Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive Bipartisan · 3 D · 2 R cosponsors

SB 38 — Relating to: personalized registration plate fees for gold star family special registration plates. (FE)

Last action — Published 12-10-2025

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 12, 2025. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

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Moderate

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  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 18 sponsors

    1 primary, 17 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (3 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

An Act to amend 341.145 (3) of the statutes;

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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This bill exempts Gold Star family special registration plates from personalized registration plate fees.

  • Wis. Stat. § 341.145 (3)

    An No fee may be charged to an applicant for personalized plates issued under sub. (1) (b) or (c) shall not be required to pay the fee (1g) (a) or (b) for initial issuance of the plates. → The department may not charge a fee for personalized plates issued to a Gold Star family member under sub. (1g) (a) or (b).

    Gold Star family members will not have to pay the personalization fee for their registration plates.

Action History

  1. Published 12-10-2025

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 12-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 50

  3. Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025

  4. Report correctly enrolled

  5. Received from Assembly concurred in

  6. Ordered immediately messaged

  7. Read a third time and concurred in

  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. Representative Stubbs added as a cosponsor

  13. Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 10-7-2025

  14. Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor

  15. Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  16. Received from Senate

  17. Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Read a third time and passed

  19. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  20. Ordered to a third reading

  21. Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up

  22. Referred to joint committee on Finance

  23. Read a second time

  24. Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor

  25. Placed on calendar 5-15-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  26. Available for scheduling

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

  28. Executive action taken

  29. Public hearing held

  30. Fiscal estimate received

  31. Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor

  32. Representative Miresse added as a cosponsor

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

  34. Introduced by Senators Hutton, Carpenter, Bradley, Spreitzer and Ratcliff; cosponsored by Representatives Wichgers, Allen, Behnke, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Melotik, Mursau, Sinicki, Snyder, Tusler and Udell

Sponsors

  • Wichgers · Cosponsor
  • Allen · Cosponsor
  • Behnke · Cosponsor
  • B. Jacobson · Cosponsor
  • Knodl · Cosponsor
  • Kreibich · Cosponsor
  • Maxey · Cosponsor
  • Melotik · Cosponsor
  • Mursau · Cosponsor
  • Sinicki · Cosponsor
  • Snyder · Cosponsor
  • Tusler · Cosponsor
  • Udell · Cosponsor
  • Rob Hutton · Primary
  • Tim Carpenter · Cosponsor
  • Julian Bradley · Cosponsor
  • Mark Spreitzer · Cosponsor
  • Melissa Ratcliff · Cosponsor

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1 sponsors · 17 co-sponsors · 114 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (17)

Not signed on (114)

114 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 38 do?
An Act to amend 341.145 (3) of the statutes;
Who sponsors SB 38?
SB 38 is sponsored by Wichgers, Allen, Behnke, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Melotik, Mursau, Sinicki, Snyder, Tusler, Udell, Hutton, Rob (Republican), Carpenter, Tim (Democrat), Bradley, Julian (Republican), Spreitzer, Mark (Democrat), and Ratcliff, Melissa (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 38?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 12, 2025. It awaits signature.
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