SB 38 Wisconsin Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: personalized registration plate fees for gold star family special registration plates. (FE)

This bill exempts eligible families of Wisconsin military members killed in action (known as "gold star families") from paying fees for special registration plates. It removes the $15 annual or $30 biennial maintenance fees, as well as the $15 reissuance fee, that typically apply to personalized plates. Families qualifying under statute §341.14(6r)(f)19m will no longer pay these costs for initial issuance or ongoing plate maintenance. The law takes effect 7 months after publication, ensuring immediate cost savings for this group.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Assembly Passage
Oct 2025
Signed into Law
Dec 2025
Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Signed Dec 10, 2025
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
34
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Dec 10, 2025
Signed into law
Report approved by the Governor on 12-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 50
upper
Oct 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in
lower
May 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and passed
upper
May 15, 2025
Committee
Referred to joint committee on Finance
upper
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Senators Hutton, Carpenter, Bradley, Spreitzer and Ratcliff; cosponsored by Representatives Wichgers, Allen, Behnke, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Melotik, Mursau, Sinicki, Snyder, Tusler and Udell
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors