SB430: Bill Text

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2011 - 2012 LEGISLATURE

2011 Senate BILL 430

February 6, 2012 - Introduced by Senators Lassa, Wirch, Holperin, Erpenbach, Taylor and Hansen, cosponsored by Representatives Roys, Ringhand, Clark, Turner, Hebl, Berceau and Mason. Referred to Committee on Transportation and Elections.

SB430,1,3 An Act to create 110.08 (5) (c) of the statutes; relating to: the hours for providing Department of Transportation services relating to operator's licenses and identification cards.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to operate examining stations in each county. Also under current law, as created in 2011 Wisconsin Act 32 (the Biennial Budget Act), DOT must provide in each county, directly or by contract, at least 20 hours per week of services relating to operator's licenses and identification cards.

Under this bill, each examining station or other location where DOT provides services relating to operator's licenses and identification cards (DMV service center) must remain open all day on each weekday in the 30 days immediately preceding an election and in the three days immediately following an election, until at least 8 p.m. on the day of the election, and on four successive Saturdays immediately preceding the election. However, this requirement applies only with respect to DMV service centers that are located in the same county where the election is being held.

For further information see the state 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:

SB430, s. 1 Section 1. 110.08 (5) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

SB430,2,10 110.08 (5) (c) Each examining station or other location where the department provides services relating to operator's licenses and identification cards shall remain open all day on each weekday in the 30 days immediately preceding an election and in the three days immediately following an election, until at least 8 p.m. on the day of the election, and on 4 successive Saturdays immediately preceding the election. This paragraph applies only with respect to examining stations or other locations where the department provides services relating to operator's licenses and identification cards that are located in the same county where the election is being held.

SB430, s. 2 Section 2. Effective date.

SB430,2,12 (1) This act takes effect on the 30th day after the day of publication.

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