WISCONSIN MOTOR
CARRIERS ASSOCIATION
LEGISLATIVE TRACKING REPORT
2005-2006
ASSEMBLY BILLS INTRODUCED
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Bill No. – Author
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Title
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Description
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Action
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Position
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15
Freese (R)
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Ethanol in Gasoline |
Would
provide that all gasoline sold in the State contain not less than
9.2% orm ore than 10% ethanol. (See companion bill SB-15)
|
Did
not pass |
Oppose |
18
Ainsworth (R) |
Flashing
Lights on Vehicles on Motor Trucks |
Would allow
motor truck of 26,000 lbs. or more GVWR be equipped with and display
a flashing or ratating amber light when operation under certain conditions. |
Enacted
- 2005 WI Act 38 |
Oppose |
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44
Black (D)
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Homeowner's
Tax Credit |
Eliminates
school property and lottery tax credit and creates a homeowner's
tax credit.
|
Did
not pass |
Monitor
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49
Nass (R)
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Minimum Wage
Law |
Prohibits
local units of government from establishing a "living wage"
ordinance unless it conforms to the State minimum wage law. (See
companion bill SB-18)
|
Enacted
- 2005 WI Act 12 |
Monitor
|
51
Ainsworth (R) |
Drivers License
Revocation |
Requires DOT
to destroy a person's drivers license if the court orders DOT to take
possession of it. Would require DOT to issue new license after satisfaction
of court ordered requirements rather than returning current license. |
Did
not pass
|
Monitor
|
58
Honadel (R) |
Local Levy
Limits |
Prohibits local
units of government from increasing levy limits beyond their equalized
value due to new construction, less improvements removed, not including
any such changes in a tax incremental district. (See companion bill
SB-28) |
Vetoed
by Governor - Veto override failed |
Monitor |
67
Petrowski (R) |
Bio-diesel
Fuel |
Allows the
state to provide financial assistance to school districts the use
bio-diesel fuel for school bus transportation. |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
68
Krusick (R) |
Release of
DOT information |
Allows DOT
to disclose information obtained from drivers licenses and title applications
to the Dept of Revenue for the purposes of administering state taxes. |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
69
Pettis (R) |
Drivers
Licenses |
Requires
alien residents applying for a driver's license to submit documentary
proof that he/she is residing in the country legally. |
Enacted -
2005 WI Act 126 |
Support |
70
Petrowski (R) |
Child Safety
Restraint Systems |
Creates a tiered
system of restraint requirements for the transport of children under
age 8 according to size and age in a motor vehicle. |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
72
Ott (R) |
Bio-Diesel
Fuel |
Creates a definition
of bio-diesel fuel and prohibits the sale, advertising and labeling
of fuel as bio-diesel if does not meet the definition. |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
97
Ainsworth (R) |
Empty Weight
Marking |
Eliminates
the requirement that the empty weight be marked on the side of a truck,
truck tractor, bus trailer or semitrailer. |
Did
not pass |
Support |
98
Ainsworth (R) |
Vehicle Lights |
Requires that
headlights be lit whenever climatic conditions limit visibility of
object 500 feet in front of vehicle |
Did
not pass |
Support |
100
Joint Finance Comm |
Budget Bill |
This bill
is the "executive budget bill" under section and it contains
the governor's recommendations for appropriations for the 2005-07
fiscal years. |
Enacted
2005 WI Act 25 |
Monitor |
148
Gundrum (R) |
Driver's Licenses |
Would require
anyone applying for a drivers license or ID card to present documentary
proof of citizenship or that they are legally present in the United
States. |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
200
Lehman (R) |
OWI |
Would increase
the penalty for first offense of OWI if committed with a passenger
under age 16 in the vehicle. |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
205
Black (D) |
Public Intervener |
Would create
an Office of Public Intervener attached to the Department of Justice |
Did
not pass |
Oppose |
215
Bies (R) |
Safety Belts |
Would authorize
