SB521: Bill Text

SB521,9,25 341.04 (1) (intro.) It is unlawful for any person to operate or for an owner to consent to being operated on any highway of this state any motor vehicle, recreational vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer, or any other vehicle for which a registration fee is specifically prescribed, unless at the time of operation the vehicle in question either is registered in this state, or, except for registration under s. 341.30 or 341.305, a complete application for registration, including evidence of any inspection under s. 110.20 when required, accompanied by the required fee has been delivered to the department, submitted to a dealer under s. 341.09 (2m) for transmittal to the department, or deposited in the mail properly addressed with postage prepaid and, if the vehicle is an automobile or motor truck having a registered weight of 8,000 pounds or less, the vehicle displays a temporary operation plate issued for the vehicle unless the operator or owner of the vehicle produces proof that operation of the vehicle is within 2 business days of the vehicle's sale or transfer, or the vehicle in question is exempt from registration.

SB521, s. 26 Section 26. 341.05 (19) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB521,10,10 341.05 (19) The vehicle is a repaired salvage vehicle operated to or from a location where it is to be inspected as required by s. 342.07, or is an unregistered vehicle operated to or from a location where it is to be inspected as required by s. 110.20.

SB521, s. 27 Section 27. 341.09 (2m) (a) 1. b. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB521,10,19 341.09 (2m) (a) 1. b. A state resident who purchases or leases an automobile or motor truck having a registered weight of 8,000 pounds or less from a person other than the dealer for use on such vehicle if the state resident submits to the dealer a complete application for registration of the vehicle, including evidence of any inspection under s. 110.20 when required, and for a new certificate of title for a purchased vehicle, together with a check or money order made payable to the department for all applicable title, registration, security interest and sales tax moneys, for transmittal to the department by the dealer.

SB521, s. 28 Section 28. 341.09 (2m) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB521,11,6 341.09 (2m) (a) 2. Notwithstanding subd. 1., the department shall issue a sufficient number of temporary operation plates and temporary permits without charge to each dealer licensed in this state for issuance under this subdivision. Each dealer shall issue a temporary operation plate or a temporary permit without charge to any state resident who purchases or leases from the dealer an automobile or motor truck having a registered weight of 8,000 pounds or less, for use on such vehicle if the state resident submits to the dealer a complete application for registration of the vehicle, including evidence of inspection under s. 110.20 when required, and for a new certificate of title for a purchased vehicle, together with a check or money order made payable to the department for all applicable title, registration, security interest and sales tax moneys, for transmittal to the department by the dealer.

SB521, s. 29 Section 29. 341.09 (5) of the statutes is repealed.

SB521, s. 30 Section 30. 341.09 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB521,11,16 341.09 (9) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the department shall issue a temporary operation plate or a temporary permit without charge for an automobile or motor truck having a registered weight of 8,000 pounds or less upon receipt of a complete application accompanied by the required fee for registration of the vehicle, including evidence of any inspection under s. 110.20 when required, if the department does not immediately issue the regular registration plates for the vehicle and the department determines that the applicant has not otherwise been issued a temporary operation plate or a temporary permit under this section.

SB521, s. 31 Section 31. 341.10 (8) of the statutes is repealed.

SB521, s. 32 Section 32. 341.10 (10) of the statutes is repealed.

SB521, s. 33 Section 33. 341.26 (2m) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB521,12,3 341.26 (2m) (am) A fee of $5 shall be paid to the department for the original issuance of a registration plate for any vehicle owned by this state or by any county or municipality or federally recognized Indian tribe or band in this state or leased to this state or to any county or municipality or federally recognized Indian tribe or band in this state, and operated exclusively, except for operation under s. 20.916 (7), in the public service by such state, county, municipality or Indian tribe or band. The registration shall be valid while the vehicle is owned and operated by the registrant or is leased to and operated by this state or by the county, municipality or Indian tribe or band, and the registrant complies with s. 110.20 (6).

SB521, s. 34 Section 34. 341.36 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB521,12,7 341.36 (2) Subsections (1) and (1m) do not apply to the reinstatement of a registration suspended under s. 341.63 (1) (c), or (d) or (e) or to the reinstatement of a registration suspended or revoked as a result of an error by the department.

SB521, s. 35 Section 35. 341.63 (1) (e) of the statutes is repealed.

