Assembly Bill 727
Manufacture and sale of food and beverage containers that contain bisphenol A and providing penalties
Topics: Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Department of, Consumer protection, Food, Industrial development, Mercantile establishment, Sales
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
Mar 15, 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, Apr 4, 2012: “Fiscal estimate received”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources. 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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Author
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Cost estimate
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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.
Current law prohibits a person from manufacturing or selling at wholesale a "child's container," which is defined as an empty baby bottle or spill-proof cup for use by a child who is three years or younger, that contains bishpenol A (BPA). In addition, a manufacturer or wholesaler of a child's container must ensure that the container is conspicuously labeled as not containing BPA. Current law also requires a retail seller to ensure that a child's container is so labelled, and prohibits a retail seller from selling a child's container that contains BPA. The foregoing requirements do not apply to the sale of a used child's container. Current law allows the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) to commence actions to restrain violations of the foregoing requirements. In addition, DATCP is authorized to order manufacturers, wholesalers, and retail sellers to recall child containers sold in violation of the requirements. A manufacturer or wholesaler who violates the requirements is subject to a forfeiture of not less than $100 and not more than $10,000 for each violation, and is also subject to a fine of not more than $5,000, imprisonment for not more than one year in the county jail, or both. A retail seller who violates the requirements is subject to a forfeiture of not less than $50 and not more than $200 for each violation. If a court imposes a forfeiture or fine, current law requires the court to also impose a surcharge equal to 50 percent of the forfeiture or fine, which is appropriated to DATCP for enforcing and administering the foregoing requirements.
This bill creates additional requirements for food containers that contain BPA.
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The bill defines "food container" as any container in which any food or beverage is intended to be enclosed for retail sale of the food or beverage. The bill prohibits the manufacture or wholesale of food containers that contain BPA unless the manufacturer or wholesaler ensures that the food container is conspicuously labeled as containing BPA. The bill also prohibits a person from selling food or beverage at retail in a container that contains BPA unless the container is conspicuously labeled as containing BPA. The bill's requirements do not apply to sales of used food containers.
As with violations of child container requirements under current law, the bill authorizes DATCP to commence actions to restrain violations of the bill and to issue recall orders. Manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers who violate the bill are subject to the forfeitures under current law that apply to violations of the child container requirements. However, the bill does not subject manufacturers or wholesalers to fines or imprisonment. If a court imposes a forfeiture under the bill, the court must also impose a 50 percent surcharge, which is appropriated to DATCP for enforcing and administering both the child container requirements under current law and the food container requirements under the bill.
Who's behind it
7 lawmakers are its . 6 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Penny Bernard Schaber · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Steineke · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Spencer Coggs · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 4, 2012
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 15, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Natural Resources.
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Mar 15, 2012
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives C. Taylor, Roys, Steineke, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Clark and Pope-Roberts;Cosponsored by Senators Risser, C. Larson, Taylor and S. Coggs
- Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources
- Mar 23, 2012 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Apr 4, 2012 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
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