Senate Bill 211
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
Stopped before the full Senate voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Oct 4, 2011
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.
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Assembly 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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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
What it would have done
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
11 senators are its . 6 are Republicans and 5 are Democrats.
21 more lawmakers .
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Authors (11)
- 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
- Timothy Cullen · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (21)
- 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
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Steineke · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Robin Vos · Republican, Assembly
- Chad Weininger · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 18, 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 and Elections, Ayes 5, 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 18, 2011
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Oct 13, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 12, 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 4, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections.
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Oct 4, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Oct 4, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Olsen, Leibham, Carpenter, Cowles, T. Cullen, Galloway, Hansen, Holperin, Lazich, Schultz and Taylor;Cosponsored by Representatives A. Ott, Bies, Clark, Doyle, Endsley, Jacque, Jorgensen, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kestell, Knilans, Marklein, Molepske Jr, Petrowski, Steineke, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, Turner, Vos and Weininger
- Oct 4, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Elections
- Oct 5, 2011 · Senate
Representative Spanbauer added as a cosponsor
- Oct 12, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 13, 2011 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Oct 18, 2011 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Oct 18, 2011 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation and Elections, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Oct 18, 2011 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 23, 2012 · Senate
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