SB521, s. 36 Section 36. 341.65 (2) (e) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB521,12,13 341.65 (2) (e) 2m. That a complete application for registration for the motor vehicle, including evidence of inspection under s. 110.20 when required, accompanied by the required fee has been delivered to the department or deposited in the mail properly addressed with postage prepaid.

SB521, s. 37 Section 37. 560.127 of the statutes is created to read:

SB521,12,21 560.127 Extended-range electric vehicle grants. (1) In this section, "extended-range electric vehicle" means a vehicle that is equipped with an electric motor and energy storage device capable of propelling the vehicle, without other methods of propulsion, for at least 30 miles on a single energy charge. An "extended-range electric vehicle" may incorporate additional methods of propulsion, including a chemically fueled internal combustion engine that is capable of operating on gasoline, diesel fuel, or alternative fuels.

SB521,13,5 (2) From the appropriation under s. 20.143 (1) (dm), after July 1, 2011, the department shall award grants to promote the extended-range electric vehicle industry, and research, production, and use of extended-range electric vehicles, in the counties of Kenosha, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan, Washington, and Waukesha. The department shall develop and administer a program to provide grants under this section and shall promulgate rules to implement and administer this section, including rules establishing criteria and standards for grant eligibility, for evaluating and ranking grant applications, for determining the amount of the grants awarded, and for identifying permissible uses of grant funds.

SB521, s. 38 Section 38. 625.12 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB521,13,8 625.12 (1) (e) Subject to s. 632.365, all All other relevant factors, including the judgment of technical personnel.

SB521, s. 39 Section 39. 625.12 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB521,13,18 625.12 (2) Classification. Risks may be classified in any reasonable way for the establishment of rates and minimum premiums, except that no classifications may be based on race, color, creed or national origin, and classifications in automobile insurance may not be based on physical condition or developmental disability as defined in s. 51.01 (5). Subject to s. 632.365, rates Rates thus produced may be modified for individual risks in accordance with rating plans or schedules that establish reasonable standards for measuring probable variations in hazards, expenses, or both. Rates may also be modified for individual risks under s. 625.13 (2).

SB521, s. 40 Section 40. 625.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB521,14,2 625.15 (1) Rate making. An insurer may itself establish rates and supplementary rate information for one or more market segments based on the factors in s. 625.12 and, if the rates are for motor vehicle liability insurance, subject to s. 632.365, or the insurer may use rates and supplementary rate information prepared by a rate service organization, with average expense factors determined by the rate service organization or with such modification for its own expense and loss experience as the credibility of that experience allows.

SB521, s. 41 Section 41. 628.34 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB521,14,10 628.34 (3) (a) No insurer may unfairly discriminate among policyholders by charging different premiums or by offering different terms of coverage except on the basis of classifications related to the nature and the degree of the risk covered or the expenses involved, subject to ss. 632.365, 632.746 and 632.748. Rates are not unfairly discriminatory if they are averaged broadly among persons insured under a group, blanket or franchise policy, and terms are not unfairly discriminatory merely because they are more favorable than in a similar individual policy.

SB521, s. 42 Section 42. 632.365 of the statutes is repealed.

SB521, s. 43 Section 43. Initial applicability.

SB521,14,14 (1) The treatment of sections 70.11 (27m) and 70.111 (27) and (28) of the statutes first applies to the property tax assessments as of January 1, 2010.

SB521, s. 44 Section 44. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after publication, except as follows:

SB521,14,18 (1) The treatment of section 77.54 (57) (a) 5m. and (b) 1. and 2. and (58) of the statutes takes effect on the first day of the 2nd month beginning after publication.

SB521,14,24 (2) The treatment of sections 13.48 (10) (a), 20.370 (2) (cf), 20.395 (5) (cq), (hq), and (hx), 110.21, 110.215, 285.30, 285.39 (3) (a), 341.03 (1), 341.04 (1) (intro.), 341.05 (19), 341.09 (2m) (a) 1. b. and 2., (5), and (9), 341.10 (8) and (10), 341.26 (2m) (am), 341.36 (2), 341.63 (1) (e), 341.65 (2) (e) 2m., 625.12 (1) (e) and (2), 625.15 (1), 628.34 (3) (a), and 632.365 of the statutes and the repeal of section 110.20 of the statutes take effect on July 1, 2011.

SB521,14,25 (End)