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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 SENATE BILL 588 |
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| 5 | 5 | | October 30, 2023 - Introduced by Senators TOMCZYK, BALLWEG, COWLES, SPREITZER |
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| 6 | 6 | | and PFAFF, cosponsored by Representatives SPIROS, HURD, BORN, CONLEY, |
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| 7 | 7 | | CONSIDINE, DONOVAN, EDMING, MAXEY, O'CONNOR, ORTIZ-VELEZ, SCHMIDT, |
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| 8 | 8 | | PLUMER, SCHUTT, SNODGRASS and S. JOHNSON. Referred to Committee on |
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| 9 | 9 | | Transportation and Local Government. |
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| 10 | 10 | | AN ACT to create 218.0114 (1e) of the statutes; relating to: office requirements |
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| 11 | 11 | | for motor vehicle wholesaler licensees. |
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| 12 | 12 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 13 | 13 | | Under current law, a motor vehicle wholesaler is prohibited from doing |
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| 14 | 14 | | business in this state without a license issued by the Department of Transportation. |
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| 15 | 15 | | A “wholesaler” is defined as a person, other than a licensed motor vehicle dealer or |
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| 16 | 16 | | motor vehicle auction dealer, who 1) sells more than five used motor vehicles in any |
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| 17 | 17 | | 12-month period to motor vehicle dealers, motor vehicle auction dealers, or salvage |
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| 18 | 18 | | dealers; 2) purchases used motor vehicles from a motor vehicle dealer or at a motor |
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| 19 | 19 | | vehicle auction for the purpose of selling the vehicles to a motor vehicle dealer, motor |
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| 20 | 20 | | vehicle auction, or wholesaler; or 3) purchases used motor vehicles on behalf of a |
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| 21 | 21 | | motor vehicle dealer. |
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| 22 | 22 | | This bill provides that a motor vehicle wholesaler may not engage in business |
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| 23 | 23 | | in this state unless he or she maintains a permanent business location, with indoor |
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| 24 | 24 | | office space, in this state. The bill provides that a business location does not meet |
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| 25 | 25 | | this requirement if more than one licensed wholesale dealer is located under the |
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| 26 | 26 | | same roof or if the office space 1) is common space or shared with other tenants; 2) |
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| 27 | 27 | | is rented by the hour or day; 3) contains cubicles; or 4) is temporary, virtual, or |
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| 28 | 28 | | rotating. |
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| 32 | 32 | | SENATE BILL 588 |
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| 33 | 33 | | For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as |
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| 34 | 34 | | an appendix to this bill. |
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| 35 | 35 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 36 | 36 | | enact as follows: |
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| 37 | 37 | | SECTION 1. 218.0114 (1e) of the statutes is created to read: |
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| 38 | 38 | | 218.0114 (1e) No motor vehicle wholesaler may engage in business in this state |
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| 39 | 39 | | unless he or she maintains a permanent business location, with indoor office space, |
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| 40 | 40 | | in this state. A business location does not meet the requirements of this subsection |
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| 41 | 41 | | if any of the following applies: |
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| 42 | 42 | | (a) The office space is common space or shared with other tenants. |
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| 43 | 43 | | (b) The office space is rented by the hour or day. |
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| 44 | 44 | | (c) The office space contains cubicles. |
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| 45 | 45 | | (d) The office space is temporary, virtual, or rotating. |
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| 46 | 46 | | (e) More than one licensed motor vehicle wholesaler is located under the same |
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| 47 | 47 | | roof. |
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