Senate Bill 542
Special registration plates for persons awarded the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. (FE)
Topics: Military personnel, Motor vehicle: Taxation or registration, Veterans Trust Fund
Stopped before the full Senate voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Oct 17, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 548. That version died when the session ended.
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Committee
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill allows persons who have been awarded the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal to obtain special motor vehicle registration plates.
Under current law, members of certain designated special groups may obtain special registration plates for certain vehicles that are owned or leased by special group members. A fee, in addition to the regular registration fee for the particular kind of vehicle, is charged for the issuance or reissuance of most special plates.
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The bill establishes an authorized special group for persons who have been awarded the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal. In addition to the regular vehicle registration fee, special group members are required to pay a $15 fee for issuance or reissuance of the special plates, which is deposited in the veterans trust fund.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . 3 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
16 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Jodi Habush Sinykin · Democrat, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (16)
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Ben Franklin · Republican, Assembly
- Russell Goodwin · Democrat, Assembly
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Melotik · Republican, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Jim Piwowarczyk · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sheehan · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 4, 2026
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 and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 9, 2026
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 4, 2026
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Jan 20, 2026
The committee held a public hearing.
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Nov 24, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Nov 18, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 28, 2025
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Oct 17, 2025
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
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Oct 17, 2025
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Oct 17, 2025 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Jacque, Spreitzer, Habush Sinykin and Ratcliff; cosponsored by Representatives Maxey, Anderson, Behnke, Franklin, Goodwin, Joers, Knodl, Melotik, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Piwowarczyk, Wichgers and Sinicki
- Oct 17, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government
- Oct 28, 2025 · Senate
Representative Sheehan added as a cosponsor
- Nov 18, 2025 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 24, 2025 · Senate
Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
- Jan 20, 2026 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Feb 4, 2026 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
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