Senate Bill 560
Prohibiting advertising the price of merchandise as reduced by an available rebate unless the rebate is provided at the time of purchase
Topics: Advertisement: Fraudulent, Mercantile establishment, Trade practice
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 26, 2010
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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 Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection.
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Committee
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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
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law generally prohibits untrue, deceptive, or misleading advertising for real estate, merchandise, securities, employment, or services. Current law also identifies specific practices as prohibited deceptive advertising. The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection enforces the current provisions and investigates violations. Violators are generally subject to a forfeiture of $50 to $100 for each violation. Also under current law, a person who suffers pecuniary loss as a result of a violation may bring an action against the violator to recover the amount of the loss and attorney fees.
This bill identifies another practice that constitutes deceptive advertising.
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Under the bill, it is deceptive advertising to advertise the price of merchandise as reduced by an available rebate of a portion of the purchase price unless the rebate is provided to the purchaser at the time of purchase.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Democrats.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (3)
- Annette Williams · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 23, 2010
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 16, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 26, 2010
Sent to the Senate Committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection.
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Feb 26, 2010
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 26, 2010 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Lehman and Taylor;Cosponsored by Representatives Pope-Roberts, Turner and Knodl
- Feb 26, 2010 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection
- Mar 16, 2010 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 23, 2010 · Senate
Representative A. Williams added as a cosponsor
- Mar 31, 2010 · Senate
Representative Knodl withdrawn as a cosponsor
- 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
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