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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 123

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Relating to: exemptions from the requirement that an original driver's license be a probationary license. (FE)

Military personnel Motor vehicle — Drivers license Motor vehicle — Equipment

  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, a probationary license is, with certain exceptions, issued to

all applicants who qualify for an original driver's license and remains in effect for two

years from the date of the licensee's next birthday. Currently, the following persons

are exempt from this requirement:

1. Certain persons who have been licensed by another jurisdiction.

2. Persons who are issued a commercial driver license.

3. Persons entitled to a regular license under a foreign license reciprocity

agreement.

Those who are exempt from the probationary license requirement are instead

issued a regular license that remains in effect for eight years after the date of

issuance.

Under this bill, a person who provides to the Department of Transportation

documentary proof that the person is enlisted in the U.S. armed forces is also exempt

from the probationary license requirement.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Cowles (R) , Jacque (R) , Marklein (R) , Pfaff (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Tomczyk (R)

21 cosponsors

Armstrong (R) , Behnke (R) , Bodden (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Donovan (R) , Hutton (R) , Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Knodl (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , O'Connor (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Penterman (R) , Rodriguez (R) , Rozar (R) , Sinicki (D) , Snyder (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Subeck (D)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 May 10, 2023 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. Mar 8, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Cowles, Pfaff, Carpenter, Jacque, Marklein, Spreitzer and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Snyder, Armstrong, Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, Donovan, Joers, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Ohnstad, Penterman, Rodriguez, Rozar, Sinicki, Spiros and Subeck

  2. Mar 8, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government

  3. Mar 10, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Knodl added as a cosponsor

  4. Apr 12, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Apr 13, 2023 · Senate

    Senator Hutton added as a coauthor

  6. May 1, 2023 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. May 10, 2023 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. May 10, 2023 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  9. May 10, 2023 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Jun 5, 2023 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-7-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  11. Jun 7, 2023 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Jun 7, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Jun 7, 2023 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  14. Jun 7, 2023 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  15. Jun 7, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Jun 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  17. Jun 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  18. Oct 11, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  19. Oct 12, 2023 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules

  20. Oct 17, 2023 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  21. Oct 17, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  22. Oct 17, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Oct 17, 2023 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  24. Oct 17, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  25. Oct 17, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor

  26. Oct 17, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  27. Oct 18, 2023 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  28. Oct 19, 2023 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  29. Nov 30, 2023 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 11-30-2023

  30. Dec 7, 2023 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-6-2023. 2023 Wisconsin Act 44

  31. Dec 7, 2023 · Senate

    Published 12-7-2023