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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 7

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Relating to: the newspaper recycling fee and the recycled content of newsprint used in newspapers. (FE)

Newspaper and magazine Recycling

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, a newspaper publisher is required to pay a newspaper

recycling fee based on the cost of newsprint used to print the newspaper, unless at

least 33 percent of the fiber in the newsprint is derived from postconsumer waste.

This bill eliminates the newspaper recycling fee and the minimum percentage

of postconsumer waste content in newsprint.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bewley (D) , Gudex (R) , Harsdorf (R) , Lasee (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Marklein (R) , Olsen (R) , Tiffany (R)

16 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Ballweg (R) , Bernier (R) , Czaja (R) , Jarchow (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Knodl (R) , Knudson (R) , Macco (R) , Mursau (R) , Murtha (R) , Novak (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Skowronski (R) , Steffen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 4, Noes 1

Passed 4–1 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 22, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Harsdorf, Gudex, LeMahieu, Tiffany, Marklein, Lasee, Olsen and Bewley; cosponsored by Representatives Czaja, Novak, Ballweg, Bernier, Jarchow, Kleefisch, Knodl, Knudson, Macco, Mursau, Murtha, A. Ott, Sanfelippo, Skowronski, Steffen and Thiesfeldt

  2. Jan 22, 2015 · Senate

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

  3. Feb 3, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 5, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 19, 2015 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 19, 2015 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources and Energy, Ayes 4, Noes 1

  7. Feb 19, 2015 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1