AB660: Bill Text

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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE

1995 Assembly BILL 660

November 3, 1995 - Introduced by Representative Porter. Referred to Committee on Highways and Transportation.

AB660,1,3 An Act to renumber and amend 341.297 (2); to amend 341.08 (4) and 341.26 (3) (a) 1.; and to create 73.03 (29m), 341.08 (2) (am), 341.08 (2) (cm), 341.08 (8) and 341.297 (2) (b) of the statutes; relating to: farm truck registration.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, farm trucks having a gross weight of 12,000 pounds or less may be registered on a biennial basis for a fee of $42. This bill requires that each application for registration of a farm truck having a gross weight of not more than 12,000 pounds include a certification that the applicant had or expects to have at least $6,000 in gross farm profits in the current taxable year or at least one of the 2 previous taxable years. The bill also requires the department of revenue to include a place on an appropriate tax form for a certification that the taxpayer earned at least $6,000 in gross farm profits in the applicable taxable year.

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:

AB660, s. 1 Section 1. 73.03 (29m) of the statutes is created to read:

AB660,1,7 73.03 (29m) To provide on an appropriate tax form, as determined by the secretary of revenue, a place for taxpayers to certify that they had at least $6,000 in gross farm profits, as defined in s. 71.58 (4), for the applicable taxable year.

AB660, s. 2 Section 2. 341.08 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:

AB660,2,2 341.08 (2) (am) If the applicant is a natural person registering a farm truck under s. 341.26 (3) (a) 1., the applicant's social security number.

AB660, s. 3 Section 3. 341.08 (2) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB660,2,8 341.08 (2) (cm) If the applicant is registering a farm truck under s. 341.26 (3) (a) 1., certification that the applicant had at least $6,000 in gross farm profits, as defined in s. 71.58 (4), in at least one of the 2 previous taxable years, or that the applicant expects to have at least $6,000 in gross farm profits, as defined in s. 71.58 (4), in the current taxable year.

AB660, s. 4 Section 4. 341.08 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB660,2,18 341.08 (4) Applications for renewal of registration shall contain the information required in sub. (2) for original applications or such parts thereof as the department deems necessary to assure the proper registration of the vehicle, except that all applications for renewal of registration of farm trucks under s. 341.26 (3) (a) 1. shall contain the information specified in sub. (2) (am) and (cm). The department may require that applications for renewal of registration be accompanied by the certificate of title issued for the vehicle only when the true ownership or proper registration of the vehicle is in doubt and cannot be resolved from records maintained by the department.

AB660, s. 5 Section 5. 341.08 (8) of the statutes is created to read:

AB660,2,23 341.08 (8) The department may not disclose a social security number obtained from an applicant under sub. (2) (am) to any person except to the department of revenue for the sole purpose of determining the applicant's eligibility to register the farm truck under s. 341.26 (3) (a) 1.

AB660, s. 6 Section 6. 341.26 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB660,3,3 341.26 (3) (a) 1. For each farm truck having a gross weight of 12,000 pounds or less, a biennial fee of $42. Registration plates issued under this subdivision expire on the last day of February of even-numbered years.

AB660, s. 7 Section 7. 341.297 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 341.297 (2) (a) and amended to read:

AB660,3,10 341.297 (2) (a) 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 All such farm trucks shall be registered by the department according to the monthly series of registration prescribed by par. (b).

AB660, s. 8 Section 8. 341.297 (2) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB660,3,16 341.297 (2) (b) There are established 24 registration periods, each to be designated by a calendar month and to start on the first day of such month and end on the last day of the 24th month from the date of commencing. The department shall so administer the monthly series system of registration as to distribute the work of registering farm trucks as uniformly as practicable throughout the calendar year.

AB660, s. 9 Section 9. Effective dates. This act takes effect on January 1, 1997, except as follows:

AB660,3,20 (1) The treatment of section 73.03 (29m) of the statutes takes effect on the day after publication.

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