Bills by subject

Motor vehicle: Driver's license

110 bills and resolutions. 26 became law and 41 never got a public hearing. They span 3 sessions, from the 2009–10 session to the 2025–26 session.

This is the Legislature's own subject heading, not our category, so a bill is here only if the Legislature filed it under this term. Each count comes from the bill's official history.

Latest activity

The 5 bills on this subject with the newest recorded action.

SB 45 State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law. Last action May 13, 2026
SB 248 License eligibility and restriction extensions relating to ignition interlock devices.
Became law. Last action Apr 9, 2026
SB 387 Indication of veteran status of certain service members on operators’ licenses or identification cards. (FE)
Became law. Last action Apr 9, 2026
SB 783 The commercial driver training grant program. (FE)
Became law. Last action Apr 6, 2026
AB 29 Impoundment of vehicles used in certain traffic offenses.
Stopped in committee. Last action Mar 23, 2026

Every bill on this subject

2025–26 session: 31

Mar 23, 2026
AB 29: Impoundment of vehicles used in certain traffic offenses.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 50: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 72: Ratification of the Driver License Compact. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 143: Allowing an unlicensed person to use a motor vehicle and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 258: License eligibility and restriction extensions relating to ignition interlock devices.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 379: Forms of proof of identification for voting.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 389: Indication of veteran status of certain service members on operators’ licenses or identification cards. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 393: School bus operation by drivers over 70 and drivers with medical conditions.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 463: Eligibility for an occupational license for individuals with four or more convictions of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 626: Electronic copies of operators’ licenses and identification cards. (FE)
Stopped in committee.

Show 21 more

Mar 23, 2026
AB 766: The commercial driver training grant program. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 798: Caregiver records maintained by the Department of Transportation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 922: Accessibility of locations of Department of Transportation. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 937: Including a space for write-in candidates on city election ballots; eliminating independent candidates from the partisan primary ballot; and using a temporary operator’s license or identification card to establish proof of residence for voter registration (suggested as remedial legislation by the Elections Commission).
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 975: Prohibiting the use of phones while driving a motor vehicle and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
AB 1042: Driving skills tests for certain drivers. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 6: Impoundment of vehicles used in certain traffic offenses.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
May 13, 2026
SB 45: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2025 legislature. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 63: Ratification of the Driver License Compact. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 141: Allowing an unlicensed person to use a motor vehicle and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 9, 2026
SB 248: License eligibility and restriction extensions relating to ignition interlock devices.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 362: Forms of proof of identification for voting.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 9, 2026
SB 387: Indication of veteran status of certain service members on operators’ licenses or identification cards. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 393: School bus operation by drivers over 70 and drivers with medical conditions.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 455: Eligibility for an occupational license for individuals with four or more convictions of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 619: Electronic copies of operators’ licenses and identification cards. (FE)
Stopped in committee.
Apr 6, 2026
SB 783: The commercial driver training grant program. (FE)
Became law.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 795: Caregiver records maintained by the Department of Transportation. (FE)
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 916: Including a space for write-in candidates on city election ballots; eliminating independent candidates from the partisan primary ballot; and using a temporary operator’s license or identification card to establish proof of residence for voter registration (suggested as remedial legislation by the Elections Commission).
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 935: Prohibiting the use of phones while driving a motor vehicle and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2026
SB 1022: Driving skills tests for certain drivers. (FE)
Stopped in committee.

2011–12 session: 31

May 27, 2011
AB 7: Requiring certain identification in order to vote at a polling place or obtain an absentee ballot, verification of the addresses of electors, absentee voting procedure in certain residential care apartment complexes and adult family homes, identification cards issued by the Department of Transportation, creating an identification certificate issued by the Department of Transportation, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Aug 2, 2012
AB 40: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Became law.
Apr 5, 2012
AB 55: Vehicle failure-to-yield violations.
Became law.
Dec 20, 2011
AB 80: Operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver's license or after suspension or revocation of an operating privilege and providing penalties.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 131: The use of cellular telephones and other devices while operating certain motor vehicles transporting children and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 30, 2012
AB 291: Restrictions on the operation of motor vehicles by persons holding instruction permits or probationary licenses and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 292: Indication of veteran status on an operator's license or identification card.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 307: Suspension of operating privilege or registration for unsatisfied judgment for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 365: Electronic voter registration, verification of certain registrations, and proof of residence for voting in an election and granting rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 435: Services of the Department of Transportation relating to operator's licenses and identification cards.
Stopped in committee.

