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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 681

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Relating to: prohibiting the sale of dextromethorphan without a prescription to persons under 18 and providing a penalty. (FE)

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  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, 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 provides that a drug containing dextromethorphan, which is a common

ingredient in over-the-counter cough medicine, may not be sold at retail to a person

who is under the age of 18 if that person does not have a prescription order for the

drug. The bill also requires a seller to check a form of identification that establishes

the age of a person purchasing a drug containing dextromethorphan, unless the

seller reasonably believes that the purchaser is at least 25 years old based on the

purchaser's outward appearance. A seller who violates these prohibitions is subject

to a civil forfeiture of up to $250 for each violation, and a person under the age of 18

who purchases a drug containing dextromethorphan without a prescription order is

subject to a civil forfeiture of $50 for each violation.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Berceau (D) , Bernier (R) , Crowley (D) , Fields (D) , Genrich (D) , Kolste (D) , Kremer (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Nygren (R) , Ripp (R) , Skowronski (R) , Spiros (R) , Subeck (D) , Tusler (R)

7 cosponsors

Barca and Shankland , Bewley (D) , Cowles (R) , Johnson (D) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Stroebel (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 12, Noes 0

Passed 12–0 Jan 5, 2018 official source full page

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

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 12, Noes 0

Passed 12–0 Jan 5, 2018 official source full page

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

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Mar 15, 2018 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. Nov 29, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kremer, Nygren, Skowronski, Berceau, Subeck, Kuglitsch, Genrich, Spiros, Kolste, Mursau, Fields, Tusler, Ballweg, Novak, Bernier, Ripp and Crowley; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Cowles, Olsen, Johnson, Bewley and Petrowski

  2. Nov 29, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Dec 13, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Dec 18, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kremer

  5. Dec 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Dec 27, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Jan 5, 2018 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  8. Jan 5, 2018 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  9. Jan 5, 2018 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 1:34 PM on 2-20-2018 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 26

  11. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  13. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  15. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  16. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Representatives Barca and Shankland added as coauthors

  17. Feb 20, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Feb 21, 2018 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  19. Mar 12, 2018 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  20. Mar 12, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  21. Mar 15, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  22. Mar 15, 2018 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-20-2018 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  23. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a second time

  24. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  25. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  26. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  27. Mar 20, 2018 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Mar 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  29. Mar 26, 2018 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-26-2018

  30. Mar 27, 2018 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 3-27-2018

  31. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-28-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 160

  32. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    Published 3-29-2018