Senate Bill 108
The sale of unpasteurized milk products and an exemption from rules and licensing and permitting requirements for certain dairy farms
Topics: Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Department of, Dairy product: Regulation, Farm and farming
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
May 26, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Public hearing
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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
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
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 generally prohibits the sale of unpasteurized (commonly called raw) milk and other milk products and prohibits the sale to consumers of milk or milk products that are not grade A milk or milk products. Current law requires a dairy farmer to have a milk producer license from the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) and requires a grade A permit from DATCP to sell grade A milk. Also under current law, DATCP promulgates rules governing the operation of dairy farms and the testing and quality of milk.
This bill allows a dairy farmer with a license and a grade A permit to register with DATCP for the purpose of selling unpasteurized milk and milk products. The bill also allows a dairy farmer who does not have a license or a grade A permit to register with DATCP if the farmer milks fewer than 20 cows. A dairy farmer who registers with DATCP may sell unpasteurized milk and milk products directly to a consumer on the farm if the dairy farmer or the consumer provides a sanitary container, the container is filled in a sanitary manner, and the dairy farmer posts a sign stating "Raw milk products sold here. Raw milk products are not pasteurized."
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Also, under the bill, DATCP's rules governing the operation of dairy farms and the testing and quality of milk do not apply to a registered dairy farmer without a license or a grade A permit if the farmer milks fewer than 20 cows.
Who's behind it
9 senators are its . 7 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Pam Galloway · Republican, Senate
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Dan Kapanke · Republican, Senate
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
- Scott L. Fitzgerald · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (7)
- Fred Clark · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Don Pridemore · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Tiffany · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jun 14, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 26, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education.
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May 26, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- May 26, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Grothman, Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Hansen, Holperin, Kapanke, Lasee and Leibham;Cosponsored by Representatives Pridemore, Danou, Clark, Kooyenga, Krug, Thiesfeldt and Tiffany
- May 26, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education
- Jun 14, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 23, 2012 · Senate
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
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