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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

AB 229

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the sale of home-canned food.

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law requires food processing plant licenses from the Department of

Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) for certain facilities at which

food is manufactured or prepared for sale through processes such as canning,

freezing, and bottling, with specified exemptions.

This bill provides an exemption from the requirement to obtain a food

processing plant license for the sale of home-prepared and home-canned, acidic

fruits or vegetables (such as pickles) at a community or social event or a farmers'

market by a person who receives less than $5,000 per year from the sale of the food

and who complies with requirements concerning notice and labeling.

The bill also requires DATCP to attempt to maximize the availability of

information and assistance to persons who wish to home process and home can foods

that are not naturally acidic.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Ballweg (R) , Berceau (D) , Gunderson (R) , Jorgensen (D) , Mason (D) , Milroy (D) , Petrowski (R) , Sherman , Spanbauer (R) , Townsend (R) , Turner (D)

8 cosponsors

Harsdorf (R) , Holperin (D) , Lassa (D) , Lehman (D) , Olsen (R) , Plale (D) , Schultz (R) , Taylor (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by committee on Agriculture, Ayes 9, Noes 2

Passed 9–2 Jun 30, 2009 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Agriculture and Higher Education, Ayes 5, Noes 0 by committee on Agriculture and Higher Education

Passed 5–0 Jan 13, 2010 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Apr 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Sherman, Berceau, Turner, Milroy, Townsend, Mason, A. Ott, Jorgensen, Gunderson, Spanbauer, Ballweg and Petrowski;Cosponsored by Senators Taylor, Lehman, Olsen, Holperin, Schultz, Lassa, Harsdorf and Plale

  2. Apr 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture

  3. May 6, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. May 14, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. May 28, 2009 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Jun 30, 2009 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Agriculture, Ayes 9, Noes 2

  7. Jun 30, 2009 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Oct 15, 2009 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 10-20-2009 by committee on Rules

  9. Oct 20, 2009 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  10. Oct 20, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  11. Oct 20, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. Oct 20, 2009 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  13. Oct 20, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  14. Oct 20, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Oct 21, 2009 · Senate

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

  16. Jan 7, 2010 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  17. Jan 13, 2010 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  18. Jan 13, 2010 · Senate

    Report introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Agriculture and Higher Education, Ayes 5, Noes 0 by committee on Agriculture and Higher Education

  19. Jan 13, 2010 · Senate

    Report concurrence as amended recommended by committee on Agriculture and Higher Education, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  20. Jan 13, 2010 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  21. Jan 19, 2010 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-21-2010 by committee on Senate Organization

  22. Jan 21, 2010 · Senate

    Read a second time

  23. Jan 21, 2010 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 adopted

  24. Jan 21, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Jan 21, 2010 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  26. Jan 21, 2010 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in as amended

  27. Jan 21, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Jan 25, 2010 · Assembly

    Received from Senate amended and concurred in as amended (Senate amendment 1 adopted)

  29. Jan 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Senate amendment 1 concurred in

  30. Jan 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Action ordered immediately messaged

  31. Feb 1, 2010 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  32. Feb 3, 2010 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 2-2-2010

  33. Feb 5, 2010 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 2-4-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 101

  34. Feb 9, 2010 · Assembly

    Published 2-18-2010.