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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
December 8, 2023 - Introduced by Senator Jacque, cosponsored by Representatives
Sortwell, Behnke, Brandtjen, Jacobson, Murphy, Mursau, Schraa,
Wichgers, Andraca and Sinicki. Referred to Committee on Labor, Regulatory
Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs.
SB748,1,2
1An Act to create 45.01 (12) (k) of the statutes;
relating to: indication of veteran
2status of former service member on an operator's license or identification card.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, a veteran of the U.S. armed forces may elect to indicate his
or her veteran status on his or her Wisconsin operator's license or identification card.
“Veteran" is a defined term that includes individuals who have served a specified
period of active duty under honorable conditions in the U.S. armed forces or in forces
incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces. With limited exceptions, neither
national guard duty nor service in a reserve unit qualifies as active duty.
This bill creates a definition of “veteran" that includes any person who is a
former member of the U.S. armed forces, a reserve unit of the U.S. armed forces, or
the national guard and who was discharged under honorable conditions. This
definition applies only for the purpose of enabling such a person to indicate on his
or her operator's license or identification card that he or she is a veteran and does
not apply to any other veteran benefit.
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:
SB748,1
3Section
1. 45.01 (12) (k) of the statutes is created to read:
SB748,2,6
145.01
(12) (k) For purposes of ss. 343.14 and 343.17 only, a former member of
2the U.S. armed forces who received a discharge under honorable conditions, or a
3former member of a reserve unit of the U.S. armed forces or the national guard who
4met the requirements for satisfactory completion of his or her initial term of
5obligated service and received a discharge of either honorable or under honorable
6conditions.
SB748,2
7Section
2.
Initial applicability.
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(1) This act first applies to applications that are received by the department of
9transportation on the effective date of this subsection.
