Wisconsin 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted 5 R cosponsors

SB 429 — Relating to: construction and issuance of motor vehicle registration plates. (FE)

Last action — Published 3-12-2022

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Bill Text

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The recent amendments to Senate Bill 429 have updated the requirements for issuing new motor vehicle registration plates. Initially, the bill called for plates to be replaced every seven years, but the amendment changed this to a ten-year interval. Additionally, the fees for replacing plates have been adjusted; the cost for new plates was increased from $6.50 to $8.00, while the fee for lost or damaged plates has decreased from $3.25 to $4.00. These changes matter because they alter how often vehicles will receive new plates, as well as the costs associated with obtaining those plates, impacting both vehicle owners and the Department of Transportation's operations.

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- 2022 LEGISLATURE LRBa1098/1 ZDW:cjs SENATE AMENDMENT 2, TO SENATE BILL 429 January 12, 2022 - Offered by Senator ANGGAARD .
- 2022 LEGISLATURE LRB-3448/3 ZDW:cjs SENATE BILL 429 June 24, 2021 - Introduced by Senators W ANGGAARD , L.
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
TAYLOR, FELZKOWSKI , J AGLER, KOOYENGA , M ARKLEIN and N ASS, cosponsored by Representatives Z IMMERMAN , DITTRICH, DMING , AMES , KURTZ, LUMER , J.RODRIGUEZ , PIROS, S TEFFEN, TUSLER, SCHRAA, VANDERM EER and M URPHY .
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Referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
Page 3, line 20:
A N A CT to renumber and amend 341.135;
delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 4, line 2, and substitute:
to amend 341.12 (4) (a), 341.16 (1) (a) and 341.16 (2);
“341.135 (2) ISSUANCE.
and to create 341.12 (4) (am), 341.135 (2), 341.135 (3) and 341.16 (2s) of the statutes;
(a) Notwithstanding s.
relating to:
341.13 (3) and subject to par.
construction and issuance of motor vehicle registration plates.
(b), beginning with registrations initially effective July 1, 2022, upon receipt of a completed application to renew the registration of a vehicle under s.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill requires the Department of Transportation to replace motor vehicle registration plates on a rolling seven-year basis beginning in 2022 and establishes requirements for the construction of plates.
341.25 (1) (a) or (c) or (2) (a), (b), or (c) for which a registration plate has not been issued during the previous 10 years, the department shall issue and deliver prepaid to the applicant 2 new registration plates of the design established under sub.
Under current law, DOT must establish new designs for plates at intervals determined by DOT.
Subsequently, DOT must issue plates with the new design at a time determined by DOT.
Plates may also be replaced upon application of a vehicle owner in the case of lost, destroyed, or illegible plates.
Under the bill, beginning with registrations effective February 1, 2022, if the registration for a vehicle is renewed and plates for that vehicle have not been issued during the previous seven years, DOT must issue two new registration plates for the vehicle.
The bill requires DOT to assess a $6.50 fee for the replacement plates and $3.25 for a plate that is lost, destroyed, or illegible.
Under current law, standard plates issued on an annual or biennial basis and plates issued for motor trucks with a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds must be treated with a reflectorized material or substance.
DOT must, in conjunction with the Department of Corrections and the Department of - 2022 Legislature - 2 - LRB-3448/3 ZDW:cjs SENATE BILL 429 Administration, establish the specifications for the reflectorized material and award a contract for supplying the material through a competitive bidding process.
The bill retains this requirement and provides that all new plates issued by DOT be constructed with aluminum plates and prismatic sheeting with embedded security features.
The plate sheeting must be a type successfully used by the manufacturer in multiple jurisdictions and must also meet specified reflectivity and luminance values.
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.
341.12 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
341.12 (4) (a) AllSubject to par.
(am), all registration plates issued under s.
341.25 (1) (a) and for motor trucks having a gross weight of not more than 8,000 pounds shall be treated with a reflectorized material or substance.
The department shall prescribe the term for the use of reflectorized plates.
S ECTION 2.
341.12 (4) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
341.12 (4) (am) Beginning with registrations initially effective February 1, 2022, all registration plates issued by the department shall be constructed with aluminum plates tempered to a hardness and thickness of approximately 0.027 inches and prismatic sheeting with embedded security features.
Registration plate sheeting shall be of a type successfully used by the manufacturer in multiple jurisdictions and shall have an initial minimum coefficient of reflectivity of 150 candelas per lux per square meter and an initial minimum luminance factor greater than 55.
S ECTION 3.
341.135 of the statutes is renumbered 341.135 (1) and amended to read:
LRB-3448/3 - 2022 Legislature - 3 - ZDW:cjs S ECTION 3 SENATE BILL 429 341.135 (1) DESIGN.
