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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 550

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Relating to: special registration plates associated with certain professional basketball teams and making an appropriation. (FE)

Milwaukee bucks Motor vehicle — Taxation or registration Trademark 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

This bill allows persons who are interested in supporting the Milwaukee Bucks

to obtain special motor vehicle registration plates.

Under current law, a group or organization that meets certain criteria 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 registration 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.

This bill establishes an authorized special group specifically enumerated in

state law for persons interested in obtaining special plates expressing support for

certain professional basketball teams. 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 a voluntary payment of $25. Eighty

percent of the voluntary payment is deposited in the general fund until the state is

fully reimbursed for its contributions to a professional basketball arena, and all other

amounts are paid to the Milwaukee Bucks Foundation. The bill requires the special

plates to display a logo or symbol associated with the professional basketball team

and that the plates' design be approved by the president of the Milwaukee Bucks.

DOT may not issue these special plates until DOT has obtained authority to use any

applicable trademark or service mark associated with the team on these special

plates and until DOT receives a contribution from any interested person or group in

the amount of the initial costs of production of these special plates or $23,700,

whichever is less.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Gudex (R) , Lazich (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Stroebel (R) , Tiffany (R)

12 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Allen (R) , Barca (D) , Barnes (D) , Hintz (D) , Jarchow (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sinicki (D) , Steffen (R) , Tittl (R) , Vorpagel (R) , Zamarripa (D)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 5, 2016 official source full page

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

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 5, 2016 official source full page

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

Senate: Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Feb 15, 2016 official source full page

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

Senate: Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes2

Passed 3–2 Feb 15, 2016 official source full page

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

Senate: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 24, Noes 8

Passed 24–8 Feb 16, 2016 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Assembly: Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 91, Noes 4

Passed 91–4 Feb 18, 2016 official source full page

Aye · 91

Not voting · 4

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 63, Noes 32

Passed 63–32 Feb 18, 2016 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. Jan 12, 2016 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators LeMahieu, Harris Dodd, Gudex, C. Larson, Lassa, Lazich, Stroebel, Tiffany and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Tittl, Allen, Barnes, Hintz, Jarchow, Kahl, Ohnstad, A. Ott, Rohrkaste, Sinicki, Steffen, Vorpagel and Zamarripa

  2. Jan 12, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs

  3. Jan 15, 2016 · Senate

    Senator Harris Dodd withdrawn as a coauthor

  4. Jan 19, 2016 · Senate

    Senator C. Larson withdrawn as a coauthor

  5. Jan 21, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Jan 21, 2016 · Senate

    Representative Kahl withdrawn as a cosponsor

  7. Feb 1, 2016 · Senate

    Representative Ohnstad withdrawn as a cosponsor

  8. Feb 2, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator LeMahieu

  9. Feb 3, 2016 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  10. Feb 4, 2016 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  11. Feb 5, 2016 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  12. Feb 5, 2016 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  13. Feb 5, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  14. Feb 15, 2016 · Senate

    Senator Lassa withdrawn as a coauthor

  15. Feb 15, 2016 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  16. Feb 15, 2016 · Senate

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes2

  17. Feb 15, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-16-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  18. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Senator L. Taylor withdrawn as a coauthor

  19. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senators L. Taylor, C. Larson, Ringhand and Carpenter

  20. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 3 offered by Senator L. Taylor

  21. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  22. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  23. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 laid on table

  24. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 3 laid on table

  25. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  26. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  27. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 24, Noes 8

  28. Feb 16, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  30. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  31. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 2:38 PM on 2-18-2016 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  32. Feb 17, 2016 · Assembly

    LRB correction (Senate Amendment 2)

  33. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Representative Barca added as a cosponsor

  34. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  35. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Bowen

  36. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 63, Noes 32

  37. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  38. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  39. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 91, Noes 4

  40. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  41. Feb 19, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  42. Feb 25, 2016 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  43. Mar 29, 2016 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-29-2016

  44. Mar 31, 2016 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-30-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 296

  45. Mar 31, 2016 · Senate

    Published 3-31-2016