Assembly Bill 606
Brucellosis testing of milk, cream, and cattle and restrictions on moving or sale of American bison and other animal species
Topics: Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Department of, Animal, Animal: Disease, Dairy product: Regulation, Livestock and meat
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 22, 2012
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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 ”
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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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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
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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 requires the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (department) to conduct testing of milk and cream at dairy plants at regular intervals in order to identify and limit incidents of bovine brucellosis. If milk or cream tests positive for brucellosis, certain cattle and American bison must be subjected to blood tests for brucellosis. This testing requirement derives, in part, from United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulations; the USDA recently modified its regulations to eliminate the frequency of brucellosis testing in this state and other states in which no brucellosis has been identified for five or more years. This bill repeals the bovine brucellosis milk and cream and blood testing requirements.
Current law also prohibits, with certain exceptions, a person from moving or selling an American bison, or animal of another species identified by the department by rule, born on or after June 1, 1984, unless it is accompanied by a report of a complete negative brucellosis test conducted within 30 days prior to movement. This bill eliminates this prohibition.
Who's behind it
5 representatives are its . 4 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Lee Nerison · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Agriculture vote to recommend it
Passed, 13 to 0 · Feb 27, 2012
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Agriculture, Ayes 13, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 27, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 27, 2012
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 13 to 0.
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Feb 23, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 23, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 23, 2012
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Feb 22, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Agriculture.
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Feb 22, 2012
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 22, 2012 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Nerison, A. Ott, Vruwink, Tranel and Spanbauer;Cosponsored by Senator Schultz
- Feb 22, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture
- Feb 23, 2012 · Assembly
Senator Vinehout added as a cosponsor
- Feb 23, 2012 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 23, 2012 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 23, 2012 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 27, 2012 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Agriculture, Ayes 13, Noes 0
- Feb 27, 2012 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Mar 2, 2012 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 3-6-2012 by committee on Rules
- Mar 6, 2012 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 11:39 A.M. on 3-13-2012 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 22
- Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- 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.
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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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