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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

SB 271

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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.

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

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.

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.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Hansen (D) , Kapanke (R) , Lassa (D) , Lehman (D) , Risser (D) , Robson (D) , Taylor (D) , Wirch (D)

23 cosponsors

Benedict (D) , Berceau (D) , Black (D) , Brooks (R) , Clark (D) , Cullen (D) , Danou (D) , Hilgenberg (D) , Hubler (D) , Jorgensen (D) , Mason (D) , Miller (D) , Milroy (D) , Molepske Jr. (D) , Parisi (D) , Pasch (D) , Richards (D) , Roys (D) , Soletski (D) , Spanbauer (R) , Steinbrink (D) , Turner (D) , Vruwink (D)

Votes

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

Passed 5–0 Jan 20, 2010 official source full page

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

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

Passed 33–0 Jan 26, 2010 official source full page

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

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

Passed 95–2 Feb 16, 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. 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

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

  9. Jan 20, 2010 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Jan 20, 2010 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  11. 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

  12. 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

  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