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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

SB 397

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photographs on operator's licenses.

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a motor vehicle operator's license must include a color

photograph of the licensed person. Under this bill, the license must include a

photograph of the licensed person, but the photograph need not be in color.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Lazich (R) , Taylor (D)

5 cosponsors

Brooks (R) , Endsley (R) , Krug (R) , Marklein (R) , Petrowski (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation and Elections, Ayes 4, Noes 0

Passed 4–0 Feb 16, 2012 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 34

Passed 60–34 Feb 21, 2012 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 24, 2012 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Lazich and Taylor;Cosponsored by Representatives Petrowski, Endsley, Brooks, Krug and Marklein

  2. Jan 24, 2012 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Elections

  3. Feb 7, 2012 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 9, 2012 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 16, 2012 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 16, 2012 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation and Elections, Ayes 4, Noes 0

  7. Feb 16, 2012 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Feb 20, 2012 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-21-2012 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  9. Feb 21, 2012 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  10. Feb 21, 2012 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  11. Feb 21, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  13. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  14. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Rules and take up

  15. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  16. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representatives Jorgensen, Sinicki, Turner, Doyle, Pasch, Barca, Clark, Molepske Jr, Bernard Schaber, Pope-Roberts, Hebl, Kessler, Mason, Fields, Danou, Richards and Pocan

  17. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 34

  18. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  20. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  21. Feb 21, 2012 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Feb 21, 2012 · Senate

    Read a second time

  23. Feb 21, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  24. Feb 22, 2012 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  25. Feb 28, 2012 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-28-2012

  26. Apr 5, 2012 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 4-5-2012

  27. Apr 6, 2012 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-6-2012. 2011 Wisconsin Act 241

  28. Apr 10, 2012 · Senate

    Published 4-19-2012