Senate Bill 512
Deposits on the sale of certain lead acid batteries
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 17, 2014. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Jan 23, 2014
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Feb 18, 2014
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Mar 18, 2014
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2013 Wisconsin Act 305
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 17, 2014: “Published 4-17-2014”
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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
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Author
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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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law prohibits a person from disposing of a lead acid battery, including a motor vehicle battery, by placing it in a landfill or incinerating it. Current law requires anyone who sells a lead acid battery to a person who will use the battery (a consumer) and who installs the battery to accept the consumer's used battery.
Current law also requires a person who sells a lead acid battery to a consumer without installing the battery to offer to take the used battery in trade. The law prohibits a person from charging a consumer a deposit of more than $5 on the sale of a lead acid battery.
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This bill requires a person who sells a consumer a replacement lead acid battery of the kind used in motor vehicles to charge a deposit of $10.
Who's behind it
6 senators are its . 3 are Democrats and 3 are Republicans.
13 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (13)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Steineke · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Transportation vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Feb 13, 2014
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 Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 17, 2014
The new law was published.
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Apr 17, 2014
The governor signed it. It became 2013 Wisconsin Act 305.
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Apr 16, 2014
Sent to the governor.
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Mar 18, 2014
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 18, 2014
The Assembly passed it too.
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Feb 24, 2014
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Feb 20, 2014
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 18, 2014
The Assembly received it.
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Feb 18, 2014
The Senate passed it.
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Feb 13, 2014
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Feb 4, 2014
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 23, 2014
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Jan 23, 2014
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jan 23, 2014 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Cowles, C. Larson, Petrowski, Schultz, Miller and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, A. Ott, Steineke, Krug, Bies, Kolste, T. Larson, Sargent, C. Taylor, Danou and Ohnstad
- Jan 23, 2014 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs
- Feb 4, 2014 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 12, 2014 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 13, 2014 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Feb 13, 2014 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Feb 17, 2014 · Senate
Placed on calendar 2-18-2014 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Feb 18, 2014 · Senate
Read a second time
- Feb 18, 2014 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 18, 2014 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Feb 18, 2014 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 18, 2014 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 18, 2014 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Feb 20, 2014 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 24, 2014 · Assembly
Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor
- Mar 12, 2014 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 3-18-2014 by Committee on Rules
- Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar of 3-18-2014 and take up
- Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly
Representative Barca added as a cosponsor
- Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 19, 2014 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Mar 25, 2014 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Apr 16, 2014 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 4-15-2014
- Apr 17, 2014 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 4-16-2014. 2013 Wisconsin Act 305
- Apr 17, 2014 · Senate
Published 4-17-2014
Terms on this page
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
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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote