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Bills · 2013-2014 Regular Session

SB 270

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Relating to: motorcycle operator's licenses and rider courses. (FE)

Motor vehicle — Driver_s license Motorcycle Transportation, department of — Vehicles

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, with limited exceptions, applicants for a motor vehicle

operator's license are required to successfully complete a knowledge test and an

on-the-road driving skills test. Also under current law, the Department of

Transportation (DOT) must waive the driving skills test for a person applying for

authorization to operate motorcycles if the person has successfully completed a basic

rider course approved by DOT. This bill requires DOT to waive the motorcycle

driving skills test for an applicant who has successfully completed a basic or more

advanced rider course approved by DOT.

Also under current law, DOT may not require a person applying for

authorization to operate motorcycles who has successfully completed a basic rider

course approved by DOT to hold an instruction permit prior to the issuance of a

license authorizing the operation of motorcycles. Under this bill, DOT may not

require a person who is applying for authorization to operate motorcycles and who,

if the person is under age 18, has successfully completed a basic rider course

approved by DOT or, if the person is age 18 or older, has successfully completed a

basic or more advanced rider course approved by DOT to hold an instruction permit

prior to the issuance of a license authorizing the operation of motorcycles.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Grothman (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Lehman (D) , Petrowski (R)

9 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Brooks (R) , Knodl (R) , Mursau (R) , Ripp (R) , Spiros (R) , Stone (R) , Tittl (R) , Weatherston (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Sep 5, 2013 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Aug 21, 2013 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Petrowski, Grothman, L. Taylor and Lehman; cosponsored by Representatives Stone, Ripp, Ballweg, Brooks, Knodl, Mursau, Spiros, Tittl and Weatherston

  2. Aug 21, 2013 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs

  3. Aug 29, 2013 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Sep 5, 2013 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Sep 5, 2013 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  6. Sep 5, 2013 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Sep 9, 2013 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Oct 7, 2013 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-8-2013 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  9. Oct 8, 2013 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  10. Oct 8, 2013 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  11. Oct 8, 2013 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. Oct 8, 2013 · Senate

    Read a second time

  13. Oct 8, 2013 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Oct 9, 2013 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  15. Oct 22, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  16. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-14-2013 by Committee on Rules

  17. Nov 12, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Weatherston

  18. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  19. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  20. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  21. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  22. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended

  23. Nov 14, 2013 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  24. Nov 15, 2013 · Senate

    Received from Assembly amended and concurred in as amended, Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  25. Nov 15, 2013 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  26. Jan 13, 2014 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-14-2014 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  27. Jan 14, 2014 · Senate

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 concurred in

  28. Jan 14, 2014 · Senate

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  29. Jan 17, 2014 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  30. Apr 22, 2014 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 4-22-2014

  31. Apr 24, 2014 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-23-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 371

  32. Apr 24, 2014 · Senate

    Published 4-24-2014