a law enforcement officer to stop or inspect a vehicle solely to determine
compliance with the safety belt law. |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
230
Ainsworth (R) |
Salvage
Dealers |
Would require
salvage dealer seeking renewal or initial license to provide proof
of DNR permits for storm water discharge and safe recovery of refrigerants. |
Enacted
2005 WI Act 339 |
Monitor |
236
Staskunas (R) |
Fuel Tax |
Would exempt
local governments from fuel tax. |
Did
not pass |
Oppose |
237
Staskunas (R) |
OWI |
Would increase
the driver improvement surcharge from $355 to $455 with a $100 of
that amount given to the law enforcement agency that made the arrest. |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
240
Zepnick (R) |
Unregistered
Motor Vehicles |
Would change
the definition of "unregistered motor vehicle to include vehicles
not displaying license plates or temporary operation plate. |
Enacted
2005 WI Act 185 |
Monitor |
300
Hahn (R) |
Truck Length |
Amends the exception
of longer combinations for livestock transport by eliminating the
requirement that the trailer axles be separated by at least 8 feet
or be 3 axles in tandem |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
315
Petrowski (R) |
Truck Length |
Would increase
length of two vehicle combinations to 75' and increase access to the
designated highway system from 5 miles to 15 (See companion bill SB-178) |
Enacted 2005 WI Act 363
|
Support |
331
Albers (R) |
Driver's License |
Would permit
a forfeiture of $600 for operation of a motor vehicle will license
is revoked unless the person has previously been convicted of vehicle
operation during license revocation. |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
340
Ainsworth (R) |
Vehicle Lighting |
Revises the
lighting and sign requirements for agricultural implements and vehicles. |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
342
Nerison (R) |
Private Motor
Carriers |
Would exempt
from regulation as a motor carrier any person transporting livestock
in a farm truck or dual purpose farm truck combined with a semitrailer.
|
Did
not pass |
Oppose |
344
Musser (R) |
BAC Content |
Would require
DOT to purge a person's driving record of a first OWI offense with
a prohibited BAC after 10 years if the person does not have another
violation during that period. Would not apply CDL drivers convicted
of OWI while operating a CMV. |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
358
Richards (D) |
Speed Limits |
Would
double the forfeitures for exceeding the speed limits in a 1st class
city (Milwaukee). |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
379
Musser (R) |
School Buses |
This bill re-defines
the conditions allowing the driver to activate the bus warning lights
when loading and unloading passengers. |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
386
Freese (R) |
Security Interests
in Vehicles |
Would
require the secured party to execute and deliver a release of a security
interest in a vehicle to the vehicle owner within 10 days after obligation
of the security agreement is met. |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
391
Lehman (D) |
Motor Vehicle
Insurance |
Would prohibit
the operation in this state without mandatory motor vehicle insurance
and proof thereof. |
Did
not pass |
Support |
448
Pettis (R) |
School Buses |
Would allow
a school bus to tow a trailer or semitrailer |
Enacted -
2005 WI Act 118 |
Monitor |
476
Schneider (D) |
Mobile Telephone
Service |
Would regulate
monthly service contracts for cellular telephone service. |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
505
Wood (D) |
Motor Vehicle
Fuel |
Would eliminate
the minimum markup on the retail sale of motor fuel (See SB-215). |
Did
not pass |
Support |
509
Albers (R) |
Liability of
Cities |
Eliminates specific
immunity under which local units of government may be held liable
for an insufficiency or want of repairs of a highway. |
Vetoed by Governor |
Monitor |
510
Petrowski (R) |
Weight Limitations |
Would allow
from Sep 1 to Nov 30 each year a vehicle or combination that has a
registered gross weight of at least 50,000 lbs to transport certain
agricultural crops exceeding the weight limits by 15 percent without
a permit (See SB-240). |
Enacted 2005
WI Act 364 |
Monitor |
537
Zepnick (D) |
Minimum Wage |
Would require
DWD to adjust minimum wage based on CPI annually |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
556
Hahn (R) |
Truck Length
Livestock |
Would eliminate
the requirement that trailer axles be separated by at least 8 ft.
