Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Introduced 10 R cosponsors

AB 483 — Relating to: local wheel tax referenda. (FE)

Last action — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced October 09, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Summary

An Act to amend 341.35 (1); to create 341.35 (1g) of the statutes;

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill mandates voter approval via referendum for municipal or county vehicle registration fees, altering existing law on how such fees can be enacted.

  • 341.35 (1)

    The governing body of a municipality or county may enact an ordinance imposing an annual flat municipal or county registration fee on all motor vehicles registered in this state which are customarily kept in the municipality or county. → Subject to sub. (1g), the governing body of a municipality or county may enact an ordinance imposing an annual flat municipal or county registration fee on all motor vehicles registered in this state which are customarily kept in the municipality or county.

    This change introduces a new requirement that a referendum must occur before such fees are enacted.

  • 341.35 (1g) REFERENDUM REQUIRED. (a) A municipality or county that proposes to impose a registration fee under sub. (1) shall hold a referendum at a regularly scheduled election. The referendum question shall be substantially as follows: 'Shall [name of municipality or county] impose an annual registration fee of [amount of registration fee] on all motor vehicles registered in this state that are customarily kept in [name of municipality or county]?' If the question submitted at the referendum is approved by a majority of the electors who vote in the referendum, the municipality or county may impose the registration fee beginning on the first day of the 4th month beginning after the date of the referendum. If the referendum question is not approved, the municipality or county may not impose any registration fee.

    This provision establishes that voter approval via referendum is now necessary for imposing any vehicle registration fee.

  • 341.35 (1g)(b) A municipality or county that imposes a registration fee prior to the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date], shall hold a referendum at a regularly scheduled election occurring not later than the first day of the 18th month beginning after the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date]. The referendum question shall be substantially as follows: 'Shall [name of municipality or county] continue to impose an annual registration fee of [amount of registration fee] on all motor vehicles registered in this state that are customarily kept in [name of municipality or county]?' If the question submitted at the referendum is approved by a majority of the electors who vote in the referendum, the municipality or county may continue imposing the registration fee. If the referendum question is not approved, the municipality or county may not impose any registration fee after the last day of the 3rd month beginning after the date of the referendum.

    This clause requires existing registration fees to be validated by a referendum or else discontinued after a set period.

Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Representative Mursau withdrawn as a coauthor

  3. Fiscal estimate received

  4. Public hearing held

  5. Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government

  6. Introduced by Representatives Maxey, Behnke, Dittrich, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, Mursau, Piwowarczyk and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Hutton, Cabral-Guevara, Jacque, Kapenga and Nass

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1 sponsors · 14 co-sponsors · 117 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (14)

Not signed on (117)

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 483 do?
An Act to amend 341.35 (1); to create 341.35 (1g) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 483?
AB 483 is sponsored by Hutton, Cabral-Guevara, Jacque, Kapenga, Nass, Maxey, Dave (Republican), Behnke, Elijah (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Jacobson, Brent (Republican), Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Kreibich, Rob (Republican), Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), Piwowarczyk, Jim (Republican), and Wichgers, Chuck (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 483?
This bill has been introduced in the Assembly. Introduced October 09, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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