Assembly Bill 346
Fleet registration of certain motor vehicles. (FE)
Topics: Bus and truck, Farm and farming: Machinery, Motor vehicle: Taxation or registration, Transportation, Department of: Vehicles
Became law
The governor signed it on Dec 10, 2025. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Jul 8, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Oct 7, 2025
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Oct 14, 2025
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2025 Wisconsin Act 53
Latest entry in the official record, Jan 8, 2026: “Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor”
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 365. That version died when the session ended.
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Wisconsin Act
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
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What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, an owner of a fleet of 10 or more automobiles or motor trucks with a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds may register the vehicles as a fleet. This bill allows 10 or more of any combination of the following, with some exceptions, to be registered as a fleet:
1. Motor trucks with a gross weight of between 8,001 and 54,000 pounds.
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2. Truck tractors or road tractors with a gross weight of between 4,500 and 54,000 pounds.
3. Trailers with a gross weight of not more than 80,000 pounds.
Vehicles registered as a fleet are subject to the same annual registration fee as regularly applies to the type of vehicle, plus a onetime initial issuance fee of $8.50 for each vehicle. The Department of Transportation must provide, to the extent feasible, all vehicles registered as part of a particular fleet with the same registration expiration date.
Under current law, for fleet vehicles DOT must issue registration plates of a distinctive design with the word “Fleet” embossed on the plate. The bill eliminates the requirement that the word be embossed.
The bill also eliminates a provision in current law allowing for fleet registration of a fleet of 100 or more trailers.
Who's behind it
11 representatives are its . 10 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (11)
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Piwowarczyk · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (7)
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Vinnie Miresse · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Tomczyk · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 3 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it
Passed, 6 to 0 · Sep 19, 2025
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, Ayes 6, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 10, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 3 to 2 · Oct 13, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Jan 8, 2026
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Dec 10, 2025
The new law was published.
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Dec 10, 2025
The governor signed it. It became 2025 Wisconsin Act 53.
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Dec 4, 2025
Sent to the governor.
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Oct 14, 2025
The Senate passed it too.
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Oct 14, 2025
“Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up” (the official wording)
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Oct 14, 2025
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Oct 14, 2025
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Oct 13, 2025
“Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2” (the official wording)
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Oct 10, 2025
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Oct 8, 2025
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
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Oct 7, 2025
The Senate received it.
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Oct 7, 2025
The Assembly passed it.
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Oct 7, 2025
The Assembly adopted it.
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Oct 6, 2025 to Oct 7, 2025
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Sep 19, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Sep 19, 2025
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 0.
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Sep 18, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 5, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jul 8, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Transportation.
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Jul 8, 2025
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jul 8, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Behnke, Dittrich, Gustafson, Joers, Knodl, Maxey, Murphy, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Steffen and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Hutton, Nass and Tomczyk
- Jul 8, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation
- Aug 5, 2025 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Sep 16, 2025 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Sep 18, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 19, 2025 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 6, Noes 0
- Sep 19, 2025 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Oct 2, 2025 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Behnke
- Oct 3, 2025 · Assembly
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 10-7-2025
- Oct 6, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Miresse added as a coauthor
- Oct 7, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor
- Oct 7, 2025 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Oct 7, 2025 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
- Oct 7, 2025 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 7, 2025 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Oct 7, 2025 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Oct 7, 2025 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 7, 2025 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Oct 8, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Local Government
- Oct 10, 2025 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Oct 10, 2025 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Oct 10, 2025 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Oct 13, 2025 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Oct 13, 2025 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-14-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Oct 14, 2025 · Senate
Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor
- Oct 14, 2025 · Senate
Read a second time
- Oct 14, 2025 · Senate
Referred to joint committee on Finance
- Oct 14, 2025 · Senate
Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up
- Oct 14, 2025 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 14, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Oct 14, 2025 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Oct 14, 2025 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 14, 2025 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Oct 17, 2025 · Assembly
LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)
- Oct 17, 2025 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 10-17-2025
- Dec 4, 2025 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025
- Dec 10, 2025 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 12-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 53
- Dec 10, 2025 · Assembly
Published 12-10-2025
- Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly
Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
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