Senate Bill 888
Registration periods for certain motor vehicles and reuse of registration plates. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 7, 2022. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Jan 21, 2022
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Feb 22, 2022
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 23, 2022
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2021 Wisconsin Act 154
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 7, 2022: “Published 3-5-2022”
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Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
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Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
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Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, most automobiles and motor trucks having a registered weight of 8,000 pounds or less (light trucks) are registered by the Department of Transportation for a period of one year. The registration ends after the passing of a calendar year. Under this bill, most automobiles and light trucks are registered by DOT under the monthly series system of registration. In the monthly series system, there are 12 registration periods, each designated by a calendar month and beginning on the first day of the month and ending on the last day of the 12th month beginning after commencement. The registration, in general, begins on the date of registration and ends on the final day of the 12th month beginning after commencement.
Current law allows a county, town, village, or city to enact an ordinance to collect an annual registration fee for automobiles or light trucks that are customarily kept in the county, town, village, or city. Under the bill, the registration period for any county, town, village, or city motor vehicle registration must be synchronous with the DOT's registration period for that vehicle.
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Also under current law, if a person transfers a motor truck, dual purpose motor home, or dual purpose farm truck with a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds, the owner may keep and use the vehicle's registration plates on another vehicle of the same type and gross weight. Under the bill, such plates may be used on another vehicle of the same type with a gross weight of less than 8,000 pounds, whether or not the gross weight is the same as the previous vehicle.
Who's behind it
7 senators are its . 4 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.
13 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (13)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Wittke · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 17, 2022
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 7, 2022
The new law was published.
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Mar 7, 2022
The governor signed it. It became 2021 Wisconsin Act 154.
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Mar 3, 2022
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 23, 2022
The Assembly passed it too.
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Feb 22, 2022
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 22, 2022
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 22, 2022
The Assembly received it.
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Feb 22, 2022
The Senate passed it.
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Feb 22, 2022
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Feb 17, 2022
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Feb 8, 2022
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 8, 2022
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 1, 2022
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 28, 2022
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Jan 21, 2022
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
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Jan 21, 2022
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jan 21, 2022 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Petrowski, Erpenbach, Cowles, Marklein, Ringhand, Smith and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, Armstrong, Considine, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Pope, Wichgers and Wittke
- Jan 21, 2022 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government
- Jan 28, 2022 · Senate
Senator Ballweg added as a coauthor
- Feb 1, 2022 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 8, 2022 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 8, 2022 · Senate
Representative Hesselbein added as a cosponsor
- Feb 16, 2022 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 17, 2022 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Feb 17, 2022 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 18, 2022 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-22-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 22, 2022 · Senate
Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor
- Feb 22, 2022 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 22, 2022 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 22, 2022 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Feb 22, 2022 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 22, 2022 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 9:09 AM on 2-23-2022 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29
- Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly
Representative Cabrera added as a cosponsor
- Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 23, 2022 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Mar 2, 2022 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Mar 3, 2022 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 3-3-2022
- Mar 7, 2022 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 3-4-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 154
- Mar 7, 2022 · Senate
Published 3-5-2022
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote