Senate Bill 437
Licensing of taxicabs by a 1st class city
Topics: Milwaukee: City, Taxi
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, 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 7, 2012
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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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 sat with the Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections.
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Committee
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a city, village, or town may regulate and license taxicabs and chauffeurs and operators of taxicabs and may prohibit the use of motor vehicles for taxicab purposes on the highways of the city, village, or town if the vehicle or operator of the vehicle is unlicensed.
Under this bill, a 1st class city (currently, only the city of Milwaukee) may regulate and license taxicabs by use of a taxicab medallion license system. Under this system, medallion licenses are initially issued to certain currently licensed taxicab operators upon payment of a fee not to exceed $500 and, annually, the city may issue additional medallion licenses by public auction. Not more than an additional two percent of the initial medallion licenses issued during the first five years, and one percent of existing medallion licenses thereafter, may be issued annually. Medallion licenses are transferable upon the payment of a transfer fee to the city and a holder of a medallion license may allow another person to operate a taxicab under his or her medallion license.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . 2 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (6)
- David Cullen · Democrat, Assembly
- Paul F. Farrow · Republican, Senate
- Jon Richards · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeffrey Stone · Republican, Assembly
- Leon Young · Democrat, Assembly
- JoCasta Zamarripa · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
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
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 28, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 7, 2012
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections.
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Feb 7, 2012
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 7, 2012 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Lasee, Carpenter, Darling and Taylor;Cosponsored by Representatives Farrow, Young, Zamarripa, Stone, D. Cullen and Richards
- Feb 7, 2012 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Elections
- Feb 28, 2012 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 2, 2012 · Senate
Senate amendment 1 offered by Senator Lasee
- Mar 8, 2012 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 15, 2012 · Senate
Senator Darling withdrawn as a coauthor
- 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