Senate Bill 663
Requiring bittering agents in certain engine coolants and antifreeze and providing a penalty
Topics: Damage (personal injury), Damage (to property), Industrial development, Motor vehicle: Equipment, Public safety, Trade practice
Passed the Senate, then stopped
The Senate passed it on Apr 22, 2010, but the Assembly never voted on it. A bill has to . To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 5, 2010
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Apr 22, 2010
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Assembly never voted on it.
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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
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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
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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
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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 that engine coolant or antifreeze that is sold within this state and that contains more than 10 percent ethylene glycol also contain, as a bittering agent, denatonium benzoate in a concentration between 30 and 50 parts per million.
Under the bill, a manufacturer of such engine coolant or antifreeze must maintain a record of the trade name, scientific name, and active ingredients of any bittering agent used in the engine coolant or antifreeze, and must make the record available to the public upon request.
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The bill exempts a manufacturer, processor, distributor, recycler, or seller of an engine coolant or antifreeze from liability for any personal injury, death, property damage, environmental damage, or economic loss caused by the inclusion of denatonium benzoate in the engine coolant or antifreeze, if the denatonium benzoate is present in a concentration required in the bill. The provisions of the bill do not apply to the sale of a motor vehicle that contains engine coolant or antifreeze or to antifreeze sold in containers with a capacity of 55 gallons or more.
A person who violates the provisions of the bill is subject to up to 90 days imprisonment, a fine up to $1,500, or both.
Who's behind it
6 senators are its . 5 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
9 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Jeffrey Plale · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (9)
- Chuck Benedict · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
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 Small Business vote on an amendment
Passed, 5 to 0 · Apr 21, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection, 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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Apr 22, 2010
“Placed at the foot of the 11th order of business on the calendar of 4-22-2010” (the official wording)
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Apr 22, 2010
The Senate adopted it.
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Apr 22, 2010
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Apr 21, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Apr 21, 2010
“Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Apr 14, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 14, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 5, 2010
Sent to the Senate Committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection.
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Apr 5, 2010
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Apr 5, 2010 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Plale, Miller, Risser, Carpenter, Lassa and Schultz;Cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki, Benedict, Berceau, Fields, Mason, Milroy, Pope-Roberts and Zepnick
- Apr 5, 2010 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection
- Apr 14, 2010 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Apr 14, 2010 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 20, 2010 · Senate
Senate amendment 1 offered by Senator Plale
- Apr 21, 2010 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Apr 21, 2010 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Apr 21, 2010 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Apr 21, 2010 · Senate
Placed on calendar 4-22-2010 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Apr 22, 2010 · Senate
Senator Wirch added as a coauthor
- Apr 22, 2010 · Senate
Read a second time
- Apr 22, 2010 · Senate
Senate amendment 1 adopted
- Apr 22, 2010 · Senate
Placed at the foot of the 11th order of business on the calendar of 4-22-2010
- Apr 22, 2010 · Senate
Laid on the table
- Apr 28, 2010 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence
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