At intervals determined by the department, the department shall establish new designs of registration plates to be issued under ss.
341.14 (1), (1a), (1m), (1q), (2), (2m), (6m), and (6r), 341.25 (1) (a), (c), (h), and (j) and (2) (a), (b), and (c), and 341.26 (2) and (3) (a) 1.
and (am).
Any design for registration plates issued for automobiles and for vehicles registered on the basis of gross weight shall comply with the applicable design requirements of ss.
341.12 (3), 341.13, and 341.14 (6r) (c).
The designs for registration plates specified in this section subsection shall be as similar in appearance as practicable during each design interval.
Except as provided in ss.
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341.13 (2r) and 341.14 (1), each registration plate issued under s.
341.14 (1), (1a), (1m), (1q), (2), (2m), (6m), or (6r), 341.25 (1) (a), (c), (h), or (j) or (2) (a), (b), or (c), or 341.26 (2) or (3) (a) 1.
or (am) during each design interval shall be of the design established under this sectionbsection.
The department may not redesign registration plates for the special groups under s.
341.14 (6r) (f) 53., 54., or 55.
until July 1, 2010.
Notwithstanding s.
341.13 (3), as the department establishes new designs for registration plates under this section, the department shall, at the time determined appropriate by the department, issue registration plates of the new design to replace registration plates previously issued.
This section does not apply to special group plates under s.
341.14 (6r) (f) 19m., 33m., and 48m.
SECTION 4.
341.135 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
341.135 (2) ISSUANCE.
Notwithstanding s.
341.13 (3), beginning with registrations initially effective February 1, 2022, upon receipt of a completed application to renew the registration of a vehicle under ss.
341.14 (1), (1a), (1m), (1q), (2), (2m), (6m), or (6r), 341.25 (1) (a), (c), (h), or (j) or (2) (a), (b), or (c), or 341.26 (2) or (3) (a) 1.
or (am) for which a registration plate has not been issued during the - 2022 Legislature - 4 - LRB-3448/3 ZDW:cjs SENATE BILL 429 SECTION 4 previous 7 years, the department shall issue and deliver prepaid to the applicant 2 new registration plates of the design established under sub.
(b) The department may issue new registration plates under par.
SECTION 5.
(a) in a time frame determined by the department, but the department shall complete the issuance of new registration plates under par.
341.135 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
(a) no later than July 1, 2032.”.
341.135 (3) APPLICABILITYThis section does not apply to special group plates under s.
2.
341.14 (6r) (f) 19m., 33m., or 48m.
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SECTION 6.
substitute “$4.00" for “$3.25".
341.16 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
LRBa1098/1 - 2022 Legislature - 2 - ZDW:cjs 3.
341.16 (1) (a) Whenever a current registration plate is lost or destroyed, the owner of the vehicle to which the plate was attached shall immediately apply to the department for replacement.
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Except as provided in par.
substitute “$" for “$3.25".
(b) and sub.
4.
(2m), upon satisfactory proof of the loss or destruction of the plate and upon payment of a fee of $2 $3.25 for each plate, the department shall issue a replacement.
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SECTION 7.
substitute “$4.00 for each plate," for “$6.50,".
341.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
5.
341.16 (2) Whenever a current registration plate becomes illegible, the owner of the vehicle to which the plate is attached shall apply to the department for a replacement.
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Except as provided in sub.
delete the material beginning with that line and ending with page 5, line 1, and substitute:
(2m), upon receipt of satisfactory proof of illegibility, and upon payment of a fee of $2r each plate, the department shall issue a replacement.
“S ECTION 9m.0Nonstatutory provisions.
Upon receipt of a replacement plate, the applicant shall destroy the illegible plate.
(1) If ongoing funding for the issuance of new registration plates under s.
SECTION 8.
341.135 (2) is approved by the joint committee on finance under s.
341.16 (2s) of the statutes is created to read:
13.10, the department of transportation shall submit to the legislative reference bureau for publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register a notice specifying the date that the funding is approved.
341.16(2s) When the owner of a vehicle applies to the department to renew the registration of a vehicle for which new plates are required under s.
S ECTION 10m.
341.135 (2), and upon payment of a fee of $6.50, the department shall issue new replacement plates.
Effective dates.
Upon receipt of replacement plates, the applicant shall destroy the replaced plates.
This act takes effect on July 1, 2022, except as follows:
SECTION 9.0Effective date.
(1) The treatment of s.
LRB-3448/3 - 2022 Legislature - 5 - ZDW:cjs SENATE BILL 429 SECTION 9 (1) This act takes effect on February 1, 2022.
341.135 (2) takes effect on the date specified in the notice published in the Wisconsin Administrative Register undECTION9m (1) of this act, or on July 1, 2023, whichever is earlier.”.
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The bill amends the requirements for the construction and issuance of registration plates, modifies fees for replacements, and establishes new specifications for registration plate materials.

