Wisconsin Legislative Council
AMENDMENT MEMO
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Memo published: October 16, 2023 Contact: David Moore, Senior Staff Attorney
2023 Senate Bill 60
Senate
Amendment 1
2023 SENATE BILL 60
Under current law, when a motor vehicle is transferred to another person, the person to whom it is
transferred must pay a $157 fee for the certificate of title and a $7.50 supplemental title fee to retitle the
motor vehicle. Current law waives both of these fees when an application is made to transfer a
decedent’s interest in a motor vehicle to his or her surviving spouse or domestic partner.
2023 Senate Bill 60 expands the types of family members who are eligible for a fee waiver when
retitling a motor vehicle to transfer a decedent’s interest in the vehicle. Under the bill, the certificate of
title fee and supplemental title fee are waived when an application is made to transfer a decedent’s
interest in a motor vehicle to an “immediate family member.” For this purpose, immediate family
member is defined to mean a spouse, grandparent, parent, sibling, child, stepchild, stepparent, or
grandchild, or the spouse of a grandparent, parent, sibling, child, stepchild, stepparent, or grandchild.
SENATE AMENDMENT 1
Senate Amendment 1 delays the effective date of Senate Bill 60 until the first day of the seventh month
beginning after publication.
BILL HISTORY
Senator Cowles offered Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 60 on June 6, 2023. On September 14,
2023, the Senate voted to adopt the amendment and pass the bill, as amended.
For a full history of the bill, visit the Legislature’s bill history page.
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