Show 21 more

Mar 23, 2012
AB 490: Photographs on operator's licenses.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 491: Submitting written objections and appearing in person or by telephone at a hearing to review administrative suspension of motor vehicle operating privileges.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 516: Disqualification of commercial motor vehicle operators.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 26, 2012
AB 698: Limitations on the use of an occupational license.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
AB 711: The parental choice programs; the operation of, and insurance requirements related to, school buses and alternative methods of pupil transportation; and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
May 1, 2012
AB 738: Mobile examining stations operated by the Department of Transportation for processing operator's license and identification card applications and use of an affidavit by certain electors as proof of identification for voting.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 27: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2011 legislature.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 68: Requiring the Department of Transportation to maintain a toll-free telephone number for certain purposes.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 158: Eligibility for an occupational license.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 165: Birth certificates for Milwaukee County residents.
Stopped in committee.
Dec 12, 2011
SB 217: Suspension of operating privilege or registration for unsatisfied judgment for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 323: Birth certificates that are requested for the purpose of voting.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 10, 2012
SB 330: Limitations on the issuance of a certificate of title for a motor vehicle involved in certain operating while intoxicated offenses, technical changes that affect the period of revocation of a person's operating privilege, vehicle and insurance registration for motor carriers operating in multiple jurisdictions, and vehicle identification numbers assigned by the Department of Transportation (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Transportation).
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 379: Purchasing or leasing a motor vehicle after a violation relating to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 10, 2012
SB 397: Photographs on operator's licenses.
Became law.
Apr 10, 2012
SB 398: Submitting written objections and appearing in person or by telephone at a hearing to review administrative suspension of motor vehicle operating privileges.
Became law.
Apr 10, 2012
SB 423: Disqualification of commercial motor vehicle operators.
Became law.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 430: The hours for providing Department of Transportation services relating to operator's licenses and identification cards.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 433: Driver education instruction and driver's license examinations.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 447: The use of a cellular or other wireless telephone by a probationary licensee or instruction permittee while driving a motor vehicle and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Mar 23, 2012
SB 528: Electronic voter registration, verification of certain registrations, and proof of residence for voting in an election and granting rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee.

2009–10 session: 48

May 17, 2010
AB 32: Extending the employer notification program administered by the Department of Transportation to noncommercial motor vehicle drivers.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 50: Maintaining records of certain driving offenses related to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 60: Payment of judgments in traffic courts and municipal courts by installments and the suspension of operating privileges.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 61: Motor vehicle operating privilege suspensions for controlled substance violations.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
May 26, 2010
AB 75: State finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2009 legislature.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 76: Requiring the Department of Transportation to establish rules allowing living will and health care power of attorney information to be included on driver's licenses, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 96: Operating a motor vehicle after revocation.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 137: The issuance of motor vehicle operator's licenses and identification cards by the Department of Transportation.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 151: Drunk driving penalties, consumption reports, and intoxicated driver deterrence.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 156: Reimbursement to counties by prisoners and increasing drunk driving penalties.
Stopped in committee.

