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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 162

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Relating to: fee for certain motor vehicle certificate of title transfers. (FE)

Death Marriage Maternal and infant care Motor vehicle — Certificate of title Motor vehicle — Drivers license

  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, 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 or domestic partner.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bewley (D) , Cowles (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Larson (D) , Marklein (R) , Miller (D) , Nass (R) , Olsen (R) , Ringhand (D) , Wanggaard (R) , Wirch (D)

27 cosponsors

Bowen (D) , Brandtjen (R) , C. Taylor (D) , Considine (D) , Dittrich (R) , Edming (R) , Hesselbein (D) , Horlacher (R) , Knodl (R) , Kolste (D) , Krug (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Kulp (R) , Meyers (D) , Milroy (D) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Myers (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Rodriguez (R) , Sinicki (D) , Skowronski (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

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

Passed 5–0 May 30, 2019 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 Jun 3, 2019 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Senate: Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2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 Jun 3, 2019 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 32–0 Jun 5, 2019 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Full history

  1. Apr 11, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Miller, L. Taylor, Bewley, Cowles, Ringhand, Marklein, Larson, Olsen, Wirch and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Pope, Brandtjen, Kulp, Milroy, Myers, Rodriguez, Tusler, Dittrich, Krug, C. Taylor, Kolste, Meyers, Murphy, Horlacher, Mursau, Knodl, Ohnstad, Skowronski, Bowen, Hesselbein, Thiesfeldt, Sinicki, Wichgers, Considine, Edming, Spreitzer and Kuglitsch

  2. Apr 11, 2019 · Senate

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

  3. Apr 17, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. May 21, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. May 30, 2019 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. May 30, 2019 · Senate

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

  7. May 30, 2019 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Jun 3, 2019 · Senate

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

  9. Jun 3, 2019 · 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

  10. Jun 3, 2019 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-5-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  11. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Emergency statement attached by Governor pursuant to s. 16.47(2), Wisconsin Statutes

  12. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Read a second time

  13. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  15. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 0

  16. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Jun 5, 2019 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  18. Feb 18, 2020 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  19. Feb 18, 2020 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-20-2020 by Committee on Rules

  20. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  21. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  22. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  23. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  24. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. Feb 21, 2020 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  26. Feb 25, 2020 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  27. Feb 25, 2020 · Senate

    LRB correction

  28. Feb 28, 2020 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 2-28-2020

  29. Mar 4, 2020 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-3-2020. 2019 Wisconsin Act 165

  30. Mar 4, 2020 · Senate

    Published 3-4-2020