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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Assembly Bill 165

The display of turf fertilizer containing phosphorus

Topics: Fertilizer, Mercantile establishment

Passed the Assembly, then stopped

The Assembly passed it on Oct 18, 2011, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to ⁠. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    May 31, 2011

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Oct 18, 2011

  4. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Current law generally prohibits a person from applying fertilizer containing phosphorus to grass, except under specified circumstances. The law also prohibits a retailer from displaying grass fertilizer that contains phosphorus. A retailer may post a sign stating that grass fertilizer containing phosphorus is available upon request for use in the circumstances allowed under the law.

This bill eliminates the prohibition on the retail display of grass fertilizer that contains phosphorus. The bill requires a retailer that sells grass fertilizer that contains phosphorus to post a sign describing the general prohibition against applying fertilizer that contains phosphorus to grass and the exceptions to the prohibition.

Who's behind it

9 representatives are its ⁠. All 9 are Republicans.

3 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 12 names

Authors (9)

Signed on in support (3)

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 were 5 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Natural Resources vote on an amendment

Passed, 13 to 2 · Oct 3, 2011

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 13, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote on an amendment

Passed, 60 to 37 · Oct 18, 2011

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 37”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote on an amendment

Passed, 60 to 37 · Oct 18, 2011

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 37”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 55 to 41 · Oct 18, 2011

See how each of the 96 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (55)

No (41)

Official motion: “Read a third time and passed, Ayes 55, Noes 41, Paired 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate Committee on Agriculture vote to recommend it

Passed, 4 to 3 · Jan 20, 2012

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education, Ayes 4, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 23, 2012

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Jan 20, 2012

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 4 to 3.

  3. Jan 10, 2012

    The committee held a public hearing.

  4. Oct 19, 2011

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education.

  5. Oct 19, 2011

    The Senate received it.

  6. Oct 18, 2011

    The Assembly passed it, 55 to 41.

  7. Oct 18, 2011

    The Assembly adopted it.

  8. Oct 3, 2011

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  9. Oct 3, 2011

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 4.

  10. Sep 14, 2011

    The committee held a public hearing.

  11. May 31, 2011

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources.

  12. May 31, 2011

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. May 31, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Knilans, Kestell, Rivard, LeMahieu, Petryk, Brooks, Williams, Thiesfeldt and Spanbauer;Cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Galloway and Grothman

  2. May 31, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources

  3. Sep 14, 2011 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Sep 26, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Knilans

  5. Sep 28, 2011 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Oct 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 13, Noes 2

  7. Oct 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Natural Resources, Ayes 11, Noes 4

  8. Oct 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Oct 12, 2011 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 10-18-2011 by committee on Rules

  10. Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  11. Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representatives Hulsey, C. Taylor, Kessler, Ringhand, D. Cullen, Pope-Roberts, E. Coggs, Seidel, Bernard Schaber, Roys, Richards, Berceau and Zamarripa

  12. Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 37

  13. Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representatives Hulsey, C. Taylor, Bernard Schaber, Berceau, Ringhand, Pasch, Pope-Roberts, Molepske Jr, Clark, Danou, Seidel, Zamarripa, Roys, Kessler, Richards, D. Cullen, Toles and E. Coggs

  14. Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 37

  15. Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted

  16. Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  18. Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 55, Noes 41, Paired 2

  19. Oct 18, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. Oct 19, 2011 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  21. Oct 19, 2011 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education

  22. Oct 25, 2011 · Senate

    LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)

  23. Jan 10, 2012 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  24. Jan 19, 2012 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  25. Jan 20, 2012 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education, Ayes 4, Noes 3

  26. Jan 20, 2012 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  27. Mar 23, 2012 · Senate

    Failed to concur in 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

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

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary