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Motor Vehicle Registration Rights Act
LRB 3267/1 is a bill being introduced into the Wisconsin Legislature to protect your right to drive the vehicle of your choice.
We need All car enthusiasts to:
E-mail, write, or phone your state senator and representative plus members of the transportation committee and voice your support.
Make sure you say: “I am your constituent”
“I agree with this bill”
“I want you to sponsor LRB 3267/1”
cc members of the transportation committee.
Senate Committee on Transportation
Assembly Committee on Transportation
Keep it short and sweet. Do it now. Our hobby depends on you.
Click this link to find your legislators.
Please send forward this email to all concerned citizens. To get your name added to our email notification list, send an email to: MVRegistrationRights@yahoo.com
Please see extra notices at the end of this email.
The following is a Legislative Alert sent by Sen. Grothman.
Begin forwarded message:From: “Sen.Grothman”
Date: February 3, 2012 11:58:21 AM CST
Subject: WI LEGISLATIVE ALERT – MOTOR VEHICLE ENTHUSIAST -YOUR ACTION NEEDEDFebruary 3, 2012
ATTENTION WI MOTOR VEHICLE ENTHUSIAST:
You are receiving this email because you have contacted our office in the past regarding your concerns about TRANS 123 (which has been temporarily defeated) or other vehicle registration issues. Your action is needed to support a bill that is being introduced by Senator Glenn Grothman.
ACTION ITEMS:
1. See the memo below circulated to the legislature today which includes a summary of the bill. If you would like to read the bill it is attached to this email. NOTICE THE SHORT DEADLINE, PLEASE ACT NOW!
2. Contact your both of your Wisconsin State Legislators and tell them to COSPONSOR LRB 3267/1. If you don’t know who they are please follow this link: http://legis.wisconsin.gov/w3asp/waml/waml.aspx
3. Forward this email to all of your friends and family and ask them to do the same.
4. Stay tuned for more alerts in the following weeks as we garner support for the bill and move it through the legislative process. We will need your help in the future!
Thank you for your attention and if you have any questions don’t hesitate to contact our office at 608-266-7513 or sen.grothman@legis.wisconsin.gov
<<11-32671.pdf>>
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From: Sen.Grothman
Sent: Friday, February 03, 2012 11:47 AM
To: *Legislative All Assembly; *Legislative All Senate
Subject: SHORT DEADLINE Co-Sponsorship of: The Motor Vehicle Registration Rights Act LRB 3267/1FROM: Senator Glenn Grothman
608-266-7513 or sen.grothman@legis.wisconsin.gov
DATE: February 3, 2012
RE: Co-Sponsorship request for LRB 3267/1 The Registration Rights Act
SHORT DEADLINE: Thursday, February 9, 2012.
Currently Wisconsin offers many ways to register vehicles; regular, hobbyist, collector, farm, etc. Many types of motor vehicle registration impart operating restrictions ranging from regular registration, which is minimally restrictive, through HMV registration in which a vehicle can only be used to and from special events.
Up until a few years ago Wisconsin residents enjoyed the freedom to own and proudly drive on the roads their vehicle of choice. Due to WI DOT cutting budgets and nonsensical internal philosophies, the agency has been relying more and more on their computer technology to cut corners. This is very problematic when dealing with the large variety of vehicles on the road today.
Many citizens are being improperly denied the registration of their choice based on such insignificant factors as a radio, color, or hubcaps. I found that most of the problems stem from the WI DOT’s interpretation of prohibitions based on vehicle condition or equipment and in many cases the citizen’s options for proving compliance are limited or impossible. In other cases, vehicles that were previously registered here in Wisconsin are now being denied registration upon change of ownership.
WI DOT’s actions have adversely affected citizens, and have had a detrimental impact on the agricultural, forestry, construction, and automotive industries. Their actions have also lead to multiple costly as well as time consuming appeals and ongoing problems for constituents.
This bill was created to address numerous citizen concerns as to the registration of motor vehicles in Wisconsin.
LRB 3267/1 Does the Following:
Repeals a state statute that contains an obsolete reference in law, and has created confusion and misapplication.
Repeals a statute that has taken legally-complying vehicles off the road.
Prevents monetary losses to citizens encountered when a formerly-legal vehicle is reduced to non-highway-legal status for the sake of clerical convenience within the department.
Gives residents the ability to have second chance if the DOT denies registration. The bill repeals two prohibitions which were problematic for motor vehicle owners and instead applies an existing inspection procedure to determine minimum applicable standards to make a vehicle eligible for regular registration. This bill still allows the DOT to deny registration if they have concerns about vehicle condition or equipment, but in the event the application is denied; LRB 3267/4 provides a simple and low-cost way for the owner to verify compliance with the requirements.
Reduces fiscal impact by the citizen bearing the cost of an inspection versus the state employees expending substantial time and resources to determine eligibility.
Makes a change to the requirements for collector car registration by allowing vehicles which have been minimally modified (such as for improved safety or drivability) to register as a collector, so long as they do not substantially alter the vehicle. Thus, remaining true to the intent of the collector plate registration.
If you would like to cosponsor LRB 3267/1 please contact Sen. Grothman’s office at 608-266-7513 or sen.grothman@legis.wisconsin.gov by Thursday February 9, 2012.
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EXTRA NOTICES:
Note: The following legislators are listed by SEMA as automotive-friendly. If they are YOUR representatives, please be sure to acknowledge that they are our community’s friends.
Sen. Lazich Assy. Rep. Brooks Assy. Rep. Rivard
Sen. Wanggaard Assy. Rep. Kestell
Sen. Grothman Assy. Rep. NygrenIf you give us feedback from your legislative contacts, we can better target our efforts. Please report back any comments from legislators, both pro and con!
You can read the bill and the supporting information at:
If you would like to speak with someone regarding this legislation, please call or email
Paul Underwood email: undy@mhtc.net phone: 608-437-3465Tom Zat email: cosmo@alfaheaven.com phone: 715-449-2141 weekdays.
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Every phone call or email definitely helps! Thanks for the support. The unanimous vote in the Senate is HUGE!
Congratulations:
SB-462/AB-580 was “concurred in” by the Assy. on Friday. With the previous vote in the Senate, we believe the bill will now go before Gov. Walker.
Everybody’s efforts seem to be paying off!
Stay tuned…
Motor Vehicle Registration Rights Bill SB-462 / AB-580
UPDATE
SUCCESS IN THE LEGISLATURE!
The Wisconsin legislature passed the repeal of 341.10(6m) on Friday.
It now just needs Gov. Walker’s signature to become LAW.This will restore regular registration for all 1969 and older ex military vehicles.
WHAT IS NEXT?
We are now in the process of arranging a meeting with DOT to discuss the other issues that you expressed support for.
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We will address:The list of items that are to be considered as modification by the DMV when processing Collector Plate applications.
The requirement that the manufacturer certification label remain intact 341.10(6). We hope that DOT will make an interim policy change as we cannot amend this statute until the next session.
URGENT ACTION NEEDED NOW!
Contact Gov. Walker and ask him to Sign this Bill into LAW.
E-Mail him at: govgeneral@wisconsin.gov
Call him at: (608) 266-1212WE ARE WINNING
We have widespread support in the Legislature.
The changes you are helping to make will protect our cars and maintain the hobby for future generations.
UPDATE
Thank You for Your Terrific Efforts. We’re very pleased to announce some Big Progress.
Nothing Good Is Easy. The changes we are making take time, but WE ARE GETTING THERE!!
Our efforts continue. Thanks for your continued support.ANNOUNCING BIG GAINS FOR OWNERS OF FORMER MILITARY VEHICLES
In discussions with DOT, Tom has secured the following agreements.
Effective Immediately: ANY former U.S. military vehicle under 10,000 GVW may register for regular registration regardless if there is a certification label.
Effective Date (approx 7/1): All Pre-1970 former military vehicles (US and foreign) may register for regular registration; (Auto, Truck, Farm, Collector, Hobbyist, etc.)
Confirmation of problem: 1970 & newer former military vehicles which lack a certification label may still be denied registration under 341.10(6), a problem which can only be corrected through legislation. (see the next item)BIG GAINS FOR ALL VEHICLE OWNERS
Going Forward: DOT has acknowledged the need to draft legislation to amend 341.10(6). The way it’s written now, any vehicle without a certification label can be denied registration, including every pre-’70 vehicle. It will be changed, to acknowledge the federal exemption for vehicles older than 25 years. We expect to draft legislation this year, and will push for passage next year. STAY TUNED.
ANNOUNCING BIG GAINS FOR OWNERS OF COLLECTOR VEHICLES (NOT HOBBYIST)
Note: These changes will not effect HOBBYIST registration *.
As you are aware, Collector registration has recently been denied over trivial items such as radios or hubcaps. When we previously asked your opinion about such changes, the response was overwhelmingly in favor of allowing minor modifications to Collector vehicles while still staying true to the spirit of an original or historic vehicle.In discussions with DOT, Tom has secured the following agreements.