  • 341.16 (1)(a)

    $6 fee for each plate → $4.00 for each plate

    The fee for replacing a lost or destroyed registration plate is reduced from $6 to $4.

  • 341.16 (2)

    $6 fee for each plate → $4.00 for each plate

    The fee for replacing an illegible registration plate is reduced from $6 to $4.

  • 341.12 (4)(am)

    Beginning with registrations initially effective July 1, 2022, all registration plates issued by the department shall be constructed with aluminum plates tempered to a hardness and thickness of approximately 0.027 inches and prismatic sheeting with embedded security features.

    All new registration plates must be made with specific aluminum construction and security features starting July 1, 2022.

  • 341.135

    Notwithstanding s. 341.13 (3), as the department establishes new designs for registration plates under this section, the department shall, at the time determined appropriate by the department, issue registration plates of the new design to replace registration plates previously issued.

    The department is required to issue new design plates to replace previously issued plates as new designs are established.

  • 341.135 (2)

    the department shall issue and deliver prepaid to the applicant 2 new registration plates of the design established under sub. (1).

    Upon renewal application for certain vehicles that haven't received plates in the last 10 years, the department will issue 2 new plates.

  • 341.135 (3)

    This section does not apply to special group plates under s. 341.14 (6r) (f) 19m., 33m., or 48m.

    Special group plates are excluded from the applicability of the registration plate reissuance rules.

  • 341.16 (2s)

    When the owner of a vehicle applies to the department to renew the registration of a vehicle for which new plates are required under s. 341.135 (2), and upon payment of a fee of $4.00 for each plate, the department shall issue new replacement plates.

    New plates can be issued upon renewal application for vehicles needing new plates, with a fee of $4.

