Senate Bill 183
The serving and sale of margarine
Topics: Oleomargarine
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
Sep 14, 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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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current state law prohibits the serving of colored margarine at a public eating place as a substitute for butter unless margarine is ordered by the customer. The law also prohibits the serving of margarine in state institutions as a substitute for table butter, except as necessary for the health of a patient or inmate. Finally, the law contains specific requirements for the packaging and labeling of margarine for sale at retail.
This bill repeals these provisions concerning the serving and sale of margarine.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . 2 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
9 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (9)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- John Klenke · Republican, Assembly
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Roger Rivard · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- 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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Sep 20, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 14, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education.
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Sep 14, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Sep 14, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Grothman and Taylor;Cosponsored by Representatives Kooyenga, Spanbauer, Kapenga, Tiffany, Klenke, Bernier, Rivard, Stroebel and Mursau
- Sep 14, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education
- Sep 20, 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