Effective Immediately: DMV will apply as much leniency as possible in deciding which vehicles qualify for Collector registration.
Going Forward: DOT wants a specific list of changes which cannot be considered when deciding originality, and will help draft and introduce legislation for next year.You Can Help, by submitting your ideas for this list to us. (These are things that you think DMV should overlook on a Collector vehicle application.)
Here are some of our ideas: Wheels/Tires, Color, Radio/Sound System, Safety Upgrades (ie. safety glass windows, dual circuit brakes, radial tires), original options…
We plan to set up a webpage where you can register for or against the items. We’ll share the results with you and the DOT.* Please Note – HOBBYIST: Some owners of Hobbyist vehicles opposed the original bill, stating that Hobbyist owners did not wish those laws to change. In response, we are not proposing any changes to Hobbyist registration laws. Until and unless Hobbyist owners raise concerns and problems which they wish this group to address, we will not go there.
THE FUTURE OF THIS E-MAIL GROUP
This Email goes out to owners, clubs, businesses, farmers, organizations, etc. who share a common interest in preserving old vehicles of all sorts. By forming this email group, and by everybody acting united, we have succeeding in getting this bill passed. In doing this, we have created enough political power to support each others’ causes.
It was critical to get at least a part of the bill passed because that validates the power of this group. In order to do that, the bill was stripped down to just the repeal of the military vehicle ban and it ended up directly benefiting only a small segment of our group: owners of former military vehicles. Those owners understand that others have contributed to their gain, and you can be sure they are anxious to repay that effort. But the bill did much more than that, because it proved to DOT and to Legislators that we are a powerful group. Now we have their attention and we are working on getting the rest of our concerns dealt with.
Our political strength comes from all of us working together.TO DO
Remember Who Helped Us! Sen. Glenn Grothman and Assy. Rep. Evan Wynn were responsible for this Bill getting introduced and they voted for it! They deserve your THANKS, and please remember them when it comes time to place your vote. Rep. Wynn is up for re-election soon, and he’s a terrific guy. Pass the word.
If you haven’t already done so, contact your Legislators and THANK THEM for their support.
The votes were unanimous in both houses. Everybody came through for us. Locate and E-Mail your Legislators HERE.Pass the word. Forward this E-Mail to others.
Sign-Up for E-Mails. Reply to me at undy@mhtc.net and I’ll add you. Likewise, if you want to be off the list, just let me know.
TO ALL,
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR EFFORTS!!
IT’S OFFICIAL. GOV. WALKER SIGNED OUR BILL INTO LAW YESTERDAY. SB-462 is now 2011 Wisconsin Act 235.
AS WE WROTE PREVIOUSLY, WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH DOT FOR PASSAGE OF THE OTHER PROVISIONS WHICH WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS BILL *:
RE-WRITE s.341.10(6) TO REFLECT FEDERAL LAW, SO VEHICLES OLDER THAN 25 YEARS ARE NOT DENIED REGISTRATION FOR LACK OF A CERTIFICATION LABEL.
AMEND COLLECTOR PLATE RULES TO ALLOW FOR MINOR MODIFICATIONS.STAY TUNED AS THESE CHANGES MOVE FORWARD.
Cheers,
Paul* NOTE: Based on previous opposition within the HotRod & Modified owners community, we will exclude Hobbyist vehicles from these changes. Please notify us if this is an incorrect understanding of owner’s opinions.
SB-462 was signed by the Governor on 4-6-2012 2011 Wisconsin Act 235
Bill History: http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2011/data/SB462hst.html
Relating to: registration of motor vehicles by the Department of Transportation.We’ve just learned that the “effective date” for the newly passed 2011 Wis. Act 235 will be July 2, 2012.
This means that beginning July 2, all pre-’70 (Oct. 1, 1969) former military vehicle, U.S. & foreign, may register for normal registration options. This includes all weight vehicles. (As always, a title or SF-97 is required, and as always, compliance with Wis. Equip. standards is a condition of operation. Just like civilian vehicles, Fed. Motor Carrier Safety Admin. rules apply to larger commercially used vehicles.)
Also remember that currently, ANY former U.S. military vehicle under 10,000 GVW may register for regular registration regardless of year, and regardless if there is a certification label.
We will be meeting with DOT this summer, to address vehicles over 10,000# gvw which are 1970 or newer. We’ll keep you posted as this moves forward.
This is good news!!
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