Assembly Bill 163
Creating a vehicle registration exemption for motor vehicles held by garagekeepers that are operated for purposes of repair, service, or testing. (FE)
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
Apr 23, 2013
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, certain vehicles operated on the highway are not required to be registered with the Department of Transportation. These vehicles include vehicles owned by the federal government, certain vehicles used for agricultural purposes, road machinery, vehicles while being towed, and certain vehicles operated to or from a vehicle inspection site.
This bill creates a vehicle registration exemption for a motor vehicle held by a garagekeeper that is traveling to or from the garagekeeper's repair facility while being operated for purposes of repair, service, or testing.
Who's behind it
7 lawmakers are its . 6 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Mary Czaja · Republican, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (8)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Robert Jauch · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Jennifer Shilling · Democrat, Senate
- Timothy Cullen · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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May 21, 2013
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 8, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 23, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Apr 23, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 23, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Bewley, Pope, Czaja, Berceau, Ohnstad, Sinicki and Ringhand; cosponsored by Senators Jauch, Olsen, Shilling, Lassa, Grothman, Lehman, T. Cullen and L. Taylor
- Apr 23, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation
- May 8, 2013 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 21, 2013 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly
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