Assembly Bill 159
Policies regulating the use of electronic smoking devices on school district property
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 20, 2017
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
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 would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the Department of Public Instruction to develop a model policy regulating the use of electronic smoking devices on school district property (model electronic smoking policy). The bill also requires each school board to adopt an electronic smoking policy, which may be the same as the model electronic smoking policy developed by DPI. Under the bill, an “electronic smoking device" is defined as an electronic device containing or delivering nicotine, or any other substance, that an individual uses to simulate smoking by inhaling vapor or aerosol from the device.
Who's behind it
16 lawmakers are its . 15 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (16)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- David Crowley · Democrat, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Don Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Dana Wachs · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Education vote to recommend it
Passed, 14 to 1 · Dec 7, 2017
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 Education, Ayes 14, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Dec 7, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Dec 7, 2017
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 14 to 1.
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Sep 7, 2017
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 7, 2017
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 20, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Education.
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Mar 20, 2017
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 20, 2017 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Pope, Kolste, Mason, Milroy, Anderson, Sargent, Berceau, Vruwink, Crowley, Subeck, Billings, Spreitzer, Sinicki, Considine, Wachs and Mursau; cosponsored by Senators C. Larson, Miller, L. Taylor and Ringhand
- Mar 20, 2017 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Education
- Sep 7, 2017 · Assembly
Representative Bowen added as a coauthor
- Sep 7, 2017 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Nov 16, 2017 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Dec 7, 2017 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 14, Noes 1
- Dec 7, 2017 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly
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.
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
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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote