Senate Bill 455
The wholesale distribution of prescription drugs
Topics: Charitable corporation, Drugs, Health Services, Department of: Health, Pharmacy
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 3, 2010. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Jan 12, 2010
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Feb 16, 2010
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 16, 2010
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2009 Wisconsin Act 142
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 5, 2010: “Published 3-17-2010”
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Roll call
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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law regulates the wholesale distribution of prescription drugs, which is defined as the distribution of a prescription drug to a person other than a consumer or patient. The definition is subject to a number of exceptions, including an exception for the donation or distribution of a prescription drug under current provisions creating a cancer and chronic diseases drug repository.
This bill adds an exception to the definition of wholesale distribution for donations of drug samples to charitable institutions, if the donations comply with federal regulations governing such donations.
Who's behind it
10 senators are its . 8 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.
20 more lawmakers .
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Authors (10)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Randy Hopper · Republican, Senate
- Pat Kreitlow · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Jim Sullivan · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (20)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Penny Bernard Schaber · Democrat, Assembly
- Pedro Colon · Democrat, Assembly
- Kristen Dexter · Democrat, Assembly
- Tamara Grigsby · Democrat, Assembly
- Scott Gunderson · Republican, Assembly
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Honadel · Republican, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- James Soletski · Democrat, Assembly
- John Steinbrink · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeffrey Stone · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Karl Van Roy · Republican, Assembly
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 was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Public Health vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 2, 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 Public Health, Senior Issues, Long-Term Care, and Job Creation, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 5, 2010
The new law was published.
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Mar 3, 2010
The governor signed it. It became 2009 Wisconsin Act 142.
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Mar 2, 2010
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 16, 2010
The Assembly passed it too.
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Feb 16, 2010
“Read” (the official wording)
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Feb 16, 2010
The Assembly received it.
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Feb 16, 2010
The Senate passed it.
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Feb 16, 2010
The Senate adopted it.
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Feb 2, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Jan 27, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 12, 2010
Sent to the Senate Committee on Public Health, Senior Issues, Long-Term Care, and Job Creation.
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Jan 12, 2010
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jan 12, 2010 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Sullivan, Kreitlow, Carpenter, Hansen, Lassa, Lehman, Taylor, Wirch, Hopper and Schultz;Cosponsored by Representatives Dexter, Colon, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Grigsby, Hintz, Mason, Pasch, Pope-Roberts, Roys, Sinicki, Soletski, Steinbrink, Turner, Gunderson, Honadel, Kaufert, Stone, Townsend and Van Roy
- Jan 12, 2010 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Public Health, Senior Issues, Long-Term Care, and Job Creation
- Jan 27, 2010 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jan 28, 2010 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 2, 2010 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Public Health, Senior Issues, Long-Term Care, and Job Creation, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Feb 2, 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
- Feb 16, 2010 · Senate
Senate amendment 1 adopted
- Feb 16, 2010 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 16, 2010 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Feb 16, 2010 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 16, 2010 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 16, 2010 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Feb 16, 2010 · Assembly
Read
- Feb 16, 2010 · Assembly
Rules suspended and taken up
- Feb 16, 2010 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 16, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 16, 2010 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 16, 2010 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Feb 16, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 17, 2010 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Feb 18, 2010 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled on 2-18-2010
- Mar 2, 2010 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 3-2-2010
- Mar 3, 2010 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 3-3-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 142
- Mar 5, 2010 · Senate
Published 3-17-2010
Terms on this page
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
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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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