Action History

  1. Published 3-12-2022

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 3-11-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 163

  3. Presented to the Governor on 3-10-2022

  4. Report correctly enrolled

  5. Received from Assembly concurred in

  6. Ordered immediately messaged

  7. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 95, Noes 1

  8. Rules suspended

  9. Ordered to a third reading

  10. Read a second time

  11. Made a special order of business at 8:13 AM on 2-23-2022 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  12. Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  13. Received from Senate

  14. Ordered immediately messaged

  15. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 30, Noes 2

  16. Rules suspended

  17. Ordered to a third reading

  18. Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  19. Read a second time

  20. Placed on calendar 2-15-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  21. Available for scheduling

  22. Report passage as amended recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  23. Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  24. Executive action taken

  25. Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  26. Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard

  27. Available for scheduling

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

  29. Report adoption of Senate Amendment 2 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  30. Executive action taken

  31. Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senator Wanggaard

  32. Fiscal estimate received

  33. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard

  34. Fiscal estimate received

  35. Fiscal estimate received

  36. Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor

  37. Public hearing held

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

  39. Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, L. Taylor, Felzkowski, Jagler, Kooyenga, Marklein and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Zimmerman, Dittrich, Edming, James, Kurtz, Plumer, J. Rodriguez, Spiros, Steffen, Tusler, Schraa, VanderMeer and Murphy

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CONCURRENCE

Passed 95 Yea · 1 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 37100
Democrat 18000
Unaffiliated 40000
Total 95100
% of votes cast 99%1%0%0%
How each member voted (96)
Member Party Vote
BALDEH — Yea
BRANDTJEN — Yea
BROSTOFF — Yea
CABRAL-GUEVA — Yea
CABRERA — Yea
CONLEY — Yea
CONSIDINE — Yea
EDMING — Yea
GOYKE — Yea
HEBL — Yea
HINTZ — Yea
HORLACHER — Yea
KATSMA — Yea
KERKMAN — Yea
KUGLITSCH — Yea
LOUDENBECK — Yea
MACCO — Yea
MAGNAFICI — Yea
MEYERS — Yea
MILROY — Yea
MOORE OMOKUN — Yea
MYERS — Yea
OHNSTAD — Yea
OLDENBURG — Yea
PETRYK — Yea
PLUMER — Yea
POPE — Yea
RAMTHUN — Yea
RIEMER — Yea
ROZAR — Yea
SANFELIPPO — Yea
SCHRAA — Yea
SHELTON — Yea
SKOWRONSKI — Yea
STEINEKE — Yea
TAUCHEN — Yea
THIESFELDT — Yea
VORPAGEL — Yea
VRUWINK — Yea
SPEAKER — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Yea
Andraca, Deb Democrat Yea
Billings, Jill Democrat Yea
Doyle, Steve Democrat Yea
Drake, Dora Democrat Yea
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Yea
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Yea
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Yea
Hong, Francesca Democrat Yea
McGuire, Tip Democrat Yea
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Yea
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Yea
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Yea
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Yea
Spreitzer, Mark 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
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Nay
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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PASSAGE

Passed 30 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11001
Republican 11200
Democrat 8000
Total 30201
% of votes cast 91%6%0%3%
How each member voted (33)
Member Party Vote
ERPENBACH — Yea
PETROWSKI — Yea
RINGHAND — Yea
KOOYENGA — Not Voting
AGARD — Yea
ROTH — Yea
BALLWEG — Yea
BERNIER — Yea
BEWLEY — Yea
STROEBEL — Yea
COWLES — Yea
DARLING — Yea
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Yea
Johnson, LaTonya Democrat Yea
Larson, Chris Democrat Yea
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Yea
Roys, Kelda Democrat Yea
Smith, Jeff Democrat Yea
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Yea
Wirch, Robert Democrat Yea
Bradley, Julian Republican Nay
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Feyen, Dan Republican Yea
Jacque, André Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
Kapenga, Chris Republican Nay
LeMahieu, Devin Republican Yea
Marklein, Howard Republican Yea
Nass, Steve Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Testin, Patrick Republican Yea
Wanggaard, Van Republican Yea
Wimberger, Eric Republican Yea

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Who sponsors SB 429?
SB 429 is sponsored by Nass, Steve (Republican), Marklein, Howard (Republican), Kooyenga, Jagler, John (Republican), Felzkowski, Mary (Republican), L. Taylor, and Wanggaard, Van (Republican).
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced June 24, 2021. Enacted.
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