Senate Bill 457
Dispensing motor vehicle fuel for persons with disabilities, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty
Topics: District attorney, Gasoline, Motor vehicle: Taxation or registration, Persons with disabilities, Safety and Professional Services, Department of
Passed the Senate, then stopped
The Senate passed it on Mar 6, 2012, but the Assembly never voted on it. A bill has to . To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 10, 2012
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Mar 6, 2012
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Assembly never voted on it.
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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 concur in pursuant to ”
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Second chamber's vote
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Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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
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Author
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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
Roll call
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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 motor vehicle fuel dealer with full-service pumps is required to have an employee dispense motor vehicle fuel for a vehicle that displays registration plates or an identification card that indicates the vehicle is used by a person with a disability. A dealer is required to charge a person receiving such service the same price that the dealer charges at self-service pumps. The current provision applies only to motor vehicle fuel retailers who have been granted a dealership, as defined under current provisions known as the "Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law," not to independent retailers or to retail outlets owned by motor vehicle fuel producers. The provision is enforced by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
This bill expands the current requirements. Under the bill, a retailer of motor vehicle fuel must provide an employee or other attendant to dispense motor vehicle fuel if the vehicle displays registration plates or an identification card indicating the vehicle is used by a person with a disability, the driver sounds the vehicle's horn or requests assistance, and more than one employee or attendant is on duty. The requirements apply to all motor vehicle fuel retailers, not just to retailers who have been granted a dealership, and apply regardless of whether a retailer has full-service pumps. The bill also requires a retailer to post signs designed by the Department of Safety and Professional Services indicating that customers with disabilities may obtain assistance in fueling. The bill provides for a $100 forfeiture for each violation of the bill's requirements and transfers enforcement to the district attorney.
Who's behind it
Rich Zipperer, a Republican, is its .
8 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Rich Zipperer · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (8)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Margaret Krusick · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Evan Wynn · 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 Judiciary vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 28, 2012
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 Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations, 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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Mar 6, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Mar 6, 2012
The Assembly received it.
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Mar 6, 2012
The Senate passed it.
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Mar 2, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 28, 2012
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Feb 22, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 22, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 20, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 17, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 10, 2012
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
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Feb 10, 2012
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 10, 2012 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Zipperer;Cosponsored by Representatives Krusick, Berceau, Bewley, Milroy, Petryk, Sinicki, Spanbauer and Wynn
- Feb 10, 2012 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations
- Feb 17, 2012 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 20, 2012 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 22, 2012 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 22, 2012 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 28, 2012 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 28, 2012 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Feb 28, 2012 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 2, 2012 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 5, 2012 · Senate
Placed on calendar 3-6-2012 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Mar 6, 2012 · Senate
Read a second time
- Mar 6, 2012 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Mar 6, 2012 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Mar 6, 2012 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Mar 6, 2012 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence
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