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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 282

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Relating to: requiring a local referendum to impose a wheel tax. (FE)

County Motor vehicle — Taxation or registration Multiple sclerosis Municipality Referendum Register of deeds Transportation department of — Vehicles Treasurer — State

  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

This bill provides that a municipal or county vehicle registration fee, commonly

known as a wheel tax, may be imposed only if approved by a majority of electors

voting in a referendum at a regularly scheduled election.

Under current law, the governing body of a municipality or county may enact

an ordinance imposing an annual flat municipal or county registration fee on all

motor vehicles registered in this state that are customarily kept in the municipality

or county. The fees collected are required to be used only for transportation-related

purposes.

Under this bill, a municipality or county that proposes to impose a registration

fee is required to hold a referendum at a regularly scheduled election. The

registration fee may be imposed only if approved by a majority of the electors who

vote in the referendum. Registration fees imposed prior to the effective date of this

bill must be approved by a majority of electors voting in a referendum at a regularly

scheduled election occurring not later than the first day of the 18th month beginning

after the effective date of this bill.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bernier (R) , Craig (R) , Jacque (R) , Kapenga (R) , Nass (R) , Stroebel (R)

16 cosponsors

Brandtjen (R) , Hutton (R) , Jagler (R) , Knodl (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Magnafici (R) , Neylon (R) , Ott (R) , Quinn (R) , Ramthun (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Sortwell (R) , Tauchen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R)

Full history

  1. Jun 7, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Craig, Jacque, Kapenga, Nass, Stroebel and Bernier; cosponsored by Representatives Sanfelippo, Brandtjen, Hutton, Jagler, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Neylon, Ott, Quinn, Ramthun, Sortwell, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tusler and Wichgers

  2. Jun 7, 2019 · Senate

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

  3. Jun 19, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Jun 20, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1