Assembly Bill 359
Regulating the sale of prescription drugs and other merchandise below cost. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Jun 1, 2017
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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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 ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Small Business Development. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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 eliminates the prohibition on selling prescription drugs and certain types of merchandise at below cost under the Unfair Sales Act.
This state's Unfair Sales Act, also known as the “minimum markup” law, prohibits retailers and wholesalers from selling merchandise for less than the cost of the merchandise to the seller, if the below-cost sale is intended to induce the purchase of other merchandise or divert trade unfairly from a competitor. In addition, current law requires a retailer or wholesaler of motor vehicle fuel, tobacco products, fermented malt beverages, liquor, or wine to sell those items for a specified amount more than the cost of the merchandise to the retailer or wholesaler to cover a portion of the cost of doing business. Current law does not require such a minimum markup for sales of prescription drugs. The prohibition on below-cost sales and the minimum markup requirements do not apply to merchandise that is sold in clearance sales, damaged merchandise, merchandise at risk of spoiling, and merchandise that is priced in good faith to meet the existing price of a competitor.
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This bill eliminates the prohibition on retailers and wholesalers selling prescription drugs for less than the cost of those items to the seller. The bill also eliminates the prohibition on retailers and wholesalers selling merchandise, other than motor vehicle fuel, tobacco products, fermented malt beverages, liquor, or wine, or groceries, for less than the cost of the merchandise to the seller. The bill does not affect the prohibition on below-cost sales of motor vehicle fuel, tobacco products, fermented malt beverages, liquor, or wine, or groceries. The bill also does not affect the minimum markup requirements for sales of motor vehicle fuel, tobacco products, fermented malt beverages, liquor, or wine.
Who's behind it
15 lawmakers are its . All 15 are Republicans.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (15)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Gannon · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Terry Katsma · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Jesse Kremer · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (7)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Leah Vukmir · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jun 23, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 12, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 1, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Small Business Development.
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Jun 1, 2017
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jun 1, 2017 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Ott, Murphy, Bernier, Brandtjen, R. Brooks, Duchow, Gannon, Hutton, Jacque, Katsma, Kleefisch, Kooyenga, Kremer, Skowronski and Thiesfeldt; cosponsored by Senators Vukmir, Craig, Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Kapenga and Stroebel
- Jun 1, 2017 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Small Business Development
- Jun 12, 2017 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 23, 2017 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- 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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate