Wisconsin 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: To Executive Bipartisan · 6 R · 3 D cosponsors

AB 581 — Relating to: motor vehicle dealer and wholesaler facilities and licensure requirements, certain registration plates issued to motor vehicle dealers, distributors, or manufacturers, and creating and modifying administrative rules. (FE)

Last action — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill increases the bond requirement for wholesalers, revises the registration plate usage rules, and updates facility requirements for motor vehicle dealers.

  • 218.0114 (5) (c)

    $25,000 → $50,000

    Increases the bond amount required for wholesalers from $25,000 to $50,000.

  • 341.51 (2)

    If a dealer, distributor, or manufacturer of motor vehicles, trailers, semitrailers, or recreational vehicles or a transporter of vehicles has been issued at least 10 registration plates under this subsection, the department may approve or deny any request by that requester for additional registration plates.

    Establishes conditions under which the department can approve or deny requests for additional registration plates based on prior issuance.

  • 341.55 (1)

    A dealer, distributor or manufacturer or an employee of any of them who operates or consents to the operation of a vehicle under purported authority of a registration plate issued to the dealer, distributor or manufacturer pursuant to s. 341.51 when such vehicle is not owned or being repossessed by, or consigned for sale to, the dealer, distributor or manufacturer or, even though owned or being repossessed by, or consigned for sale to, the dealer, distributor or manufacturer, does not come within any of the exceptions listed in s. 341.47 (1) (a) to (d) or is not in compliance with s. 341.51 (2m); → A dealer, distributor, or manufacturer who operates or consents to the operation of a vehicle under purported authority of a registration plate issued to the dealer, distributor, manufacturer pursuant to under s. 341.51 when such if any of the following applies:

    Clarifies the conditions under which dealers, distributors, or manufacturers may be penalized for misusing registration plates.

  • 341.55 (2)

    A person who operates a vehicle under purported authority of a registration plate issued to a dealer, distributor or manufacturer under s. 341.51, knowing that the vehicle is not owned or being repossessed by, or consigned for sale to, a dealer, distributor or manufacturer or does not come within any of the exceptions listed in s. 341.47 (1) (a) to (d) or is not in compliance with s. 341.51 (2m); → A subject to sub. (1), a person who operates a vehicle under purported authority of a registration plate issued to a dealer, distributor, or manufacturer under s. 341.51, knowing that the of the following applies:

    Refines the language for penalties related to knowingly operating vehicles without lawful authority.

  • Trans 138.03 (1) (a)

    A permanent building in this state wherein there is heated and electrified and that contains facilities for all of the following:

    Institutes a requirement for a heated and electrified permanent building for dealers.

  • Trans 138.03 (1) (a) 1.

    to maintain the books,and files necessary to conduct business. → to maintain the books, and files necessary to conduct business. A business office under this subdivision shall be not less than 8 feet by 8 feet with a door, shall have not fewer than 4 rigid walls, and shall be furnished with a desk, lighting, and a locking filing cabinet.

    Requires specific office size and features for dealers.

  • Trans 138.03 (1) (b)

    A vehicle display lot of not less than 9 feet by 18 feet adjacent to the business office, unless all vehicles offered for sale are displayed within the business building.

    Mandates a minimum size for vehicle display lots adjacent to business offices.

  • Trans 138.03 (3)

    More than one motor vehicle dealer, wholesaler, or other business may share a single permanent building. → More Not more than five motor vehicle dealer dealers, wholesalers, or other business businesses may share a single permanent building.

    Limits the number of dealers or wholesalers sharing a building to five.

Action History

  1. Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Available for scheduling

  3. Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  4. Received from Assembly

  5. Ordered immediately messaged

  6. Read a third time and passed

  7. Rules suspended

  8. Ordered to a third reading

  9. Read a second time

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

  11. Referred to committee on Rules

  12. Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Ayes 9, Noes 3

  13. Executive action taken

  14. Public hearing held

  15. Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor

  16. Fiscal estimate received

  17. Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation

  18. Introduced by Representatives Spiros, Born, Callahan, Conley, Duchow, Loudenbeck, Murphy, Novak, Ortiz-Velez, Plumer, Rozar, Sinicki, Skowronski and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Cowles, Pfaff, Ringhand and Wanggaard

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14 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 118 not signed on

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Not signed on (118)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 581?
AB 581 is sponsored by Spreitzer, Mark (Democrat), Skowronski, Sinicki, Christine (Democrat), Rozar, Plumer, Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia (Democrat), Novak, Todd (Republican), Murphy, David (Republican), Loudenbeck, Duchow, Cindi (Republican), Conley, Callahan, Calvin (Republican), Born, Mark (Republican), and Spiros, John (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 581?
This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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