motor vehicle operated by or on behalf of an organization and used to transport a person eligible for a card, to parking privileges. A person or organization may be required to forfeit not less than $50 nor more than $300 if the person or organization sells or lends a disabled parking card knowing that the person purchasing or borrowing the card is not authorized by law to use it or displays a disabled parking card on a vehicle knowing that the vehicle is not authorized to have the card displayed on it. In addition, any person or organization that fraudulently procures, makes, alters, reproduces, or duplicates a disabled parking card must forfeit not less than $200 nor more than $500.

This bill increases the penalty for selling a disabled parking card to an unauthorized user from a potential forfeiture of not less than $50 nor more than $300 to a mandatory forfeiture of not less than $200 nor more than $500. The bill also prohibits fraudulent use of a disabled parking card, which is subject to a potential forfeiture of not less than $50 nor more than $300 if the violator was issued the disabled parking card by DOT and a mandatory forfeiture of not less than $200 nor more than $500 if the violator was not issued the disabled parking card by DOT. The bill also eliminates the requirement that, to constitute a violation for displaying a disabled parking card on a vehicle not authorized to have the card displayed on it, the violator must know that the vehicle is not authorized to have the card displayed on it.

Who's behind it

33 lawmakers are its ⁠. 15 are Republicans and 9 are Democrats. 9 have no party on record.

7 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 40 names

Authors (33)

Signed on in support (7)

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 were 3 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Transportation vote on an amendment

Passed, 15 to 0 · Jun 2, 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

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 97 to 0 · Sep 13, 2011 · 1 didn't vote

See how each of the 98 representatives voted

D: Democrat, I: Independent, R: Republican

Yes (97)

Didn't vote (1)

Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 97, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 13, 2011

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Dec 12, 2011

    The new law was published.

  2. Dec 7, 2011

    The governor signed it. It became 2011 Wisconsin Act 98.

  3. Dec 5, 2011

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Oct 27, 2011

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Oct 13, 2011

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  6. Sep 28, 2011

    The committee held a public hearing.

  7. Sep 14, 2011

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections.

  8. Sep 14, 2011

    The Senate received it.

  9. Sep 13, 2011

    3 more representatives signed on in support.

  10. Sep 13, 2011

    The Assembly passed it, 97 to 0.

  11. Sep 13, 2011

    The Assembly adopted it.

  12. Jun 2, 2011

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  13. Jun 2, 2011

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.

  14. May 24, 2011

    The committee held a public hearing.

  15. Apr 7, 2011

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.

  16. Apr 7, 2011

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Apr 7, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Krusick, Petrowski, Farrow, Bewley, Brooks, Hulsey, Kaufert, Kestell, Knilans, Kooyenga, Krug, Milroy, Molepske Jr, A. Ott, Pasch, Petryk, Rivard, Sinicki, Spanbauer, Steinbrink, Strachota, Thiesfeldt, Zepnick and Loudenbeck, by request of IndependenceFirst, Disability Rights Wisconsin, Survival Coalition of Wisconsin Disability Organizations, Wisconsin Coalition of Independent Living Centers, Sauk County Disabled Parking Enforcement Council, City of Madison Parking Council for People with Disabilities,Wisconsin Council on Physical Disabilities, Access to Independence, and the Arc-Wisconsin Disability Association;Cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Cowles, S. Coggs, C. Larson, Lassa and Olsen

  2. Apr 7, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation

  3. May 24, 2011 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jun 2, 2011 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Jun 2, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by committee on Transportation

  6. Jun 2, 2011 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  7. Jun 2, 2011 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Transportation, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  8. Jun 2, 2011 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Sep 8, 2011 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 9-13-2011 by committee on Rules

  10. Sep 13, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  11. Sep 13, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 adopted

  12. Sep 13, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Sep 13, 2011 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  14. Sep 13, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 97, Noes 0

  15. Sep 13, 2011 · Assembly

    Representatives C. Taylor, Williams and Young added as coauthors

  16. Sep 13, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Sep 14, 2011 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  18. Sep 14, 2011 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Elections

  19. Sep 28, 2011 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  20. Oct 13, 2011 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  21. Oct 13, 2011 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  22. Oct 13, 2011 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  23. Oct 26, 2011 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-27-2011 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  24. Oct 27, 2011 · Senate

    Read a second time

  25. Oct 27, 2011 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  26. Oct 27, 2011 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  27. Oct 27, 2011 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  28. Oct 27, 2011 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. Oct 27, 2011 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  30. Nov 1, 2011 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  31. Dec 5, 2011 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 12-5-2011

  32. Dec 7, 2011 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-7-2011. 2011 Wisconsin Act 98

  33. Dec 12, 2011 · Assembly

    Published 12-20-2011

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Wisconsin Act

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Author

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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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

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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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary