Assembly Bill 607
Requiring carbon monoxide detectors in buildings containing one or two dwelling units
Topics: Building, Housing, Landlord and tenant, Public safety
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.
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Introduced, passed
Dec 8, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Committee
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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
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Author
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the owner of most buildings that contain one or two dwelling units (dwelling) to install a carbon monoxide detector (detector) in the basement of the dwelling and on each floor level except the attic or storage area of each dwelling unit. Under the bill, the owner of the dwelling must install the detector according to the directions and specifications of the manufacturer of the detector and requires that the detector bear an Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., listing mark. If any occupant who is not the owner, or any state or local building inspector, notifies the owner that a detector is not functional, the owner must provide, within five days after receipt of that notice, any maintenance necessary to make the detector functional.
The bill exempts an owner of a dwelling from damages resulting from a false alarm from a detector that was reasonably maintained by the owner or from the failure of the detector to operate properly as the result of tampering.
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The bill requires new dwellings to have carbon monoxide detectors that are wired to the dwelling's electrical service. Existing dwellings may use a battery powered detector. The bill exempts certain dwellings from the requirement to install detectors. Under the bill, no detector is required if the dwelling has no attached garage, no fireplace, and no fuel-burning appliances.
The bill authorizes a state or local building inspector to inspect new dwellings, and, at the request of a dwelling owner or renter, the interior of a dwelling unit to ensure compliance with the requirements established under this bill.
Who's behind it
4 representatives are its . All 4 are Democrats.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Kristen Dexter · Democrat, Assembly
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Sullivan · Democrat, Senate
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, 9 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 Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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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, 8 to 1.
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Jan 6, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 4, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 8, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection.
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Dec 8, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Dec 8, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Hintz, Mason, Dexter and Zepnick;Cosponsored by Senators Hansen, Sullivan and Erpenbach
- Dec 8, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Consumer Protection
- Jan 4, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 6, 2010 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 15, 2010 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Hintz
- Jan 26, 2010 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jan 26, 2010 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 2 offered by committee on Consumer Protection
- Jan 26, 2010 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Jan 26, 2010 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 8, Noes 1
- 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
Laid on the table
- 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.
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.
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
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