Senate Bill 68
Requiring the Department of Transportation to maintain a toll-free telephone number for certain purposes
Topics: Motor vehicle: Driver's license, Motor vehicle: Taxation or registration, Telephone, 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
Apr 20, 2011
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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
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
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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
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
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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.
This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to maintain a toll-free telephone number for Wisconsin residents to communicate with DOT regarding motor vehicle registration or the renewal of operator's licenses. DOT must publicize this toll-free telephone number on its Web site and arrange for inclusion of this number in appropriate telephone directories. In addition, DOT must include this toll-free telephone number on notices of renewal for vehicle registration and operator's licenses.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . All 3 are Democrats.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (2)
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, 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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Jul 14, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 20, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Elections.
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Apr 20, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Apr 20, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Hansen, C. Larson and Taylor;Cosponsored by Representatives Spanbauer and Turner
- Apr 20, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Elections
- Jul 14, 2011 · 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