Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 1 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 60 — Relating to: fees for certain motor vehicle certificate of title transfers. (FE)

Last action — Published 12-7-2023

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2023. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Tony Evers (Democratic) on December 07, 2023.

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Likely to advance 92% · high confidence

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High

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  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 3 sponsors

    3 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

48 added · 10 removed

Plain-language change summary

The current version of SB 60 allows for the waiver of title transfer fees not only when a vehicle is passed to a spouse or domestic partner after someone's death, but now also includes immediate family members like parents, siblings, and children. Additionally, an amendment was added specifying that the law will take effect seven months after it is published. These changes are important because they aim to ease the financial burden on families during a difficult time by reducing the costs associated with transferring vehicle ownership after the death of a loved one.

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- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRBa0250/1 EVM:amn SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 60 June 6, 2023 - Offered by SenatorOWLES.
- 2024 LEGISLATURE LRB-1416/1 EVM:amn SENATE BILL 60 February 14, 2023 - Introduced by Senators OWLES, WANGGAARD and SPREITZER, cosponsored by Representatives D UCHOW , N EYLON, B EHNKE, D ONOVAN , EMERSON , KITCHENS, NODL , MOSES, MURPHY, MURSAU , EDWESKI , 'CONNOR , PENTERMAN , P RONSCHINSKE, R ETTINGER, R ODRIGUEZ, R OZAR, SNODGRASS , SPIROS, TEFFEN and T USLER.
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
Referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
1.
A N A CT to amend 342.14 (3) and 342.14 (3m);
Page 2, line 19:
and to create 342.01 (2) (aj) of the statutes;relating to:
after that line insert:
fees for certain motor vehicle certificate of title transfers.
“SECTION 5.Effective date.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under current law, the Department of Transportation issues a certificate of title to a new owner of a vehicle after ownership of the vehicle is transferred.
(1) This act takes effect on the first day of the 7th month beginning after publication.”.
The new owner pays a $157 fee for a certificate of title after a transfer and a $7.50 supplemental title fee.
Currently, these two fees are waived when a vehicle is transferred upon a person's death to his or her spouse or domestic partner.
Under this bill, these two fees are also waived when a vehicle is transferred upon a person's death to an immediate family member of the decedent.
“Immediate family member” is defined under the bill as “a spouse, grandparent, parent, sibling, child, stepchild, stepparent, or grandchild, or the spouse of a grandparent, parent, sibling, child, stepchild, stepparent, or grandchild.” For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
S ECTION 1.
342.01 (2) (aj) of the statutes is created to read:
- 2024 Legislature - 2 - LRB-1416/1 EVM:amn SENATE BILL 60 SECTION 1 342.01 (2) (aj) “Immediate family member” means a spouse, grandparent, parent, sibling, child, stepchild, stepparent, or grandchild, or the spouse of a grandparent, parent, sibling, child, stepchild, stepparent, or grandchild.
SECTION 2.
342.14 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
342.14 (3) For a certificate of title after a transfer, $157, by the owner of the vehicle, except that this fee shall be waived with respect to an application for transfer of a decedent's interest in a vehicle to his or her surviving spouse or domestic partner under ch.
770 or an immediate family member.
SECTION 3.
342.14 (3m) of the statutes is amended to read:
342.14 (3m) Upon filing an application under sub.
(1) or (3), a supplemental title fee of $7.50 by the owner of the vehicle, except that this fee shall be waived with respect to an application under sub.
(3) for transfer of a decedent's interest in a vehicle to his or her surviving spouse or domestic partner under ch.
770 or an immediate family member.
The fee specified under this subsection is in addition to any other fee specified in this sectioThis subsection does not apply to an application for a certificate of title for a low-speed vehicle.
SECTION 4.0Initial applicability.
(1) This act first applies to an application for a certificate of title received by the department of transportation on the effective date of this subsection.
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Action History

  1. Published 12-7-2023

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 12-6-2023. 2023 Wisconsin Act 43

  3. Presented to the Governor on 11-30-2023

  4. Report correctly enrolled

  5. Received from Assembly concurred in

  6. Ordered immediately messaged

  7. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 97, Noes 0

  8. Rules suspended

  9. Ordered to a third reading

  10. Read a second time

  11. Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  12. Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 by Committee on Rules

  13. Referred to committee on Rules

  14. Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  15. Executive action taken

  16. Read first time and referred to joint committee on Finance

  17. Received from Senate

  18. Ordered immediately messaged

  19. Read a third time and passed

  20. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  21. Ordered to a third reading

  22. Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  23. Read a second time

  24. Placed on calendar 9-14-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  25. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Cowles

  26. Fiscal estimate received

  27. Available for scheduling

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

  29. Executive action taken

  30. Fiscal estimate received

  31. Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor

  32. Public hearing held

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

  34. Introduced by Senators Cowles, Wanggaard and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Duchow, Neylon, Behnke, Donovan, Emerson, Kitchens, Knodl, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, O'Connor, Penterman, Pronschinske, Rettinger, Rodriguez, Rozar, Snodgrass, Spiros, Steffen and Tusler

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3 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 129 not signed on

Sponsors (3)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (129)

129 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

CONCURRENCE

Passed 97 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 44000
Democrat 24000
Unaffiliated 29000
Total 97000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (97)
Member Party Vote
BALDEH — Yea
BINSFELD — Yea
BODDEN — Yea
BRANDTJEN — Yea
CABRERA — Yea
CONLEY — Yea
CONSIDINE — Yea
EDMING — Yea
GOYKE — Yea
JOHNSON — Yea
KATSMA — Yea
MACCO — Yea
MAGNAFICI — Yea
MICHALSKI — Yea
MYERS — Yea
OHNSTAD — Yea
OLDENBURG — Yea
PETRYK — Yea
PLUMER — Yea
RETTINGER — Yea
RIEMER — Yea
ROZAR — Yea
SCHMIDT — Yea
SCHRAA — Yea
SCHUTT — Yea
SHANKLAND — Yea
SHELTON — Yea
SPEAKER — Yea
ANDERSON, J — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Yea
Andraca, Deb Democrat Yea
Bare, Mike Democrat Yea
Billings, Jill Democrat Yea
Clancy, Ryan Democrat Yea
Doyle, Steve Democrat Yea
Drake, Dora Democrat Yea
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Yea
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Yea
Hong, Francesca Democrat Yea
Jacobson, Jenna Democrat Yea
Joers, Alex Democrat Yea
Madison, Darrin Democrat Yea
McGuire, Tip Democrat Yea
Moore Omokunde, Supreme Democrat Yea
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Yea
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Yea
Palmeri, Lori Democrat Yea
Ratcliff, Melissa Democrat Yea
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Yea
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Yea
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Yea
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Yea
Vining, Robyn Democrat Yea
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Behnke, Elijah Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Donovan, Bob Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Goeben, Joy Republican Yea
Green, Chanz Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Gustafson, Nate Republican Yea
Hurd, Karen Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Maxey, Dave Republican Yea
Melotik, Paul Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Nedweski, Amanda Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
O'Connor, Jerry Republican Yea
Penterman, William Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Yea
Tranel, Travis Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Yea

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Who sponsors SB 60?
SB 60 is sponsored by Cowles, Wanggaard, Van (Republican), and Spreitzer, Mark (Democrat).
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