Show 38 more

Feb 9, 2010
AB 177: Operating a motor vehicle while suspended, revoked, or disqualified.
Became law.
Feb 9, 2010
AB 178: Motor vehicle operating privileges, seizures by courts or law enforcement officers of operator's licenses, and reinstatement of canceled identification cards.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 181: Operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver's license or after suspension or revocation of an operating privilege and providing penalties.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 216: Permitting third-party testers to administer driving skills tests for certain noncommercial motor vehicle drivers.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 19, 2010
AB 230: Electronic access by law enforcement agencies to photographs on motor vehicle operators licenses and identification cards.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 283: Operating a vehicle while intoxicated, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 341: Driving a motor vehicle while using a cellular telephone or other wireless telecommunications device and providing a penalty.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 429: Driving a motor vehicle while using a wireless telecommunications device and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 547: Operating a vehicle while intoxicated, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 718: Operation of low-speed vehicles on highways and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 777: The issuance of driver cards and driver card instruction permits by the Department of Transportation, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
AB 828: Allowing certified advanced practice nurse prescribers to determine an illness or injury and complete forms for the purpose of medical review related to motor vehicle operator's licenses, allowing certified advanced practice nurse prescribers to treat minors for sexually transmitted diseases, and allowing certified advanced practice nurse prescribers to determine disability for the purpose of issuing certain hunting permits.
Passed the Assembly, then stopped.
May 6, 2010
AB 892: Electronic voter registration and proof of residence for voting in an election and granting rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee.
May 6, 2010
AB 895: Various changes in election laws, granting rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AJR 15: Opposing a federal mandate requiring the suspension or revocation of driver's licenses in all circumstances in which a person has been convicted of a drug or other controlled substances violation and exercising the state's option to opt out of this federal mandate.
Stopped before the full Assembly voted.
Apr 28, 2010
AJR 125: Requiring a photographic identification to vote, or register to vote, at the polls on election day (first consideration).
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 33: Purchasing or leasing a motor vehicle after a violation relating to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 34: Eligibility for an occupational license.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 17, 2009
SB 36: Motor vehicle operating privilege suspensions for controlled substance violations.
Became law.
Jun 5, 2009
SB 37: Payment of judgments in traffic courts and municipal courts by installments and the suspension of operating privileges.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 53: Extending the employer notification program administered by the Department of Transportation to noncommercial motor vehicle drivers.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 58: Permitting third-party testers to administer driving skills tests for certain noncommercial motor vehicle drivers.
Stopped in committee.
Dec 29, 2009
SB 66: Operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant and providing a penalty.
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 91: The use of cellular telephones and other devices while operating certain motor vehicles transporting children and providing a penalty.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 102: Periods of revocation of driving privileges after committing certain offenses related to operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 133: Operating a motor vehicle while suspended, revoked, or disqualified.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 134: Motor vehicle operating privileges, seizures by courts or law enforcement officers of operator's licenses, and reinstatement of canceled identification cards.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 159: The issuance of motor vehicle operator's licenses and identification cards by the Department of Transportation.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 306: Driving a motor vehicle while using a wireless telecommunications device and providing a penalty.
Stopped in committee.
May 14, 2010
SB 321: Operation of neighborhood electric vehicles.
Became law.
May 10, 2010
SB 374: Creating a commercial driver license exception for law enforcement officers operating commercial motor vehicles.
Became law.
May 10, 2010
SB 487: Motor vehicle occupational licenses issued by the Department of Transportation (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Transportation).
Became law.
May 10, 2010
SB 489: The requirement that a nonresident provide proof of financial responsibility for the operation of a motor vehicle to reinstate a suspended operating privilege or vehicle registration (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Transportation).
Became law.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 495: Operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver's license or after suspension or revocation of an operating privilege and providing penalties.
Stopped in committee.
May 5, 2010
SB 640: Various changes in election laws, granting rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
Stopped before the full Senate voted.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 645: Electronic voter registration and proof of residence for voting in an election and granting rule-making authority.
Stopped in committee.
Apr 28, 2010
SB 662: Allowing certified advanced practice nurse prescribers to determine an illness or injury and complete forms for the purpose of medical review related to motor vehicle operator's licenses and allowing certified advanced practice nurse prescribers to determine disability for the purpose of issuing certain hunting permits.
Stopped in committee.
Mar 25, 2009
SJR 6: Opposing a federal mandate requiring the suspension or revocation of driver's licenses in all circumstances in which a person has been convicted of a drug or other controlled substances violation and exercising the state's option to opt out of this federal mandate.
Passed the Senate, then stopped.

Dates are each bill's latest recorded action. Every subject