Assembly Bill 596
Certain incandescent light bulbs manufactured and sold in this state
Topics: Attorney General, Federal-state relations, Industrial development, Interstate commerce, Sales, Trade practice
Stopped in committee
It never got a , 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 20, 2012
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
In 2007, Congress enacted the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) which, among other things, establishes energy efficiency requirements for general service incandescent light bulbs. Traditional incandescent light bulbs do not comply with the requirements. Under EISA, traditional incandescent light bulbs that are 100 watts may not be manufactured or imported after January 1, 2012; such bulbs that are 75 watts may not be manufactured or imported after January 1, 2013; and such bulbs that are 60 or 40 watts may not be manufactured or imported after January 1, 2014.
This bill declares that an incandescent light bulb that is manufactured in this state and that remains within the state's borders has not traveled in interstate commerce and is not subject to federal law or regulation under the authority of Congress to regulate interstate commerce. The bill provides that such an incandescent light bulb is not subject to federal law or regulation under the interstate commerce authority of Congress. Such federal law or regulation would include EISA. The bill defines "incandescent light bulb" as a standard incandescent or halogen light bulb that: 1) is intended for general service applications; 2) has lumen range of not less than 310 lumens and not more than 2,600 lumens; and 3) is capable of being operated at a voltage range at least partially within 110 and 130 volts. The definition encompasses traditional incandescent 40-100 watt light bulbs.
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Under the bill, an incandescent light bulb is manufactured in this state if it is manufactured in this state from materials located in this state and without the inclusion of any part imported from another state, other than a "generic and insignificant part," which is defined as an item that has manufacturing or consumer product applications other than inclusion in an incandescent light bulb.
The bill requires a person who manufactures an incandescent light bulb in this state for sale in this state to clearly stamp the words "Made in Wisconsin" on the light bulb. The bill also allows the attorney general, upon receiving a written notification that a person intends to manufacture an incandescent light bulb in this state, to seek a declaratory judgment from the appropriate federal district court that the bill is consistent with the U.S. Constitution.
Who's behind it
11 lawmakers are its . All 11 are Republicans.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (11)
- Tyler August · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Don Pridemore · Republican, Assembly
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 20, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities.
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Feb 20, 2012
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 20, 2012 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Krug, August, Brooks, Craig, Jacque, LeMahieu, Marklein, Stroebel, Thiesfeldt, Pridemore and Kooyenga;Cosponsored by Senator Grothman
- Feb 20, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Energy and Utilities
- Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly
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