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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 415

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Relating to: annual vehicle admission receipt validity period. (FE)

Motor vehicle Motor vehicle — Dealers and finance companies Natural resources department of — Recreation and boating Newspaper and magazine State park State superintendent of public instruction

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill provides that vehicle admission receipts issued by the Department of

Natural Resources are valid for approximately one year, rather than only during the

calendar year in which they were issued.

Under current law, no person may operate a vehicle in any state park or in

certain other recreational areas on state land unless the vehicle displays a vehicle

admission receipt. Current law requires DNR to issue an annual vehicle admission

receipt that is valid for the calendar year for which it is issued. Under the bill,

beginning in 2025, DNR must design the annual vehicle admission receipt to display

each month of the year in a manner that allows the department to indicate the month

in which the receipt is issued. The bill provides that a vehicle admission receipt is

valid until the final day of the 12th month following the month in which it is issued.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Agard (D) , Cowles (R) , Testin (R)

16 cosponsors

Baldeh (D) , Brandtjen (R) , Callahan (R) , Carpenter (D) , Duchow (R) , Gustafson (R) , Jacobson (D) , Kitchens (R) , Magnafici (R) , Maxey (R) , O'Connor (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Sapik (R) , Sinicki (D) , Tusler (R) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jan 4, 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. Sep 8, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Cowles, Agard and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Magnafici, Callahan, Sapik, Maxey, Duchow, O'Connor, Baldeh, Sinicki, Ohnstad, Brandtjen, Gustafson, Kitchens and Wichgers

  2. Sep 8, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  3. Sep 8, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  4. Oct 13, 2023 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Nov 15, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Jan 4, 2024 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Jan 4, 2024 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  8. Jan 4, 2024 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Jan 12, 2024 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-16-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  10. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  12. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  13. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor

  14. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  16. Jan 16, 2024 · Senate

    Read a second time

  17. Feb 14, 2024 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  18. Feb 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-20-2024 by Committee on Rules

  19. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  20. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  21. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  22. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  23. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  24. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. Feb 21, 2024 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  26. Feb 22, 2024 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  27. Mar 11, 2024 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-11-2024

  28. Mar 14, 2024 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-14-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 113

  29. Mar 14, 2024 · Senate

    Published 3-15-2024