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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

SB 16

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

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

19 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Benedict (D) , Berceau (D) , Black (D) , Cullen (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) , Vinehout (D) , Vruwink (D)

Votes

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

Passed 5–0 Feb 10, 2009 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. Jan 26, 2009 · Senate

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

  2. Jan 26, 2009 · Senate

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

  3. Feb 9, 2009 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 10, 2009 · Senate

    Senator Vinehout added as a coauthor

  5. Feb 10, 2009 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 10, 2009 · Senate

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

  7. Feb 10, 2009 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Feb 18, 2009 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-24-2009 by committee on Senate Organization

  9. Feb 24, 2009 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 adopted

  10. Feb 24, 2009 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Feb 24, 2009 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  12. Feb 24, 2009 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  13. Feb 24, 2009 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Feb 24, 2009 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  15. Feb 24, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Public Health

  16. Feb 24, 2009 · Senate

    Read a second time

  17. Feb 24, 2009 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 offered by Senators Lazich and Leibham

  18. Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1