LRB-3424/1
ARG:jld:md
2009 - 2010 LEGISLATURE
November 16, 2009 - Introduced by Representatives Nass, Vukmir, Vos, Knodl,
Lothian, Bies, Kramer
and Petrowski, cosponsored by Senators Grothman
and A. Lasee. Referred to Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.
AB582,1,4 1An Act to repeal 20.395 (5) (iv), 341.307 (4) (f) and 341.35; to amend 79.03 (3)
2(b) 4. a., 341.35 (5), 341.35 (6) and 349.03 (2); and to create 341.35 (9) of the
3statutes; relating to: eliminating the authority of municipalities and counties
4to impose a local motor vehicle registration fee.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, any city, village, or town (municipality) or county may, by
ordinance, impose an annual motor vehicle registration fee on most automobiles and
light-duty trucks customarily kept in the municipality or county. The Department
of Transportation (DOT) collects this local registration fee, which is in addition to the
state registration fee, at the time DOT collects the state registration fee and remits
the local registration fee, minus administrative costs of collection, to the applicable
municipality or county. The local registration fee may only be used by a municipality
or county for transportation purposes.
This bill eliminates, after a phase-out period, the authority of municipalities
and counties to impose the local registration fee. After the bill becomes effective, a
municipality or county cannot impose a new local registration fee or modify an
existing local registration fee. For those municipalities and counties that already
have a local registration fee when the bill becomes effective, collection of the fee must
cease within about 18 months after the bill's effective date and the authority to
impose the fee is thereafter terminated.

For further information see the local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB582, s. 1 1Section 1. 20.395 (5) (iv) of the statutes is repealed.
AB582, s. 2 2Section 2. 79.03 (3) (b) 4. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB582,2,123 79.03 (3) (b) 4. a. "Local general purpose taxes" means the portion of tax
4increments collected for payment to a municipality under s. 66.1105 which is
5attributable to that municipality's own levy, the portion of environmental
6remediation tax increments collected for payment to a municipality or county under
7s. 66.1106 that is attributable to that municipality's or county's own levy, general
8property taxes, excluding taxes for a county children with disabilities education
9board, collected to finance the general purpose government unit, property taxes
10collected for sewage and sanitary districts, monthly municipal permit fees under s.
1166.0435 (3), and the proceeds of county sales and use taxes and municipal and county
12vehicle registration fees under s. 341.35 (1)
.
AB582, s. 3 13Section 3. 341.307 (4) (f) of the statutes, as created by 2009 Wisconsin Act 28,
14is repealed.
AB582, s. 4 15Section 4. 341.35 of the statutes, as affected by 2009 Wisconsin Act .... (this
16act), is repealed.
AB582, s. 5 17Section 5. 341.35 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB582,3,218 341.35 (5) Payment of fees. At the time a motor vehicle is first registered or
19at the time of registration renewal, the applicant shall pay to the department any fee
20imposed by a county or municipality under this section in addition to fees required
21under this chapter. No applicant is required to pay to the department a fee under

1this subsection after the first day of the 19th month beginning after the effective date
2of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date]
.
AB582, s. 6 3Section 6. 341.35 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB582,3,114 341.35 (6) Department to remit fees to municipalities and counties.
5Beginning July 1, 1984, and annually thereafter, the department shall remit those
6moneys collected under this section, less administrative costs under sub. (6m), to any
7municipality or county which has imposed a fee under this section. The department
8may by rule provide that the moneys be remitted at more frequent intervals if the
9department deems it advisable. The department may not collect any moneys under
10this section after the first day of the 19th month beginning after the effective date
11of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date]
.
AB582, s. 7 12Section 7. 341.35 (9) of the statutes is created to read:
AB582,3,1513 341.35 (9) Sunset. (a) No municipality or county may enact or modify an
14ordinance imposing a registration fee under sub. (1) on or after the effective date of
15this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].
AB582,3,1916 (b) Any ordinance imposing a registration fee under sub. (1) that was enacted
17by a municipality or county prior to the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB
18inserts date], shall become void on the first day of the 19th month beginning after
19the effective date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].
AB582, s. 8 20Section 8. 349.03 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB582,4,321 349.03 (2) No local authority may enact or enforce any traffic regulation
22providing for suspension or revocation of motor vehicle operator's licenses or
23requiring local registration of vehicles, except as authorized by s. 341.35, or in any
24manner excluding or prohibiting any motor vehicle, mobile home, vehicle
25transporting a manufactured home or modular home, recreational vehicle, trailer,

1or semitrailer whose owner has complied with chs. 341 to 348 from the free use of all
2highways, except as authorized by sub. (3) and ss. 66.0429 (1) and (3), 349.13, 349.17,
3349.22 and 349.23.
AB582, s. 9 4Section 9. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
5except as follows:
AB582,4,86 (1) The treatment of sections 20.395 (5) (iv), 79.03 (3) (b) 4. a., 341.307 (4) (f),
7and 349.03 (2) of the statutes and the repeal of section 341.35 of the statutes take
8effect on December 31, 2011.
AB582,4,99 (End)
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