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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 381

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Relating to: voluntary payments associated with special distinguishing registration plates expressing support for the family members of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty and making an appropriation. (FE)

Motor vehicle — Taxation or registration Police Transportation, department of — Vehicles

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, 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, members of certain designated special groups may obtain

special registration plates for certain vehicles 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. Also,

in addition to these fees, in some cases, special group members must make an annual

voluntary payment that is directed to a charitable organization or other entity

associated with the special group.

Current law establishes an authorized special group for persons interested in

expressing their support for the family members of law enforcement officers who

have died in the line of duty. Currently, no voluntary payment is required for the

issuance or reissuance of these plates.

This bill requires that, in addition to other applicable registration fees, these

special group members must make a $10 annual voluntary payment. Funds from the

voluntary payment are divided equally between Wisconsin Law Enforcement

Memorial, Inc., and the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. Funds

received by the latter must be expended in the state of Wisconsin.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Barca (D) , Bowen (D) , Edming (R) , Genrich (D) , Horlacher (R) , Ripp (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Steffen (R) , Tusler (R)

6 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , Cowles (R) , Crowley, Wachs, Billings and Spiros , L. Taylor (D) , Macco (R) , Subeck and Shankland

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Oct 16, 2017 official source full page

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

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 11, Noes 0

Passed 11–0 Oct 16, 2017 official source full page

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

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

Passed 5–0 Jan 31, 2018 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 Mar 15, 2018 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, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Mar 15, 2018 official source full page

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

Senate: CONCURRENCE

Passed 32–0 Mar 20, 2018 official source full page

Full history

  1. Jun 8, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Steffen, Barca, Bowen, Edming, Genrich, Horlacher, Ripp, Spreitzer and Tusler

  2. Jun 8, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

  3. Aug 24, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Aug 29, 2017 · Assembly

    Representatives Crowley, Wachs, Billings and Spiros added as coauthors

  5. Aug 29, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Sep 1, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Macco added as a coauthor

  7. Sep 6, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Steffen

  8. Sep 12, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  9. Oct 16, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Oct 16, 2017 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  11. Oct 16, 2017 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  12. Oct 30, 2017 · Assembly

    Senator Cowles added as a cosponsor

  13. Nov 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-9-2017 by Committee on Rules

  14. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  15. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  16. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  18. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  19. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Representatives Subeck and Shankland added as coauthors

  20. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. Nov 9, 2017 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  22. Nov 14, 2017 · Senate

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

  23. Dec 5, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  24. Jan 30, 2018 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  25. Jan 31, 2018 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  26. Jan 31, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  27. Mar 15, 2018 · Senate

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

  28. Mar 15, 2018 · 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, Noes 2

  29. Mar 15, 2018 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-20-2018 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  30. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor

  31. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a second time

  32. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  33. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  34. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 0

  35. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Senator L. Taylor added as a cosponsor

  36. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  37. Mar 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  38. Mar 26, 2018 · Assembly

    LRB correction

  39. Mar 26, 2018 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-26-2018

  40. Apr 2, 2018 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2018

  41. Apr 4, 2018 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 194

  42. Apr 4, 2018 · Assembly

    Published 4-4-2018