Senate Bill 403
Special distinguishing registration plates for motorcycles owned or leased by veterans with disabilities and providing a penalty
Topics: Motor vehicle: Parking, Motorcycle: Taxation or registration, Transportation, Department of: Vehicles, Veteran
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
Jan 26, 2012
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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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 ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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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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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
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, a person registering a motorcycle with the Department of Transportation (DOT) who submits a statement from one of a list of specified medical care providers or the federal Department of Veterans Affairs certifying that the person has a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk may obtain a special registration plate that entitles the person to certain parking privileges. If the disability is temporary, DOT may issue a temporary registration plate for the motorcycle entitling the person to these parking privileges.
Also under current law, a veteran of the U.S. armed forces who is registering a motorcycle with DOT may obtain a special registration plate identifying the owner or lessee of the motorcycle as a veteran.
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This bill establishes a special plate for motorcycles owned or leased by veterans with disabilities that limit or impair the ability to walk. This special plate entitles the disabled veteran to certain parking privileges and may be personalized. DOT may issue a temporary disabled veterans plate if the disability is temporary.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . 4 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
9 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Pam Galloway · Republican, Senate
- Sheila Harsdorf · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (9)
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Kestell · Republican, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Radcliffe · Democrat, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Evan Wynn · Republican, Assembly
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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Feb 7, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 26, 2012
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections.
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Jan 26, 2012
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jan 26, 2012 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Harsdorf, Olsen, Taylor, Schultz and Galloway;Cosponsored by Representatives Kestell, Thiesfeldt, Radcliffe, Milroy, Spanbauer, Endsley, Bies, C. Taylor and Wynn
- Jan 26, 2012 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Elections
- Feb 7, 2012 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- 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.
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