Assembly Bill 25
Special distinguishing registration plates for motorcycles owned or leased by veterans with disabilities and providing a penalty. (FE)
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 15, 2013
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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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 never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Transportation. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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 person registering a motorcycle with the Department of Transportation (DOT) who submits a statement from one of a list of specified medical care providers or the federal Department of Veterans Affairs certifying that the person has a disability that limits or impairs the ability to walk may obtain a special registration plate that entitles the person to certain parking privileges. If the disability is temporary, DOT may issue a temporary registration plate for the motorcycle entitling the person to these parking privileges.
Also under current law, a veteran of the U.S. armed forces who is registering a motorcycle with DOT may obtain a special registration plate identifying the owner or lessee of the motorcycle as a veteran.
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This bill establishes a special plate for motorcycles owned or leased by veterans with disabilities that limit or impair the ability to walk. This special plate entitles the disabled veteran to certain parking privileges and may be personalized. DOT may issue a temporary disabled veterans plate if the disability is temporary.
Who's behind it
13 representatives are its . 12 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (13)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Endsley · Republican, Assembly
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Jeffrey Stone · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Weatherston · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (6)
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Sheila Harsdorf · Republican, Senate
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
- Terry Moulton · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, 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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Mar 4, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 15, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Feb 15, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 15, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Petryk, Tittl, Weatherston, Murtha, Brooks, Bies, Schraa, A. Ott, Spiros, Tranel, Stone, Endsley and Ohnstad; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Moulton, Olsen, Hansen, Leibham and Schultz
- Feb 15, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation
- Mar 4, 2013 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- 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