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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 482

The minimum sale price of prescription drugs

Topics: Drugs, Trade practice

Passed the Assembly, then stopped

The Assembly passed it on Feb 25, 2010, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to ⁠. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Oct 6, 2009

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 25, 2010

  4. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to concur in 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.

Under current law, the Unfair Sales Act or "minimum markup" law prohibits "loss leaders," or wholesale and retail sales of merchandise at a price below the cost of the merchandise to the seller.

This bill exempts prescription drugs from the Unfair Sales Act. As a result, the bill deletes the current prohibition on below-cost sales of prescription drugs.

Who's behind it

18 lawmakers are its ⁠. 15 are Democrats and 3 are Republicans.

10 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 28 names

Authors (18)

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 were 2 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Health and Healthcare Reform vote to recommend it

Passed, 10 to 2 · Nov 24, 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 Health and Healthcare Reform, Ayes 10, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Failed, 2 to 3 · Apr 6, 2010

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

Official motion: “Report concurrence by committee on Public Health, Senior Issues, Long-Term Care, and Job Creation, Ayes 2, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 28, 2010

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Apr 6, 2010

    “Report concurrence by committee on Public Health, Senior Issues, Long-Term Care, and Job Creation, Ayes 2, Noes 3” (the official wording)

  3. Mar 31, 2010

    The committee held a public hearing.

  4. Mar 1, 2010

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Public Health, Senior Issues, Long-Term Care, and Job Creation.

  5. Feb 26, 2010

    The Senate received it.

  6. Feb 25, 2010

    The Assembly passed it.

  7. Feb 25, 2010

    The Assembly adopted it.

  8. Feb 25, 2010

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  9. Nov 24, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  10. Nov 24, 2009

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 2.

  11. Oct 14, 2009

    The committee held a public hearing.

  12. Oct 13, 2009

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  13. Oct 6, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Health and Healthcare Reform.

  14. Oct 6, 2009

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Oct 6, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Richards, Roys, Hubler, Mason, Young, Pasch, Turner, Grigsby, Schneider, Hintz, Vukmir, Sinicki, Pope-Roberts, Newcomer, Kramer, Vruwink, Cullen and Fields;Cosponsored by Senators Risser, Carpenter, Olsen, Cowles, Erpenbach, Lazich, Taylor, Darling and Plale

  2. Oct 6, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Health and Healthcare Reform

  3. Oct 13, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Oct 14, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Oct 28, 2009 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Nov 24, 2009 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Health and Healthcare Reform, Ayes 10, Noes 2

  7. Nov 24, 2009 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Feb 23, 2010 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-25-2010 by committee on Rules

  9. Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly

    Representatives Jorgensen and Nass added as coauthors

  10. Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  11. Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representatives Nygren and Bernard Schaber

  12. Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 adopted

  13. Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  15. Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly

    Refused to lay on the table

  16. Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  17. Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Feb 26, 2010 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  19. Mar 1, 2010 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Public Health, Senior Issues, Long-Term Care, and Job Creation

  20. Mar 31, 2010 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  21. Apr 6, 2010 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  22. Apr 6, 2010 · Senate

    Report concurrence by committee on Public Health, Senior Issues, Long-Term Care, and Job Creation, Ayes 2, Noes 3

  23. Apr 6, 2010 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  24. Apr 28, 2010 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence. 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

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence

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