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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

AB 281

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the restriction on the amount of phosphorus in certain cleaning agents.

  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 prohibits the sale of cleaning products, other than industrial

cleaning products, that contain more than specified amounts of phosphorus. The

limit for most cleaning products is 0.5 percent phosphorus by weight. The limit for

machine dishwashing products is 8.7 percent phosphorus by weight.

This bill reduces the limit on the amount of phosphorus in machine

dishwashing products for household use to 0.5 percent by weight. The bill does not

change the limit for nonhousehold machine dishwashing products.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Benedict (D) , Berceau (D) , Bies (R) , Black (D) , Danou (D) , Hilgenberg (D) , Mason (D) , Milroy (D) , Parisi (D) , Pope-Roberts (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D)

4 cosponsors

Lehman (D) , Miller (D) , Taylor (D) , Wirch (D)

Votes

Suspending the rules (to take a vote immediately) needs a two-thirds majority — a higher bar than passing the bill, which needs a simple majority. That's why a suspension motion can show more Ayes than the passage vote that follows it. Glossary

Assembly: Report passage recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 14, Noes 0

Passed 14–0 Jun 16, 2009 official source full page

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

Assembly: Assembly amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 55, Noes 41

Passed 55–41 Jun 23, 2009 official source full page

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

Assembly: Refused to suspend rules to read a third time, Ayes 56, Noes 40

Passed 56–40 Jun 23, 2009 official source full page

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

Assembly: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 60, Noes 37

Passed 60–37 Jun 26, 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 concurrence recommended by committee on Environment, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Oct 7, 2009 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. May 27, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Black, Bies, Roys, Parisi, Danou, Pope-Roberts, Berceau, Hilgenberg, Mason, Milroy, Benedict and Smith;Cosponsored by Senators Miller, Taylor and Lehman

  2. May 27, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources

  3. Jun 3, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jun 10, 2009 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Jun 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 14, Noes 0

  6. Jun 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Jun 18, 2009 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 6-23-2009 by committee on Rules

  8. Jun 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  9. Jun 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Refused to suspend rules to read a third time, Ayes 56, Noes 40

  10. Jun 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  11. Jun 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representatives Vukmir, Nygren, Newcomer, Strachota, Lothian, Gunderson, Vos and LeMahieu

  12. Jun 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 55, Noes 41

  13. Jun 26, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 60, Noes 37

  14. Jun 26, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. Jun 29, 2009 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  16. Jul 1, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Environment

  17. Sep 10, 2009 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  18. Oct 7, 2009 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  19. Oct 7, 2009 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by committee on Environment, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  20. Oct 7, 2009 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  21. Oct 22, 2009 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-27-2009 by committee on Senate Organization

  22. Oct 27, 2009 · Senate

    Read a second time

  23. Oct 27, 2009 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  24. Oct 27, 2009 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  25. Oct 27, 2009 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  26. Oct 27, 2009 · Senate

    Senator Wirch added as a cosponsor

  27. Oct 27, 2009 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Oct 27, 2009 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  29. Oct 30, 2009 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  30. Nov 10, 2009 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 11-10-2009

  31. Nov 12, 2009 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 11-12-2009. 2009 Wisconsin Act 63

  32. Nov 18, 2009 · Assembly

    Published 11-25-2009