Senate Bill 419
Requiring the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to establish standards for products sold as honey, prohibiting the labeling as Wisconsin certified honey of a product that has not been determined to meet the standards, prohibiting the labeling as honey of a product that does not meet the standards, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority
Topics: Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Department of, Bees, Damage (personal injury), Food
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
Dec 3, 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
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. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) to promulgate rules that establish standards for products sold as honey and standards for the testing by private laboratories of samples submitted by persons who wish to sell honey produced in this state as Wisconsin certified honey.
The standards for honey must be consistent with the standard for honey under the Codex Alimentarius of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization.
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The bill prohibits labeling a product as Wisconsin certified honey or implying that a product is Wisconsin certified honey, unless the product has been determined by testing to meet the standards established by DATCP, DATCP has approved a summary of the testing, and the product was produced in this state. Under the bill, DATCP investigates violations of this prohibition and may bring an action to enjoin violations.
The bill also prohibits labeling a product as honey or implying that a product is honey, unless the product meets the standards established by DATCP. Any person who suffers damages as a result of a violation of this prohibition may bring an action against the violator to recover the amount of the person's damages or $1,000, whichever is greater, plus reasonable attorney fees.
Who's behind it
4 senators are its . 3 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
23 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (23)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Annette Williams · Democrat, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Phil Garthwaite · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Hilgenberg · Democrat, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Marlin Schneider · Democrat, Assembly
- John Steinbrink · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
- Leon Young · Democrat, Assembly
- Ted Zigmunt · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
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 · Jan 13, 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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Jan 13, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Jan 7, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Dec 21, 2009
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Dec 7, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 3, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Higher Education.
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Dec 3, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Dec 3, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Vinehout, Lehman, Miller and Schultz;Cosponsored by Representatives Garthwaite, Vruwink, Barca, Ballweg, Brooks, Clark, Hilgenberg, Kerkman, Knodl, Molepske Jr., A. Ott, Pasch, Pope-Roberts, Ripp, Roys, Schneider, Steinbrink, Tauchen, Turner, A. Williams, Young and Zigmunt
- Dec 3, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture and Higher Education
- Dec 7, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Dec 21, 2009 · Senate
Senator Wirch added as a coauthor
- Jan 7, 2010 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jan 13, 2010 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jan 13, 2010 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Agriculture and Higher Education, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Jan 13, 2010 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 10, 2010 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-16-2010 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 16, 2010 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 16, 2010 · Senate
Laid on the table
- 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
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. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote