Senate Bill 520
Vehicles registered as historic military vehicles
Topics: Garage, Military property, Motor vehicle: Taxation or registration, Transportation, Department of: Vehicles
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
Feb 27, 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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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, as created by 2009 Wisconsin Act 135 , there is a special category of vehicle registration for former military vehicles, which may be registered for a reduced fee but are subject to operating restrictions. Under this registration category, a "former military vehicle" is a vehicle that was manufactured for use in any country's military forces and is maintained to accurately represent its military design and markings, regardless of the vehicle's size or weight. A former military vehicle may be registered as a "historic military vehicle" if it is at least 25 years old and has been imported into the United States from another country or if it has not been imported and is of any age. The Department of Transportation (DOT) must issue for the vehicle special plates showing it is registered as a historic military vehicle. A vehicle may be registered as a historic military vehicle even if the vehicle was originally designed and manufactured for off-highway operation and does not meet federal motor vehicle safety standards. A vehicle registered as a historic military vehicle may only be used for special occasions such as display and parade purposes, including traveling to and from such events, and for necessary testing, maintenance, and storage purposes.
The bill expands the circumstances under which a vehicle registered as a historic military vehicle may be operated. The bill allows these vehicles to be operated for occasional personal use, but not for regular daily transportation, and specifies that use for special occasions includes club activities, exhibitions, and tours.
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The bill also specifies that an owner of a former military vehicle may store unregistered, operable or inoperable, former military vehicles and parts vehicles for former military vehicles on the owner's property if the vehicles and parts vehicles and the outdoor storage area do not constitute a health hazard and are screened from ordinary public view.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . All 3 are Republicans.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (8)
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Kestell · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Roger Rivard · Republican, Assembly
- Evan Wynn · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 27, 2012
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections.
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Feb 27, 2012
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 27, 2012 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Lasee, Olsen and Schultz;Cosponsored by Representatives Jacque, Bies, Brooks, Kerkman, Kestell, Nygren, Rivard and Wynn
- Feb 27, 2012 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Elections
- 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
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