Senate Bill 629
The sale, disposal, collection, and recycling of mercury-added lamps and making an appropriation
Topics: Industrial development, Mercantile establishment, Natural Resources, Department of: Environmental protection, Public safety, Recycling, Solid waste management
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
Mar 18, 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 Environment.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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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.
This bill imposes requirements on manufacturers that sell, or that have previously sold, mercury-added lamps to households in this state. The bill defines a mercury-added lamp as any electric lamp to which mercury is intentionally added during the manufacturing process. The bill requires manufacturers, beginning on January 1, 2013, to file an annual registration with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and to pay an annual fee. The registration must also include an annual report containing specific information required by DNR. Under the bill, a manufacturer must implement a recycling plan approved by DNR for recycling mercury-added lamps derived from households (household lamps). If a manufacturer fails to annually register with DNR, pay an annual registration fee, or fully implement an approved recycling plan, the manufacturer may not conduct business of any kind in this state. All of these requirements cease to apply to a manufacturer after the expiration of a ten-year period during which the manufacturer does not sell any household lamps in this state.
In order for a manufacturer to comply with registration requirements established under the bill, the manufacturer must submit a recycling plan to DNR for approval. The bill provides that DNR may not approve a recycling plan unless the plan contains certain information. The plan must contain, among other things, information about the collection sites established by the manufacturer at which household lamps may be deposited for recycling, information about the procedure established by the manufacturer for the delivery of household lamps from collection sites to a recycler, and information about public education provided by the manufacturer that gives information about recycling and the safe storage and handling of used household lamps. The bill authorizes manufacturers to establish joint recycling programs or to participate in the creation of an entity to collect and recycle household lamps.
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Under this bill DNR must review a manufacturer's recycling plan within three months of its submission. Within 30 days after completing its review, DNR must notify the manufacturer of any deficiencies in the manufacturer's plan. If DNR determines that an original or modified plan complies with the plan requirements established in the bill, DNR must approve the plan. If the plan is deficient and the manufacturer fails to remedy the plan, DNR must disapprove the plan. The bill requires DNR, in approving recycling plans, to establish a goal of achieving by January 1, 2015, an average yearly recycling rate of 70 percent of the total weight of mercury-added lamps sold to households in this state.
The bill also requires each manufacturer to submit an annual report to DNR that includes information about the total weight of household lamps recycled by the manufacturer in the previous year and an evaluation of the effectiveness of the manufacturer's plan. The bill requires a manufacturer upon submission of a plan, and with each annual registration, to pay a recycling administration fee to DNR of $5,000.
Beginning on July 1, 2013, the bill prohibits a retailer from selling a mercury-added lamp to a household unless the retailer determines that the manufacturer is on a list, maintained by DNR, of manufacturers that have fully implemented an approved recycling plan.
Current law prohibits various items, including lead acid batteries and major appliances, from being disposed of in landfills and from being incinerated. This bill prohibits the disposal in landfills and the incineration of mercury-added lamps. The prohibition takes effect on July 1, 2013.
Who's behind it
7 senators are its . 6 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
10 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Robert Jauch · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Judy Robson · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (10)
- Chuck Benedict · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Spencer Black · Democrat, Assembly
- Kristen Dexter · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, 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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Mar 25, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 23, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 18, 2010
Sent to the Senate Committee on Environment.
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Mar 18, 2010
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 18, 2010 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Jauch, Lehman, Miller, Taylor, Robson, Risser and Cowles;Cosponsored by Representatives Zepnick, Pope-Roberts, Pasch, Berceau, Black, Sinicki, Dexter, Benedict, Roys and Hebl
- Mar 18, 2010 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Environment
- Mar 23, 2010 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 25, 2010 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- 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