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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 405

Prohibiting the manufacture and sale of bottles and cups for children that contain bisphenol A, creating labeling requirements, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty

Topics: Consumer protection, Industrial development, Legislature: Criminal Penalties, Joint Review Committee on, Maternal and infant care, Sales

Stopped before the full Assembly voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Aug 31, 2009

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

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

This bill prohibits manufacturing or selling at wholesale or retail an empty bottle or cup intended for use by a child (child's container) if the child's container contains bisphenol A. A manufacturer or wholesaler must ensure that a child's container sold or offered for sale in this state is clearly labeled as not containing bisphenol A. A person who violates the provisions of the bill may be fined up to $5,000, imprisoned in the county jail for up to one year, or both.

If a court imposes a fine on a person who violates the provisions of the bill, the court must also impose a surcharge equal to 50 percent of the amount of the fine.

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Under the bill, surcharges are appropriated to the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection for administering and enforcing the provisions of the bill.

Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime, the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a report concerning the proposed penalty and the costs or savings that are likely to result if the bill is enacted.

Who's behind it

21 lawmakers are its ⁠. 19 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.

10 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (21)

Signed on in support (10)

What it would cost

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

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection vote on an amendment

Passed, 8 to 1 · Feb 3, 2010

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

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 8, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 28, 2010

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Feb 3, 2010

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  3. Feb 3, 2010

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.

  4. Jan 6, 2010

    The committee held a public hearing.

  5. Sep 9, 2009

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  6. Sep 3, 2009

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  7. Aug 31, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection.

  8. Aug 31, 2009

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Aug 31, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Roys, Mason, Molepske Jr., Benedict, Brooks, Berceau, Hubler, Cullen, Milroy, Pasch, Turner, Black, Jorgensen, Parisi, Steinbrink, Vruwink, Danou, Soletski, Richards, Spanbauer and Clark;Cosponsored by Senators Lassa, Carpenter, Kapanke, Hansen, Wirch, Vinehout, Lehman, Robson, Risser and Taylor

  2. Aug 31, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Consumer Protection

  3. Sep 3, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Sep 9, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Sep 9, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Sep 15, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Roys

  7. Nov 6, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Roys

  8. Jan 6, 2010 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  9. Jan 12, 2010 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representatives Roys and Barca

  10. Jan 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 2 offered by Representative Roys

  11. Jan 22, 2010 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 2 offered by Representative Roys

  12. Jan 26, 2010 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  13. Feb 3, 2010 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 8, Noes 1

  14. Feb 3, 2010 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoption recommended by committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  15. Feb 3, 2010 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  16. Feb 3, 2010 · Assembly

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  17. Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

More in the glossary

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

More in the glossary

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1

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