Assembly Bill 575
Requiring the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to establish standards for products sold as honey, prohibiting the labeling as Wisconsin certified honey of a product that has not been determined to meet the standards, prohibiting the labeling as honey of a product that does not meet the standards, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority
Topics: Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Department of, Bees, Damage (personal injury), Food
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 16, 2010. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Nov 10, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 28, 2010
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Feb 16, 2010
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2009 Wisconsin Act 169
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 19, 2010: “Published 3-29-2010”
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Wisconsin Act
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
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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 (DATCP) to promulgate rules that establish standards for products sold as honey and standards for the testing by private laboratories of samples submitted by persons who wish to sell honey produced in this state as Wisconsin certified honey.
The standards for honey must be consistent with the standard for honey under the Codex Alimentarius of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization.
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The bill prohibits labeling a product as Wisconsin certified honey or implying that a product is Wisconsin certified honey, unless the product has been determined by testing to meet the standards established by DATCP, DATCP has approved a summary of the testing, and the product was produced in this state. Under the bill, DATCP investigates violations of this prohibition and may bring an action to enjoin violations.
The bill also prohibits labeling a product as honey or implying that a product is honey, unless the product meets the standards established by DATCP. Any person who suffers damages as a result of a violation of this prohibition may bring an action against the violator to recover the amount of the person's damages or $1,000, whichever is greater, plus reasonable attorney fees.
Who's behind it
19 lawmakers are its . 13 are Democrats and 6 are Republicans.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (19)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Phil Garthwaite · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Hilgenberg · Democrat, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Marlin Schneider · Democrat, Assembly
- John Steinbrink · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Leon Young · Democrat, Assembly
- Ted Zigmunt · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (6)
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Agriculture vote to recommend it
Passed, 11 to 0 · Jan 26, 2010
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
What happened
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Mar 19, 2010
The new law was published.
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Mar 16, 2010
The governor signed it. It became 2009 Wisconsin Act 169.
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Mar 11, 2010
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 16, 2010
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Feb 16, 2010
The Senate passed it too.
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Feb 2, 2010
Sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Higher Education.
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Jan 29, 2010
The Senate received it.
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Jan 28, 2010
The Assembly passed it.
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Jan 28, 2010
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 26, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 26, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 0.
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Nov 13, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 12, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Nov 10, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Agriculture.
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Nov 10, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Nov 10, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Garthwaite, Vruwink, Barca, Ballweg, Brooks, Clark, Hilgenberg, Kerkman, Knodl, Molepske Jr., A. Ott, Pasch, Roys, Schneider, Steinbrink, Tauchen, Turner, Young and Zigmunt;Cosponsored by Senators Vinehout, Lehman, Miller and Schultz
- Nov 10, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture
- Nov 12, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Nov 13, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 21, 2010 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jan 26, 2010 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Agriculture, Ayes 11, Noes 0
- Jan 26, 2010 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 26, 2010 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-28-2010 by committee on Rules
- Jan 28, 2010 · Assembly
Representative Smith added as a coauthor
- Jan 28, 2010 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 28, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 28, 2010 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 28, 2010 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Jan 28, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 29, 2010 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Feb 2, 2010 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture and Higher Education
- Feb 16, 2010 · Senate
Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Agriculture and Higher Education and take up
- Feb 16, 2010 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 16, 2010 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 16, 2010 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Feb 16, 2010 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Feb 16, 2010 · Senate
Senator Lassa added as a cosponsor
- Feb 16, 2010 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 16, 2010 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Feb 18, 2010 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled
- Mar 11, 2010 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 3-11-2010
- Mar 16, 2010 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 3-15-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 169
- Mar 19, 2010 · Assembly
Published 3-29-2010
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
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
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote