Senate Bill 42
A report on food safety programs
Topics: Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Department of, Food, Health Services, Department of: Health, Public safety
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 5, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Senate vote, not reached
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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 ”
It sat with the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Higher Education.
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Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) regulates retail food establishments, such as grocery stores, and the Department of Health Services (DHS) regulates restaurants.
This bill requires DATCP and DHS to prepare a plan to consolidate their food safety programs into one food safety program and to submit the plan to the legislature.
Who's behind it
9 senators are its . 6 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.
21 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Dan Kapanke · Republican, Senate
- Mary Lazich · Republican, Senate
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (21)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Brett Davis · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Gunderson · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Huebsch · Republican, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Williams · Republican, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- Lee Nerison · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Suder · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
- Bob Ziegelbauer · Independent, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Aug 11, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 2, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 17, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 5, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Higher Education.
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Feb 5, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 5, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Vinehout, Kapanke, Darling, Holperin, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Schultz and Taylor;Cosponsored by Representatives A. Ott, Ballweg, Barca, Brooks, Davis, Gunderson, Huebsch, Jorgensen, Kaufert, LeMahieu, Molepske Jr., Murtha, Nerison, Ripp, Spanbauer, Suder, Tauchen, Townsend, M. Williams, Zepnick and Ziegelbauer
- Feb 5, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture and Higher Education
- Feb 17, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received (DATCP)
- Mar 2, 2009 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 11, 2009 · Senate
Public hearing held
- 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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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