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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 630

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Relating to: the certificate of title for a vehicle that is transferred to a spouse upon the death of the owner. (FE)

Death Marriage Motor vehicle — Certificate of title

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the Department of Transportation issues a certificate of title

to a new owner of a vehicle after ownership of the vehicle is transferred. The new

owner pays a $62 fee for a certificate of title after a transfer and a $7.50 supplemental

title fee, except that a surviving spouse or domestic partner need not pay the

supplemental title fee if the vehicle is being transferred upon the death of his or her

spouse or domestic partner.

Under this bill, the fee for a certificate of title after a transfer is waived when

a vehicle is transferred upon a person's death to his or her spouse.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bewley (D) , Hansen (D) , Miller (D) , Olsen (R) , Vinehout (D) , Wanggaard (R)

17 cosponsors

Berceau (D) , Brandtjen (R) , Considine (D) , Crowley (D) , Hebl (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Horlacher (R) , Kitchens (R) , Krug (R) , Meyers (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Sargent (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spiros (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D)

Votes

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

Passed 5–0 Feb 6, 2018 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 6, 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. Dec 7, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Miller, Hansen, Olsen, Vinehout and Bewley; cosponsored by Representatives Pope, Hebl, Meyers, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Subeck, Brandtjen, Berceau, Sargent, Crowley, Spiros, Ohnstad, Horlacher, Considine, Kitchens, Hesselbein and Krug

  2. Dec 7, 2017 · Senate

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

  3. Jan 12, 2018 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jan 30, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 5, 2018 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard

  6. Feb 6, 2018 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Feb 6, 2018 · Senate

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

  8. Feb 6, 2018 · Senate

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

  9. Feb 6, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1