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| 2 | 2 | | EVM:amn |
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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 SENATE BILL 123 |
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| 5 | 5 | | March 8, 2023 - Introduced by Senators COWLES, PFAFF, CARPENTER, JACQUE, |
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| 6 | 6 | | MARKLEIN, SPREITZER and TOMCZYK, cosponsored by Representatives SNYDER, |
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| 7 | 7 | | ARMSTRONG, BEHNKE, BODDEN, BRANDTJEN, DONOVAN, JOERS, MURPHY, MURSAU, |
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| 8 | 8 | | O'CONNOR, OHNSTAD, PENTERMAN, RODRIGUEZ, ROZAR, SINICKI, SPIROS and |
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| 9 | 9 | | SUBECK. Referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government. |
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| 10 | 10 | | AN ACT to create 343.085 (2) (d) of the statutes; relating to: exemptions from |
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| 11 | 11 | | the requirement that an original driver's license be a probationary license. |
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| 12 | 12 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 13 | 13 | | Under current law, a probationary license is, with certain exceptions, issued to |
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| 14 | 14 | | all applicants who qualify for an original driver's license and remains in effect for two |
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| 15 | 15 | | years from the date of the licensee's next birthday. Currently, the following persons |
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| 16 | 16 | | are exempt from this requirement: |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1. Certain persons who have been licensed by another jurisdiction. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 2. Persons who are issued a commercial driver license. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 3. Persons entitled to a regular license under a foreign license reciprocity |
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| 20 | 20 | | agreement. |
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| 21 | 21 | | Those who are exempt from the probationary license requirement are instead |
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| 22 | 22 | | issued a regular license that remains in effect for eight years after the date of |
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| 23 | 23 | | issuance. |
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| 24 | 24 | | Under this bill, a person who provides to the Department of Transportation |
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| 25 | 25 | | documentary proof that the person is enlisted in the U.S. armed forces is also exempt |
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| 26 | 26 | | from the probationary license requirement. |
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| 27 | 27 | | For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as |
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| 28 | 28 | | an appendix to this bill. |
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| 29 | 29 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 30 | 30 | | enact as follows: |
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| 34 | 34 | | SECTION 1 SENATE BILL 123 |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 1. 343.085 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read: |
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| 36 | 36 | | 343.085 (2) (d) Any person who provides to the department documentary proof |
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| 37 | 37 | | that the person is enlisted in the U.S. armed forces is exempt from this section. |
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| 38 | 38 | | (END) |
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