or be 3 axles in tandem and replaces it with a trailer being equipped
with at least 2 axles. Applicable to combinations transporting livestock |
Enacted 2005
WI Act 365 |
Monitor |
567
Bies (R) |
Inattentive
Driving |
Would prohibit
a driver to be engaged in any activity, other than driving, that interferes
or reasonably appears to interfere with the person's ability to operate
the vehicle safely. |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
594
Freese (R) |
Repossession
Laws |
Amends the
repossession laws to allow merchants to take possession of collateral
without judicial process upon written notice to debtor. |
Enacted 2005
WI Act 255 |
Monitor |
608
Pettis (R) |
Vehicle Registration |
Would allow
the option of biennial vehicle registration |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
618
Petrowski (R) |
Child Restraint
Systems |
Creates a
tiered system of motor vehicle safety restratints based on a child's
age and size. |
Enacted 2005
WI Act 106 |
Monitor |
642
Musser (R) |
Sales &
Use Tax |
Would allow
counties to impose a sales tax of up to but not exceeding 1.0 percent
of gross receipts. |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
675
Albers (R) |
Property Rights |
Would allow
an owner of private real property to seek compensation from the state
or a local government if the enactment or enforcement of an ordinance,
rule or statute restricts the use or reduces the value of the property. |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
678
Friske (R) |
Overweight
Permits |
Would modify
permits for hauling raw forest products to exceed the statutory gross
weight limits by 18,000 lbs. if certain conditions are met and requires
additional record keeping requirements for permit holders. |
Enacted
2005 WI Act 167 |
Monitor |
680
Ballweg (R) |
Small Claims |
Would increase
the jurisdictional amount in small claims court from $5,000 to $10,000 |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
710
Wood (D) |
Fuel Tax |
Eliminates annual
indexing of fuel tax. Sales and use tax from the sales of vehicles
and vehicle parts would be deposited into the transportation fund. |
Did
not pass |
Support |
711
Wood (D) |
Fuel Tax |
Eliminates annual
indexing of fuel tax. |
Did
not pass |
Support |
716
Krusick (D) |
Transporting
Bulk Materials |
Would make the
person spilling matter on a highway liable for any harm to another
highway user or another vehicle caused by the spill. Would require
mudflaps and tarping of loads on dump trucks. |
Did
not pass |
Oppose |
720
Pope-Roberts (D) |
School Buses |
Would require
school boards to adopt a policy to minimize the idling of school buses
near school grounds. |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
726
Ballweg (R) |
Fuel Tax |
Would allow
local units of government, school, and technical college districts
a refund on fuel taxes paid. |
Did
not pass |
Oppose |
736
Stone (R) |
Drug Testing |
Would require
drug and alcohol testing of employees paid the prevailing wage rate
on public works projects other than state highway projects. |
Enacted 2005
WI Act 181 |
Monitor |
752
Wieckert (R) |
Drug & Alcohol
Testing |
Would a person
who operates a motor vehicle that is involved in an accident resulting
in death or injury may be requested to take a test to substantiate
the presence of drugs or alcohol. Refusal may result in arrest for
OWI. |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
762
Nerison (R) |
Private Motor
Carriers |
Would exempt
from regulation as a motor carrier any person transporting livestock
in a farm truck or dual purpose farm truck combined with a semitrailer
with a GVWR or GCWR or 26,000 lbs. or less. |
Enacted -
2005 WI Act 65 |
Monitor |
786
Zepnick (D) |
Price Gouging |
Would prohibit
charging prices for consumer goods that grossly exceed the average
price of similar goods or services that were sold during the previous
12 months. |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
797
Nass (R) |
Fuel Tax |
Vehicle fuel
would not be subject to fuel tax for a 30-day period. |
Did
not pass |
Support |
823
Lamb (R) |
Vehicle Mfgs
- Dealers |
Would require
manufacturers, importers,or distributors to show cancellation of an
agreement with a dealer as warranted. |
Enacted 2005
WI Act 256 |
Monitor |
846
Schneider (D) |
Price Gouging
- Fuel |
Would prohibit
a retailer or wholesaler of petroleum based fuel from increasing the
price of fuel anymore than the amount of any concurrent increase in
