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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 418

A county fair coordinator

Topics: Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Department of, Fair

Became law

The governor signed it on Feb 5, 2010. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Sep 11, 2009

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 94 to 0

  4. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Jan 21, 2010

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2009 Wisconsin Act 108

Latest entry in the official record, Feb 9, 2010: “Published 2-18-2010.”

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What it does

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

This bill requires the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to designate an employee of the department to serve as county fair coordinator.

Who's behind it

14 lawmakers are its ⁠. 8 are Democrats and 6 are Republicans.

7 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 21 names

Authors (14)

Signed on in support (7)

How lawmakers voted

There were 3 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Agriculture vote to recommend it

Passed, 11 to 0 · Oct 27, 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

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 94 to 0 · Oct 29, 2009

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 passed, Ayes 94, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Agriculture and Higher Education vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · Jan 13, 2010

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

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by committee on Agriculture and Higher Education, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Feb 9, 2010

    The new law was published.

  2. Feb 5, 2010

    The governor signed it. It became 2009 Wisconsin Act 108.

  3. Feb 3, 2010

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Jan 21, 2010

    The Senate passed it too.

  5. Jan 13, 2010

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  6. Jan 7, 2010

    The committee held a public hearing.

  7. Nov 3, 2009

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Higher Education.

  8. Oct 29, 2009

    The Senate received it.

  9. Oct 29, 2009

    The Assembly passed it, 94 to 0.

  10. Oct 27, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  11. Oct 27, 2009

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

  12. Sep 24, 2009

    The committee held a public hearing.

  13. Sep 11, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Agriculture.

  14. Sep 11, 2009

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Sep 11, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Vruwink, Gunderson, A. Ott, Schneider, Berceau, Ripp, Danou, Brooks, Seidel, Radcliffe, Nerison, Zepnick, Petrowski and Jorgensen;Cosponsored by Senators Kedzie, Schultz, Olsen, Lassa, Holperin, Taylor and Kapanke

  2. Sep 11, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture

  3. Sep 24, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 20, 2009 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Oct 27, 2009 · Assembly

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

  6. Oct 27, 2009 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Oct 27, 2009 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 10-29-2009 by committee on Rules

  8. Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  9. Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  10. Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  11. Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 94, Noes 0

  12. Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  13. Oct 29, 2009 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  14. Nov 3, 2009 · Senate

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

  15. Jan 7, 2010 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  16. Jan 13, 2010 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  17. Jan 13, 2010 · Senate

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

  18. Jan 13, 2010 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  19. Jan 19, 2010 · Senate

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

  20. Jan 21, 2010 · Senate

    Read a second time

  21. Jan 21, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  22. Jan 21, 2010 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  23. Jan 21, 2010 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  24. Jan 21, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. Jan 21, 2010 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  26. Jan 22, 2010 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  27. Feb 3, 2010 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 2-2-2010

  28. Feb 5, 2010 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 2-4-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 108

  29. Feb 9, 2010 · Assembly

    Published 2-18-2010.

Terms on this page

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

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

Wisconsin Act

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

Official term: Act

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

Author

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

Official term: Author, coauthor

Signed on in support

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

Official term: Cosponsor

Roll call

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

Official term: Roll call vote