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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 654

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Relating to: modifying administrative rules of the Department of Transportation relating to applications for vehicle titles by nonresident insurance carriers.

Administrative rules — Revisions Insurance — Motor vehicle Motor vehicle — Certificate of title Transportation department of — Vehicles

  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

Under current law generally, a nonresident is prohibited from applying for a

certificate of title for a motor vehicle unless authorized by Department of

Transportation administrative rules. Current DOT administrative rules permit a

nonresident to apply for a certificate of title under certain circumstances, one of

which is if that nonresident is an insurance company that acquires ownership of a

vehicle through payment of a total loss claim. These companies may apply only for

salvage vehicle certificates of title for such vehicles.

This bill provides that an insurance company headquartered and with a

business address in another state in this country may also apply for a certificate of

title or any other title issued by DOT for the vehicle.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Quinn (R) , Wanggaard (R)

11 cosponsors

Armstrong (R) , Behnke (R) , Bodden (R) , Callahan (R) , Dittrich (R) , Doyle (D) , Edming (R) , Jacobson (D) , Moses (R) , Rozar (R) , Schmidt (R)

Votes

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

Passed 5–0 Feb 16, 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. Nov 9, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Quinn, Ballweg and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Callahan, Armstrong, Behnke, Bodden, Dittrich, Doyle, Edming, Moses, Rozar, Schmidt and Jacobson

  2. Nov 9, 2023 · Senate

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

  3. Feb 6, 2024 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 15, 2024 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Feb 16, 2024 · Senate

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

  6. Feb 16, 2024 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Feb 19, 2024 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-20-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. Feb 20, 2024 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  9. Feb 20, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  11. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  12. Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:32 AM on 2-22-2024 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  13. Feb 20, 2024 · Senate

    Read a second time

  14. Feb 20, 2024 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Feb 20, 2024 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  16. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  17. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  18. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  19. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  20. Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. Feb 23, 2024 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  22. Feb 28, 2024 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  23. Mar 18, 2024 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2024

  24. Mar 22, 2024 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-21-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 161

  25. Mar 22, 2024 · Senate

    Published 3-22-2024