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Bills from the 2011–12 session

Senate Bill 517

Licensing of plants that process certain foods made with milk or milk products

Topics: Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Department of, Dairy plants, Dairy product: Regulation, Food preservation

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 3, 2012. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 27, 2012

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Mar 13, 2012

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Mar 15, 2012

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2011 Wisconsin Act 195

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 5, 2012: “Published 4-16-2012”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Current law prohibits a person from operating a dairy plant without a license issued by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP).

A dairy plant is a place where a dairy product is manufactured or processed for sale.

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Currently, the definition of "dairy product" includes any commodity in which milk or any milk product is a principal ingredient. Current law also authorizes DATCP to promulgate rules for the operation of dairy plants, including standards for equipment.

Under this bill, a place that manufactures or produces commodities that are intended to be heated before being consumed and in which milk or any milk product is a principal ingredient, and no other dairy products, must be licensed as a food processing plant, rather than as a dairy plant. DATCP's rules for food processing plants, including standards for equipment, differ from those for dairy plants.

Who's behind it

Frank G. Lasee, a Republican, is its ⁠.

1 more lawmaker ⁠.

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Author (1)

Signed on in support (1)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Senate Committee on Energy vote on an amendment

Passed, 5 to 0 · Mar 9, 2012

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 2 recommended by committee on Energy, Biotechnology, and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 5, 2012

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 3, 2012

    The governor signed it. It became 2011 Wisconsin Act 195.

  3. Mar 30, 2012

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Mar 15, 2012

    The Assembly passed it too.

  5. Mar 13, 2012

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  6. Mar 13, 2012

    The Assembly received it.

  7. Mar 13, 2012

    The Senate passed it.

  8. Mar 13, 2012

    The Senate adopted it.

  9. Mar 9, 2012

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  10. Mar 9, 2012

    “Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 2 recommended by committee on Energy, Biotechnology, and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)

  11. Mar 9, 2012

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  12. Mar 7, 2012

    The committee held a public hearing.

  13. Feb 27, 2012

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Energy, Biotechnology, and Consumer Protection.

  14. Feb 27, 2012

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 27, 2012 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Lasee;Cosponsored by Representative Jacque

  2. Feb 27, 2012 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Energy, Biotechnology, and Consumer Protection

  3. Mar 5, 2012 · Senate

    Senate substitute amendment 1 offered by Senator Lasee

  4. Mar 7, 2012 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Mar 7, 2012 · Senate

    Senate substitute amendment 2 offered by Senator Lasee

  6. Mar 8, 2012 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  7. Mar 9, 2012 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Mar 9, 2012 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 2 recommended by committee on Energy, Biotechnology, and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  9. Mar 9, 2012 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Energy, Biotechnology, and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  10. Mar 9, 2012 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. Mar 12, 2012 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-13-2012 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  12. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Rules suspended and taken up

  13. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Read a second time

  14. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Senate substitute amendment 2 adopted

  15. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  16. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  17. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  18. Mar 13, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  19. Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  20. Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  21. Mar 13, 2012 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 9:27 A.M. on 3-14-2012 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 24

  22. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  23. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  24. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  25. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  26. Mar 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  27. Mar 19, 2012 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  28. Mar 23, 2012 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-23-2012

  29. Mar 30, 2012 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-30-2012

  30. Apr 3, 2012 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2012. 2011 Wisconsin Act 195

  31. Apr 5, 2012 · Senate

    Published 4-16-2012

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Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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