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AB 57

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permitting a mother to breast-feed in any public or private location where she is otherwise authorized to be.

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, there are various prohibitions against lewd behavior or

sexual gratification in public. Those prohibitions, however, do not apply to a

mother's breast-feeding of her child. This bill permits a mother to breast-feed her

child in any public or private location where she is otherwise authorized to be and

prohibits any person from interfering with the right of a mother to breast-feed her

child as provided in the bill. Because no penalty is expressed in the bill for interfering

with that right, a person who interferes with that right is subject to a forfeiture not

to exceed $200 under the general penalty provision under current law.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Benedict (D) , Berceau (D) , Black (D) , Cullen (D) , Hebl (D) , Hilgenberg (D) , Hintz (D) , Mason (D) , Molepske Jr. (D) , Parisi (D) , Pasch (D) , Pocan (D) , Pope-Roberts (D) , Roys (D) , Sinicki (D) , Toles (D) , Townsend (R) , Vruwink (D) , Zepnick (D)

8 cosponsors

Cowles (R) , Darling (R) , Erpenbach (D) , Lehman (D) , Risser (D) , Schultz (R) , Sullivan (D) , Wirch (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by committee on Public Health, Ayes 4, Noes 2

Passed 4–2 Jul 8, 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 to Assembly amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 50, Noes 45

Passed 50–45 Sep 22, 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 Public Health, Senior Issues, Long-Term Care, and Job Creation, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 2, 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. Feb 17, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Pasch, Roys, Parisi, Sinicki, Benedict, Black, Berceau, Ballweg, Cullen, Hintz, Hebl, Hilgenberg, Mason, Molepske Jr., Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Toles, Townsend, Vruwink and Zepnick;Cosponsored by Senators Risser, Erpenbach, Wirch, Darling, Schultz, Cowles, Sullivan and Lehman

  2. Feb 17, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Public Health

  3. May 5, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jun 11, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Strachota

  5. Jun 11, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 2 offered by Representative Pasch

  6. Jun 11, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 3 offered by Representative Strachota

  7. Jun 30, 2009 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Jul 8, 2009 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by committee on Public Health, Ayes 4, Noes 2

  9. Jul 8, 2009 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Public Health, Ayes 4, Noes 2

  10. Jul 8, 2009 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  11. Sep 17, 2009 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 9-22-2009 by committee on Rules

  12. Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 2 offered by Representative Strachota

  14. Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 50, Noes 45

  15. Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly amendment 2 offered by Representative Pasch

  16. Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly amendment 2 adopted

  17. Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 2 adopted

  18. Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  20. Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  21. Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Sep 23, 2009 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  23. Sep 24, 2009 · Senate

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

  24. Jan 27, 2010 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  25. Jan 28, 2010 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  26. Feb 2, 2010 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by committee on Public Health, Senior Issues, Long-Term Care, and Job Creation, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  27. Feb 2, 2010 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  28. Feb 10, 2010 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-16-2010 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  29. Feb 16, 2010 · Senate

    Read a second time

  30. Feb 16, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  31. Feb 16, 2010 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  32. Feb 16, 2010 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  33. Feb 16, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  34. Feb 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  35. Feb 19, 2010 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  36. Mar 9, 2010 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-9-2010

  37. Mar 11, 2010 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-10-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 148

  38. Mar 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Published 3-24-2010