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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 360

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Relating to: special registration plate fees for fire fighter, rescue squad member, and emergency medical technician and first responder special registration plates. (FE)

Fire department Medical service — Occupations Motor vehicle — Taxation or registration

  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 exempts special group plates for fire fighters, rescue squad members,

and emergency medical technicians and first responders (EMTs) from special

registration plate fees.

Current law enumerates various authorized special groups whose members

may obtain from the Department of Transportation special registration plates for

certain vehicles that are owned or leased by special group members. Among the

special groups are two special groups for fire fighters and EMTs (one group for each

of the two styles of special registration plates DOT offers for fire fighters and EMTs)

and one special group for rescue squad members.

Under current law, DOT collects a registration fee for the initial registration or

registration renewal of most motor vehicles operated on the highway. The amount

of the registration fee varies by type of vehicle with automobiles subject to a $75

annual registration fee. In addition to the regular registration fee, DOT charges a

fee of $15 for the issuance or reissuance of most special registration plates.

Under this bill, there is no $15 additional fee for fire fighter, rescue squad

member, or EMT special registration plates.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: L. Taylor (D) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Testin (R)

10 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Horlacher (R) , Murphy (R) , Novak (R) , Shankland (D) , Spiros (R) , Subeck (D) , Tranel (R) , Tusler (R) , Wachs (D)

Votes

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

Passed 5–0 Oct 25, 2017 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 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Oct 27, 2017 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 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Oct 27, 2017 official source full page

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

Senate: PASSAGE

Passed 33–0 Oct 31, 2017 official source full page

Assembly: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 12, Noes 0

Passed 12–0 Jan 24, 2018 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. Jul 13, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Marklein, Testin, Nass and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, Tranel, Anderson, Horlacher, Murphy, Novak, Subeck, Tusler and Wachs

  2. Jul 13, 2017 · Senate

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

  3. Aug 3, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Oct 4, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Oct 24, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Oct 25, 2017 · Senate

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

  7. Oct 25, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Oct 27, 2017 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  9. Oct 27, 2017 · 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 5, Noes 0

  10. Oct 27, 2017 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-31-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  11. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  14. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0

  15. Oct 31, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Oct 31, 2017 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  17. Nov 14, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation

  18. Dec 19, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  19. Jan 17, 2018 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  20. Jan 22, 2018 · Assembly

    Representative Shankland added as a cosponsor

  21. Jan 24, 2018 · Assembly

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  22. Jan 24, 2018 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  23. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 2:25 PM on 2-20-2018 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 26

  24. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  25. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  26. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  27. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  28. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  29. Feb 21, 2018 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  30. Feb 26, 2018 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  31. Apr 2, 2018 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2018

  32. Apr 3, 2018 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-3-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 229

  33. Apr 3, 2018 · Senate

    Published 4-4-2018