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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 166

The use of pesticides by veterinarians and veterinary technicians

Topics: Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Department of, Pests, Veterinary medicine

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 3, 2010. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Mar 24, 2009

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Sep 16, 2009

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 32 to 0

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2009 Wisconsin Act 139

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 5, 2010: “Published 3-17-2010”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, certain persons who use pesticides must be licensed by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP). The licensing requirement does not apply to a veterinarian or a veterinary technician who uses a pesticide in the course of his or her practice, but a veterinary clinic at which pesticides are repackaged or used must have a veterinary clinic permit issued by DATCP.

This bill eliminates the requirement that a veterinary clinic at which pesticides are repackaged or used have a veterinary clinic permit issued by DATCP.

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Current law requires the Veterinary Examining Board to promulgate rules requiring training and continuing education sufficient to assure competency of veterinarians and veterinary technicians in the use and disposal of pesticides. This bill generally prohibits the board from requiring training and continuing education concerning the use and disposal of pesticides.

Who's behind it

16 lawmakers are its ⁠. 8 are Democrats and 8 are Republicans.

10 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 26 names

Authors (16)

Signed on in support (10)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Agriculture vote to recommend it

Passed, 11 to 0 · Jun 30, 2009

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Agriculture, Ayes 11, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 32 to 0 · Feb 23, 2010

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 5, 2010

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 3, 2010

    The governor signed it. It became 2009 Wisconsin Act 139.

  3. Mar 2, 2010

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 23, 2010

    The Senate passed it too, 32 to 0.

  5. Sep 23, 2009

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Higher Education.

  6. Sep 17, 2009

    The Senate received it.

  7. Sep 16, 2009

    The Assembly passed it.

  8. Jun 30, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  9. Jun 30, 2009

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 0.

  10. May 21, 2009

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  11. May 14, 2009

    The committee held a public hearing.

  12. Mar 30, 2009

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  13. Mar 24, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Agriculture.

  14. Mar 24, 2009

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Mar 24, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Radcliffe, Tauchen, Vruwink, Townsend, Jorgensen, Smith, Lothian, Ballweg, Turner, Clark, Danou, Gunderson, Brooks, A. Ott, Mason and Nerison;Cosponsored by Senators Vinehout, Lassa, Harsdorf, Taylor, Schultz, Kedzie, Olsen, Lehman and Hansen

  2. Mar 24, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture

  3. Mar 30, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. May 14, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. May 21, 2009 · Assembly

    Representative Roth added as a coauthor

  6. May 28, 2009 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Jun 30, 2009 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Agriculture, Ayes 11, Noes 0

  8. Jun 30, 2009 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Sep 10, 2009 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 9-16-2009 by committee on Rules

  10. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  11. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  13. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  14. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. Sep 17, 2009 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  16. Sep 23, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture and Higher Education

  17. Feb 23, 2010 · Senate

    Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Agriculture and Higher Education and take up

  18. Feb 23, 2010 · Senate

    Read a second time

  19. Feb 23, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  20. Feb 23, 2010 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  21. Feb 23, 2010 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 32, Noes 0

  22. Feb 23, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Feb 23, 2010 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  24. Feb 26, 2010 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  25. Mar 2, 2010 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-2-2010

  26. Mar 3, 2010 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-3-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 139

  27. Mar 5, 2010 · Assembly

    Published 3-17-2010

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Wisconsin Act

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Author

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Signed on in support

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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary

Roll call

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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

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Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis

More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

More in the glossary

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate

More in the glossary

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary