Public Hearing Scheduled for December 3 in Madison

We received notification today that the draft Historic Military Vehicle (HMV) bill has been introduced into the Transportation Committee and is now officially Assembly Bill 592.

The important public hearing has been scheduled at the state capitol in Madison for December 3.

We encourage you to attend the public hearing to express your views. It’s not necessary for you to testify but it’s important that HMV collectors attend to support the bill. Please try to make plans to attend the public hearing to protect your historic military vehicle driving rights.

Here's the public hearing time and location information.

Assembly
PUBLIC HEARING
Committee on Transportation

The committee will hold a public hearing on the following items at the time specified below:

Thursday, December 3, 2009
10:15 AM
417 North (GAR Hall)
State Capitol

Assembly Bill 592
Relating to: registration of former military vehicles.
By Representatives Zigmunt, Steinbrink, Soletski, Berceau, Brooks, Clark, Colon, Danou, Davis, Hraychuck, Jorgensen, Kerkman, Kleefisch, Knodl, Lothian, Molepske Jr., Pasch, Petersen, Pope-Roberts, Ripp, Schneider, Sinicki, Strachota, Suder, Townsend, Turner, Van Roy, Vruwink, M. Williams and Ziegelbauer; cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Plale, Holperin, Hopper, A. Lasee, Taylor and Wirch.

Note: Six other bills are also included in this public hearing.

Transport Committee Chair Co Sponsors HMV Bill

Last week, the HMV bill gained the support of the chairman of the house transportation committee. Rep John Seinbrink has signed as a co-sponsor. Rep Ted Zigmunt is Vice Chair and the original sponsor is onboard. And the bill also has the endorsment of Rep Thomas Nelson, house majority leader.

The bill proposal has circulated for two weeks in the State Legislature and Senate to allow legislators to sign on as co sponsors. The circulation period ended Monday. The bill now has over 30 house co-sponsors and more tha 10 senators. That is a very large list and puts the bill on good footing for passage.

We expect the bill will be introduced to the transportation committee soon and a public hearing will take place in December or January. The legislature goes into its winter session in late January 2010.

Jeff