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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Senate Bill 271

Prohibiting the manufacture and sale at wholesale of certain baby bottles and cups for children that contain bisphenol A, creating labeling requirements, making an appropriation, and providing penalties

Topics: Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Department of, Consumer protection, District attorney, Fines, Forfeiture, Industrial development, Legislature: Criminal Penalties, Joint Review Committee on, Maternal and infant care, Mercantile establishment, Sales

Became law

The governor signed it on Mar 3, 2010. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Aug 21, 2009

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Jan 26, 2010

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed 95 to 2

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2009 Wisconsin Act 145

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 5, 2010: “Published 3-17-2010”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill prohibits manufacturing or selling, or offering to sell, at wholesale an empty baby bottle or spill-proof cup primarily intended for use by a child five years of age or younger (child's container) if the child's container contains bisphenol A. A manufacturer or wholesaler must ensure that a child's container sold or offered for sale in this state is conspicuously labeled as not containing bisphenol A. The bill does not apply to the sale of a used child's container. Under the bill, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) may, after a hearing, order a manufacturer or wholesaler of a container that violates the provisions of the bill to recall or repair the container.

A person who violates the provisions of the bill may be fined up to $5,000, imprisoned in the county jail for up to one year, or both, and may also be required to forfeit $100 to $10,000 for each violation. Each container manufactured, sold, or offered for sale in violation of the provisions of the bill constitutes a separate violation. If a court imposes a fine or forfeiture, the court must also impose a surcharge equal to 50 percent of the amount of the fine or forfeiture. Under the bill, surcharges are appropriated to DATCP for administering and enforcing the provisions of the bill.

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Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime, the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a report concerning the proposed penalty and the costs or savings that are likely to result if the bill is enacted.

Who's behind it

9 senators are its ⁠. 8 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.

23 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 32 names

Authors (9)

Signed on in support (23)

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 were 3 votes on this bill.

Senate Committee on Small Business vote on an amendment

Passed, 5 to 0 · Jan 20, 2010

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0 by committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 33 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: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 95 to 2 · Feb 16, 2010

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 95, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 5, 2010

    The new law was published.

  2. Mar 3, 2010

    The governor signed it. It became 2009 Wisconsin Act 145.

  3. Mar 2, 2010

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 16, 2010

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  5. Feb 16, 2010

    The Assembly passed it too, 95 to 2.

  6. Jan 26, 2010

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  7. Jan 26, 2010

    The Assembly received it.

  8. Jan 26, 2010

    The Senate passed it, 33 to 0.

  9. Jan 26, 2010

    The Senate adopted it.

  10. Jan 26, 2010

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  11. Jan 25, 2010

    “Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e)” (the official wording)

  12. Jan 25, 2010

    Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.

  13. Jan 20, 2010

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  14. Jan 20, 2010

    “Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  15. Nov 18, 2009

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  16. Nov 12, 2009

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  17. Nov 10, 2009

    The committee held a public hearing.

  18. Sep 9, 2009

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  19. Aug 21, 2009

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection.

  20. Aug 21, 2009

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Aug 21, 2009 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Lassa, Carpenter, Kapanke, Hansen, Wirch, Lehman, Robson, Risser and Taylor;Cosponsored by Representatives Roys, Molepske Jr., Mason, Benedict, Brooks, Berceau, Hubler, Cullen, Milroy, Pasch, Turner, Black, Jorgensen, Parisi, Steinbrink, Vruwink, Danou, Soletski, Richards, Spanbauer and Clark

  2. Aug 21, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection

  3. Sep 9, 2009 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Nov 10, 2009 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Nov 12, 2009 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Nov 18, 2009 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Jan 14, 2010 · Senate

    Senate substitute amendment 1 offered by Senator Lassa

  8. Jan 20, 2010 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  9. Jan 20, 2010 · Senate

    Report introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0 by committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection

  10. Jan 20, 2010 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  11. Jan 20, 2010 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  12. Jan 20, 2010 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  13. Jan 25, 2010 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance by committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e)

  14. Jan 25, 2010 · Senate

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e)

  15. Jan 25, 2010 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-26-2010 by committee on Senate Organization

  16. Jan 26, 2010 · Senate

    Senator Miller added as a coauthor

  17. Jan 26, 2010 · Senate

    Read a second time

  18. Jan 26, 2010 · Senate

    Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 adopted

  19. Jan 26, 2010 · Senate

    Senate substitute amendment 1 adopted

  20. Jan 26, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  21. Jan 26, 2010 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  22. Jan 26, 2010 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 33, Noes 0

  23. Jan 26, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  24. Jan 26, 2010 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  25. Jan 26, 2010 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  26. Feb 10, 2010 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-16-2010 by committee on Rules

  27. Feb 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  28. Feb 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  29. Feb 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  30. Feb 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 95, Noes 2

  31. Feb 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Representative Hilgenberg added as a cosponsor

  32. Feb 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  33. Feb 17, 2010 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  34. Feb 18, 2010 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-18-2010

  35. Mar 2, 2010 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-2-2010

  36. Mar 3, 2010 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-3-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 145

  37. Mar 5, 2010 · Senate

    Published 3-17-2010

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Cost estimate

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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary

Roll call

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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

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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

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