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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 385

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Relating to: indication of Hmong veteran status on an operator's license or identification card. (FE)

Identification cards Minority groups Motor vehicle — Drivers license Motor vehicle — Equipment Transportation department of — Vehicles Veteran Veteran — Education

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, 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, a veteran of the U.S. armed forces may elect to indicate his

or her veteran status on his or her Wisconsin operator's license or identification card.

“Veteran" is a defined term that includes individuals who have served a specified

period of active duty under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces or in forces

incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces.

This bill adds to the definition of “veteran" any person who was admitted to the

United States under the Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act. This definition

applies only for the purpose of enabling such a person to indicate on his or her

operator's license or identification card that he or she is a veteran and does not apply

to any other veteran benefit.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Behnke (R) , C. Anderson (D) , Cabrera (D) , Donovan (R) , Edming (R) , Gustafson (R) , Murphy (R) , Schmidt (R) , Shankland (D) , Snyder (R) , Sortwell (R) , Steffen (R) , Subeck (D) , Wichgers (R)

15 cosponsors

Cabral-Guevara (R) , Cowles (R) , Drake (D) , Emerson (D) , Jacobson (D) , Jacque (R) , James (R) , Larson (D) , Palmeri (D) , Smith (D) , Taylor (D) , Testin (R) , Tomczyk (R) , Tusler (R) , Wanggaard and Carpenter

Votes

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

Passed 12–0 Jan 16, 2024 official source full page

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

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Mar 11, 2024 official source full page

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

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Mar 11, 2024 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. Aug 11, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, Behnke, C. Anderson, Donovan, Murphy, Schmidt, Shankland, Snyder, Steffen, Subeck, Wichgers, Cabrera, Gustafson and Edming; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Jacque, James, Larson, Smith, Taylor, Testin and Tomczyk

  2. Aug 11, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

  3. Aug 16, 2023 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Aug 23, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor

  5. Sep 8, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Jacobson added as a coauthor

  6. Sep 26, 2023 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Oct 24, 2023 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  8. Oct 24, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Drake added as a coauthor

  9. Nov 29, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Tusler added as a coauthor

  10. Dec 5, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  11. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

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

  12. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  13. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-18-2024 by Committee on Rules

  14. Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  15. Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  16. Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  17. Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  18. Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  19. Jan 18, 2024 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  20. Jan 19, 2024 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs

  21. Feb 15, 2024 · Senate

    Representative Emerson added as a coauthor

  22. Mar 6, 2024 · Senate

    Senators Wanggaard and Carpenter added as cosponsors

  23. Mar 7, 2024 · Senate

    Senator Cowles added as a cosponsor

  24. Mar 8, 2024 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  25. Mar 11, 2024 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  26. Mar 11, 2024 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  27. Mar 11, 2024 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  28. Mar 11, 2024 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-12-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  29. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Read a second time

  30. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  31. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  32. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  33. Mar 12, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  34. Mar 12, 2024 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  35. Mar 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-15-2024

  36. Mar 18, 2024 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2024

  37. Mar 25, 2024 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-22-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 205

  38. Mar 25, 2024 · Assembly

    Published 3-23-2024