Senate Bill 327
Designating Wisconsin cheese as the Wisconsin state snack
Topics: Blue Book, Dairy product, Symbols, State
Stopped before the full Senate voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Oct 1, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.
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Assembly 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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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
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.
Current law designates a variety of state symbols and requires the Wisconsin Blue Book to include information about them. This bill designates Wisconsin cheese as the Wisconsin state snack and requires the Wisconsin Blue Book to include that information.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . All 3 are Democrats.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Jim Sullivan · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (8)
- Annette Williams · Democrat, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Tom Nelson · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Agriculture and Higher Education vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 24, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Agriculture and Higher Education, Ayes 5, 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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Feb 24, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Feb 10, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 1, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Higher Education.
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Oct 1, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
See the official record, word for word Hide the official record
- Oct 1, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Sullivan, Taylor and Vinehout;Cosponsored by Representatives Berceau, Kerkman, Ballweg, Townsend, Brooks, Nelson, A. Williams and Sinicki
- Oct 1, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture and Higher Education
- Feb 10, 2010 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 24, 2010 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 24, 2010 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Agriculture and Higher Education, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Feb 24, 2010 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Apr 28, 2010 · Senate
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote