Date of enactment: May 9, 2000
1999 Assembly Bill 59 Date of publication*: May 23, 2000

* Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes 1997-98: Effective date of acts. "Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication as designated" by the secretary of state [the date of publication may not be more than 10 working days after the date of enactment].

1999 WISCONSIN ACT 142

An Act to amend 341.25 (1) (b), 341.26 (2) (intro.), 341.26 (3) (a) 1., 341.297 (1) and 341.297 (2) of the statutes; relating to: motor vehicle registration expiration dates.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

142, s. s. 1 Section 1. 341.25 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

341.25 (1) (b) For each motorcycle or moped with a curb weight of 1,499 pounds or less, except a specially designed vehicle under s. 341.067, which is designed for the transportation of persons rather than property, a biennial fee of $23. Registration plates issued under this paragraph expire on April 30 of even-numbered years.

142, s. s. 2 Section 2. 341.26 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

341.26 (2) Five-dollar fee for 5-year registration of certain vehicles. (intro.) A registration under this subsection expires on December 31 every 5th year. The first 5-year registration period under this subsection terminates on December 31, 1993, except that the department may specify the expiration date of initial registration under this subsection. A registration fee of $5 shall be paid to the department for the registration of each of the following vehicles:

142, s. s. 3 Section 3. 341.26 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

341.26 (3) (a) 1. For each farm truck having a gross weight of 12,000 pounds or less, a biennial fee of $45. Registration plates issued under this subdivision expire on the last day of February of even-numbered years.

142, s. s. 4 Section 4. 341.297 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

341.297 (1) A motorcycle or moped, as specified in s. 341.25 (1) (b). The registration period for a motorcycle or moped begins on May 1 of an even-numbered year and ends on April 30 of the next even-numbered year.

142, s. s. 5 Section 5. 341.297 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

341.297 (2) A farm truck having a gross weight of 12,000 pounds or less, as specified in s. 341.26 (3) (a) 1. The registration period for such a farm truck begins on March 1 of an even-numbered year and ends on the last day of February of the next even-numbered year.

142, s. s. 6 Section 6. Initial applicability.

(1) Motor vehicle registration expiration. This act first applies to vehicles registered by the department of transportation on the effective date of this subsection.