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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

AB 748

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suspension of the requirement that certain milk contractors pay an assessment into the agricultural producer security fund.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer

Protection (DATCP) administers the agricultural producer security program under

which DATCP licenses milk contractors, grain dealers, grain warehouse keepers,

and vegetable contractors. A milk contractor is a person who buys milk from dairy

farmers or who markets milk on behalf of farmers. Under current law, certain milk

contractors are required to pay annual assessments into the segregated agricultural

producer security fund. If a milk contractor that is required to pay into the fund

defaults on its payments to dairy farmers, DATCP reimburses the farmers from the

fund for a portion of their losses.

Under this bill, milk contractors are not required to pay assessments into the

agricultural producer security fund for the license year that begins on May 1, 2010.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Brooks (R) , Danou (D) , Davis (R) , Garthwaite (D) , Gunderson (R) , Knodl (R) , Molepske Jr. (D) , Mursau (R) , Nerison (R) , Petrowski (R) , Smith (D) , Suder (R) , Tauchen (R) , Vruwink (D)

5 cosponsors

A. Lasee (R) , Cowles (R) , Harsdorf (R) , Lassa (D) , Taylor (D)

Votes

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

Passed 11–0 Mar 3, 2010 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Mar 17, 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 12, 2010 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Vruwink, Brooks, Smith, Garthwaite, Molepske Jr., Danou, Tauchen, Suder, Petrowski, A. Ott, Mursau, Nerison, Knodl, Davis and Gunderson;Cosponsored by Senators A. Lasee, Lassa, Taylor, Harsdorf and Cowles

  2. Feb 12, 2010 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture

  3. Feb 23, 2010 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 24, 2010 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Mar 3, 2010 · Assembly

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

  7. Mar 3, 2010 · Assembly

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  8. Mar 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  9. Mar 17, 2010 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by joint committee on Finance, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  10. Mar 17, 2010 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  11. Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1