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2023 SENATE BILL 617
November 7, 2023 - Introduced by Senators JAMES, TESTIN, BALLWEG,
CABRAL-GUEVARA, COWLES and MARKLEIN, cosponsored by Representatives
PRONSCHINSKE, DITTRICH, DUCHOW, EMERSON, GOEBEN, S. JOHNSON, MICHALSKI,
MOSES, ORTIZ-VELEZ, PENTERMAN and SCHMIDT. Referred to Committee on
Transportation and Local Government.
1 AN ACT to renumber and amend 341.13 (5); and to create 341.13 (1m) and
2 341.13 (5) (b) of the statutes; relating to: indicia of registration for electric
3 vehicles.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under this bill, the Department of Transportation must issue to registrants of
hybrid and nonhybrid electric motor vehicles distinctive registration plates or decals
for display on existing registration plates that identify the vehicles as electric
vehicles.
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:
4 SECTION 1. 341.13 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
5 341.13 (1m) (a) Subject to par. (b), the registration plates for any of the
6 following that operate at greater than 50 volts shall display on the plate the
7 abbreviation “EV” or another indication that the vehicle is an electric vehicle:
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SENATE BILL 617 SECTION 1
1 1. Hybrid electric vehicles, as defined in s. 341.25 (1) (L) 1. b.
2 2. Nonhybrid electric vehicles, as defined in s. 341.25 (1) (L) 1. c.
3 (b) The department may institute any system for issuing new registration
4 plates under par. (a) that the department deems advisable, except that the
5 department shall issue registration plates meeting the requirements under par. (a)
6 not later than the time at which the department is required to issue new registration
7 plates under s. 341.135 for the vehicle.
8 SECTION 2. 341.13 (5) of the statutes, as created by 2023 Wisconsin Act 19, is
9 renumbered 341.13 (5) (a) and amended to read:
10 341.13 (5) (a) A Except as provided in par. (b), a hybrid electric vehicle, as
11 defined under s. 341.25 (1) (L) 1. b., or a nonhybrid electric vehicle, as defined under
12 s. 341.25 (1) (L) 1. c., shall bear decals issued by the department to indicate that the
13 vehicle is an electric vehicle. The Except as provided in par. (b), decals issued under
14 this paragraph shall be displayed as provided in s. 341.15 (1m) (c).
15 SECTION 3. 341.13 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
16 341.13 (5) (b) A vehicle bearing a registration plate meeting the requirements
17 of sub. (1m) is not required to bear decals issued under par. (a).
18 (END)