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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 15

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Relating to: the manufacture and acceptance for sale of products containing microbeads. (FE)

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  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill generally prohibits, with certain exceptions, the manufacture of a

personal care product containing microbeads (small, non-biodegradable plastic

particles) beginning December 31, 2017. "Personal care product" is defined in the

bill. The bill also prohibits, with certain exceptions, accepting a personal care

product containing microbeads for sale beginning December 31, 2018.

The bill creates different effective dates for these prohibitions for

over-the-counter drugs. "Over-the-counter drug" is also defined in the bill. Under

this bill, a person may not manufacture a personal care product that is an

over-the-counter drug containing microbeads beginning December 31, 2018, and

may not accept such a product for sale beginning December 31, 2019. This bill does

not apply to the manufacture or sale of prescription drugs.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Cowles (R) , Darling (R) , Erpenbach (D) , Farrow (R) , Harsdorf (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Lassa (D) , Miller (D) , Olsen (R) , Vinehout (D)

35 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Allen (R) , Bewley (D) , Born (R) , Czaja (R) , Danou (D) , Doyle (D) , E. Brooks (R) , Hansen (D) , Heaton (R) , Johnson (D) , Kahl (D) , Kitchens (R) , Kolste (D) , Krug (R) , Kulp (R) , Macco (R) , Mason (D) , Meyers (D) , Milroy (D) , Murphy (R) , Quinn (R) , Ripp (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sargent (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spiros (R) , Spreitzer, Barca, Hebl, Billings, Young, Wachs, Kessler, C. Taylor, Hintz, Bowen, Riemer, Barnes, Novak, Petryk, J. Ott, Jacque, Kooyenga, Shankland, Subeck, Berceau, Brostoff, Tittl, Pope, Skowronski, Hesselbein and Jorgensen , Steffen (R) , Stuck (D) , Swearingen (R) , T. Larson (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , VanderMeer (R) , Weatherston (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 19, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 29, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Cowles, Olsen, Carpenter, Darling, Erpenbach, Farrow, Harsdorf, Lassa, Miller, L. Taylor and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Czaja, Kitchens, Mason, Born, E. Brooks, Danou, Doyle, Heaton, Johnson, Kahl, Kolste, Krug, Kulp, T. Larson, Macco, Meyers, A. Ott, Quinn, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Sargent, Spiros, Steffen, Swearingen, Thiesfeldt, VanderMeer, Murphy, Weatherston, Milroy, Sinicki, Stuck and Allen

  2. Jan 29, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources and Energy

  3. Jan 30, 2015 · Senate

    Senator Bewley added as a coauthor

  4. Feb 5, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 9, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Feb 17, 2015 · Senate

    Senator Hansen added as a coauthor

  7. Feb 19, 2015 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Feb 19, 2015 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  9. Feb 19, 2015 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Mar 13, 2015 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-17-2015 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  11. Mar 17, 2015 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Mar 17, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Mar 17, 2015 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  14. Mar 17, 2015 · Senate

    Read a third time

  15. Mar 17, 2015 · Senate

    Passed

  16. Mar 17, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Mar 17, 2015 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  18. Mar 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  19. Apr 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 4-14-2015 by Committee on Rules

  20. Apr 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  21. Apr 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  22. Apr 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Representatives Spreitzer, Barca, Hebl, Billings, Young, Wachs, Kessler, C. Taylor, Hintz, Bowen, Riemer, Barnes, Novak, Petryk, J. Ott, Jacque, Kooyenga, Shankland, Subeck, Berceau, Brostoff, Tittl, Pope, Skowronski, Hesselbein and Jorgensen added as cosponsors

  23. Apr 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  24. Apr 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  25. Apr 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  26. Apr 14, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  27. Apr 15, 2015 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  28. Apr 21, 2015 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  29. Apr 21, 2015 · Senate

    LRB correction

  30. Jun 30, 2015 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 6-30-2015

  31. Jul 2, 2015 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 7-1-2015. 2015 Wisconsin Act 43

  32. Jul 2, 2015 · Senate

    Published 7-2-2015