the person's production, distribution, or operating costs. |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
871
Towns (R) |
Checks |
Eliminates exception
in the worthless check statute for postdated checks given for past
consideration |
Veoted by Gov |
Support |
901
Colon (D) |
Lights |
Would allow
a flashing red or amber lamp or strobe light on vehicles providing
safety radio assistance |
Did
not pass |
Oppose |
909
Towns (R) |
Salvage Pools |
Would require
persons bidding on a junk or salvage vehicle to hold a salvage dealer's
license |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
950
Hahn (R) |
Sales Tax |
Would allow
the sales tax on motor vehicle parts to be deposited in the transportation
fund |
Did
not pass |
Support |
957
Petrowski (R) |
Trip Permis
OS/OW |
Would allow
DOT to issue a single trip permit for the movement of vehicle combination
exceeding 110 ft. regardless of the highways to be used, but local
officials may not issue such permits |
Enacted 2005
WI Act 170 |
Monitor |
966
Wieckert (R) |
Failure to
Stop Violation |
Imposes liability
of a vehicle owner committing a failure-to-stop violation that is
reported within 24 hours of observation |
Enacted 2005
WI Act 411 |
Monitor |
1024
Stone (R) |
Damage to Rental
Vehicles |
Changes the
definition of accident to include collision, theft, loss of the vehicle,
that is not caused intentionally by the renter |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
1107
Musser (R) |
Seasonal Weight
Permits |
Would create
a new or annual consecutive or month overweight permit issued by local
authorities to travel highways posted under special weight limitations
due to climatic conditions |
Did
not pass |
Monitor
|
1113
Owens (R) |
Accidents While
Using a Cellular Phone |
Would provide
penalties for a person at fault in an accident while using a cellular
phone. It also amends format of the uniform traffic accident report
form |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
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SENATE BILLS INTRODUCED
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Bill No. – Author
|
Title
|
Description
|
Action
|
Position
|
15
Harsdorf (R) |
Ethanol in Gasoline |
Would
provide that all gasoline sold in the State contain not less than
9.2% or more than 10% ethanol (See companion bill AB-15) |
Did
not pass |
Oppose
|
18
Grothman (R) |
Minimum Wage
Law |
Prohibits
local units of government from establishing a "living wage"
ordinance unless it conforms to the State minimum wage law. (See companion
bill AB-49) |
Did
not pass |
Monitor
|
19
Stepp (R) |
Sales &
Use Tax |
Would sunset
the sales and use tax for the professional baseball park district
(Miller Park - Milwaukee) by 2015. |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
28
Kanavas (R) |
Local Levy Limits |
Prohibits local
units of government from increasing levy limits beyond their equalized
value due to new construction, less improvements removed, not including
any such changes in a tax incremental district. (See AB-58) |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
39
Leibham (R) |
Bio-diesel
Fuel |
Allows the
state to provide financial assistance to school districts the use
bio-diesel fuel for school bus transportation. (See companion bill
AB-67) |
Enacted -
2005 WI Act 43 |
Monitor |
40
Hansen (D) |
Minimum Wage |
Raised minimum
wage from $5.15 per hour to $5.70 upon enactment and to $6.50 effective
Oct 1, 2005. |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
42
Leibham (R) |
Voter ID |
With certain
limited exceptions, requires person attempting to register to vote
on election day to present a valid drivers license or ID. |
Passed Legislature
- Vetoed by Gov. |
Support |
45
Zien (R) |
Three Vehicle
Combinations |
Permits a
65 ft. for three vehicle combinations, if the middle vehicle is equipped
with brakes and the vehicles in tow are for the use of the driver.
|
Enacted -
2005 WI Act 119 |
Monitor |
61
Breske (D) |
Registration |
Permits consecutive
monthly registration of a motor truck, trailer, truck tractor used
exclusively to transport calcium chloride liquid. |
Enacted 2005
WI Act 408 |
Monitor |
118
Leibham (R) |
Law Enforcement
Agencies |
Would authorize
a city or village to abolish its police department and contract for
law enforcement services with a county. |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
122
Cowles (R) |
Salvage Dealers |
Would require
salvage dealer seeking renewal or initial license to provide proof
of DNR permits for storm water discharge and safe recovery of refrigerants.
(See companion bill AB-230) |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
154
Breske (D) |
Truck Length |
Would increase
the overall maximum length of a combination vehicle from 65' to 75' |
Did
not pass |
Support |
156
Carpenter (D) |
Fuel Tax |
Eliminates the
annual indexing of the fuel tax. |
Did
not pass |
Support |
162
Joint Leg Council |
Transportation
Infrastructure Council |
Would create
a 16 member Council on Transportation Infrastructure in the WI DOT |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
178
Kedzie (R) |
Truck Length |
Would increase
length of two vehicle combinations to 75' and increase access to the
designated highway system from 5 miles to 15 (See companion bill AB-315) |
Did
not pass |
Support |
185
Reynolds (D) |
Fuel Tax |
The fuel tax
would not be adjusted in any year in which the percentage change in
the amount of tax collected in the previous year as compared to the
amount of tax collected in the year before the previous year exceeds
the percentage change in the average U.S. Consumer Price Index. |
Did
not pass |
Support |
210
Liebham (R) |
Vehicle Keys |
Prohibits a
motor vehicle dealer from reproducing a key based on a VIN unless
the person presents a valid vehicle title issued to the person for
the vehicle. |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
213
Harsdorf (R) |
Livestock Transportation |
Eliminates from
regulation as a motor carrier any person transporting livestock in
a farm truck, dual-purpose truck combined with any trailer or semitrailer. |
Did
not pass |
Oppose |
215
Zien (R) |
Motor Vehicle
Fuel |
Would eliminate
the minimum markup on the retail sale of motor fuel. |
Did
not pass |
Support |
240
Kedzie (R) |
Weight Limitations |
Would allow
from Sep 1 to Nov 30 each year a vehicle or combination that has a
registered gross weight of at least 50,000 lbs to transport certain
agricultural crops exceeding the weight limits by 15 percent without
a permit. |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
270
Reynolds (R) |
Speed Limit |
Would incease
the speed limits on freeways and expressways from 65 to 76 mph. |
Did
not pass |
Oppose |
305
Roessler (R) |
Child Restraint
Systems |
Creates a tiered
system of motor vehicle safety restraints based on a child's age and
size (See AB 618). |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
331
Reynolds (R) |
Fuel Tax |
Eliminates
the annual adjustment of the fuel tax rate based on percentage change
in the U.S. CPI. |
Enacted -
2005 WI Act 85 |
Support |
334
Liebham (R) |
Licenses |
Would require
alien residents applying for a drivers license to provide proof that
they are legally residing in the U.S. |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
366
Hansen (D) |
Engine Brake
Signage |
Would require
WI DOT to place signs along expressways prohibiting the use of engine
brakes except in emergency. |
Did
not pass |
Oppose |
387
Harsdorf (R) |
Repossession
Laws |
Amends the repossession
laws to allow merchants to take possession of collateral without judicial
process upon written notice to debtor. |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
455
Lassa (D) |
OWI |
Would allow
law enforcement officer to release vehicle prior to a 12-hour impoundment
period under certain circumstances. |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
465
Kedzie (R) |
Checks |
Eliminates exception
in the worthless check statute for postdated checks given for past
consideration. (See companion bill AB-871) |
Did
not pass |
Support |
472
Wirch (D) |
Vehicle Repairs |
Would prohibit
an insurer for requiring a certain vendor for repairing an insured's
vehicle |
Did
not pass |
Support |
480
Lasee (R) |
Transporting
Buildings |
Would require
transporters of buildings to comply with licensing, authority, driver,
and insurance requirements |
Enacted 2005
WI Act 250 |
Monitor |
485
Stepp (R) |
Regulations |
Would exempt
from regulation as a motor carrier any person operating a combination
vehicle with GVWR, GCWR, registered weight or actual gross weight
of 26,000 lbs or less. |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
507
Reynolds (R) |
Vehicle Event
Data Recorder |
Would require
a manufacturer to disclose to a buyer that the vehicle was equipped
with an event data recorder. Limits access to event data recorder
information. |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
542
A. Lasee (R) |
Transporting
Buildings |
Would require
transporters of building to comply with licensing, authority, driver
and insurance requirements (See Senate Bill 480) |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
583
Stepp (R) |
Zoning |
Would limit
the scope of county zoning authority over commercial establishments |
Did
not pass |
Monitor |
611
Lazich (R) |
Alcohol/Drug
Testing |
Would allow
a person to be tested if involved in an accident resulting in a death
if an officer detects on the person the presence of alcohol or drugs |
Enacted 2005
WI Act 413 |
Support |
626
Lazich (R) |
Operating
without a License |
A person
who operates a vehicle without a valid drivers license, including
suspended or revoked, and is involved in an accident causing property
damage, would be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor; causing injury -
guilty of a Class I felony and causing death - guilty of a Class G
felony |
Enacted 2005
WI Act 412 |
Monitor |
