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File #: 250871    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 9/23/2025 In control: COMMON COUNCIL
On agenda: Final action: 11/7/2025
Effective date: 2/1/2026    
Title: A substitute ordinance establishing the 2026 vehicle registration fee.
Sponsors: THE CHAIR
Indexes: FEES, MOTOR VEHICLES
Attachments: 1. Proposed Substitute A (Substitute 2), 2. Cover Letter for Files Related to Other Fees (Obsolete to this file), 3. Fiscal Impact Statement, 4. Equity Impact Statement, 5. Wisconsin Policy Forum - municipal vehicle registration fee, 6. Comptroller VRF Memo October 2025, 7. Hearing Notice List, 8. Legal and Enforceable, 9. Motion by Ald. Bauman
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultTallyAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
11/24/20252 CITY CLERK PUBLISHED   Action details Meeting details Not available
11/18/20252 MAYOR SIGNED   Action details Meeting details Not available
11/7/20251 COMMON COUNCIL SUBSTITUTED

Minutes note: Ald. Bauman moved substitution of file with Proposed Substitute A.		Pass14:0 Action details Meeting details Not available
11/7/20252 COMMON COUNCIL PASSED

Minutes note: File was substituted with Proposed Substitute A relabeled as Substitute 2. A roll call vote was taken on Substitute 2.		Pass9:5 Action details Meeting details Not available
10/29/20251 FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ASSIGNED TO

Minutes note: Appearing: Bryan Rynders, Budget Office It was noted that the Cover Letter in the file was incorrect.		Pass4:1 Action details Meeting details Video Video
10/8/20251 FINANCE & PERSONNEL COMMITTEE HELD TO CALL OF THE CHAIR

Minutes note: Director Kovac commented on the intent of the file. Appearing: Ald. Larresa Taylor, 9th Ald. Dist. Members discussed the irregularity of the file before the committee's consideration today and wanting to follow regular budget hearing and amendment deliberations on the file as well as conducting public engagement and an equity impact analysis from the Office of Equity and Inclusion.		Pass5:0 Action details Meeting details Video Video
9/26/20251 CITY CLERK DRAFT SUBMITTED   Action details Meeting details Not available
9/16/20250 COMMON COUNCIL ASSIGNED TO   Action details Meeting details Not available

Number

250871 

Version

SUBSTITUTE 2

Reference

  

Sponsor

ALD. BAUMAN

Title

A substitute ordinance establishing the 2026 vehicle registration fee.

Sections                      

304-25-2                     am

Analysis

This ordinance increases the vehicle registration fee from $30 to $41, and takes effect February 1, 2026.

Body

The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:

 

Part 1. Section 304-25-2 of the code is amended to read:

 

304-25. Municipal Vehicle Registration Fee.

2. VEHICLE REGISTRATION FEE. A municipal vehicle registration fee is imposed on every motor vehicle registered in Wisconsin and customarily kept in the city of Milwaukee. The amount of the fee is [[$30]] >>$41<< annually. The municipal vehicle registration fee is in addition to state registration fees.

 

Part 2. This ordinance takes effect February 1, 2026.

 

LRB

APPROVED AS TO FORM

K. Broadnax

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Legislative Reference Bureau

Date: November 7, 2025

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Attorney

IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE

IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE

 

 

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Office of the City Attorney

Date:  ______________________

 Requestor

 

Drafter

Jeff Osterman, LRB

November 7, 2025