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Bills from the 2013–14 session

Assembly Bill 528

Special distinguishing registration plates displaying the words Support Planned Parenthood and making an appropriation. (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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Nov 25, 2013

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. 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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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, any group or organization may apply to the Department of Transportation (DOT) for designation as an authorized special group. If the application is approved, members of the authorized special group may obtain special distinguishing license plates for certain vehicles, including automobiles and motor homes, that are owned or leased by special group members. A fee, in addition to the regular registration fee for the particular kind of vehicle, is charged for the issuance or reissuance of most special plates.

Before October 2, 1998, authorized special groups whose members may obtain special plates were specifically enumerated in state law. With certain exceptions, current law provides that specific enumeration in state law of authorized special groups is limited to those special groups enumerated before October 2, 1998.

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This bill establishes an authorized special group specifically enumerated in state law for persons interested in obtaining special plates that display the words "Support Planned Parenthood." In addition to the regular vehicle registration fee, special group members are required to pay a $15 fee for issuance or reissuance of the special plates and to annually include payment of $25 that provides funds to Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin, Inc., to be used only for funding cervical and breast cancer screenings and family planning services, including birth control. However, DOT may not issue these special plates until DOT has obtained authority to use, without fee, any applicable trademark or service mark associated with these "Support Planned Parenthood" special plates.

Who's behind it

9 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 9 are Democrats.

2 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (9)

Signed on in support (2)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

What happened

  1. Apr 8, 2014

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Dec 12, 2013

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Nov 25, 2013

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.

  4. Nov 25, 2013

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Nov 25, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives C. Taylor, Barnes, Berceau, Hesselbein, Hulsey, Kahl, Kessler, Ohnstad and Sargent; cosponsored by Senators Harris and Risser

  2. Nov 25, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

  3. Dec 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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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

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Author

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Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

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Cost estimate

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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.

More in the glossary

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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

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Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate

More in the glossary