Assembly Bill 73
Designating cheese as the state dairy product
Became law
The governor signed it on Jun 1, 2017. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Feb 17, 2017
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed 96 to 0
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Senate vote, passed
Passed May 2, 2017
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2017 Wisconsin Act 8
Latest entry in the official record, Jun 1, 2017: “Published 6-2-2017”
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Wisconsin Act
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Author
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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 does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law designates a variety of state symbols and requires the Wisconsin Blue Book to include information about them. This bill designates cheese as the state dairy product and requires the Wisconsin Blue Book to include that information.
Who's behind it
20 lawmakers are its . 17 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (20)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- David Crowley · Democrat, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Lee Nerison · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel Riemer · Democrat, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (8)
- Devin LeMahieu · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Rohrkaste and Kolste
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Agriculture vote to recommend it
Passed, 11 to 0 · Mar 29, 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 Agriculture, Ayes 11, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 96 to 0 · Apr 4, 2017 · 3 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (96)
- Adam Jarchow (R, 28)
- Adam Neylon (R, 15)
- Amanda Stuck (D, 57)
- Amy Loudenbeck (R, 31)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Beth Meyers (D, 74)
- Bob Gannon (R, 58)
- Bob Kulp (R, 69)
- Chris Taylor (D, 76)
- Christine Sinicki (D, 20)
- Chuck Wichgers (R, 84)
- Cindi Duchow (R, 97)
- Cody Horlacher (R, 33)
- Cory Mason (D, 66)
- Dale Kooyenga (R, 5)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Dana Wachs (D, 91)
- Daniel Riemer (D, 7)
- Dave Considine (D, 81)
- Dave Murphy (R, 56)
- David Bowen (D, 10)
- David Crowley (D, 17)
- David Steffen (R, 4)
- Debra Kolste (D, 44)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Don Vruwink (D, 43)
- Edward Brooks (R, 50)
- Eric Genrich (D, 90)
- Evan Goyke (D, 18)
- Frederick Kessler (D, 12)
- Gary Hebl (D, 46)
- Gary Tauchen (R, 6)
- James Edming (R, 87)
- Janel Brandtjen (R, 22)
- Jason Fields (D, 11)
- Jeff Mursau (R, 36)
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R, 52)
- Jesse Kremer (R, 59)
- Jessie Rodriguez (R, 21)
- Jill Billings (D, 95)
- Jim Ott (R, 23)
- Jim Steineke (R, 5)
- Jimmy Anderson (D, 47)
- JoCasta Zamarripa (D, 8)
- Joan Ballweg (R, 14)
- Joe Sanfelippo (R, 15)
- Joel Kitchens (R, 1)
- Joel Kleefisch (R, 38)
- John Macco (R, 88)
- John Nygren (R, 89)
- John Spiros (R, 86)
- Jonathan Brostoff (D, 19)
- Josh Zepnick (D, 9)
- Kathleen Bernier (R, 23)
- Katrina Shankland (D, 71)
- Keith Ripp (R, 42)
- Ken Skowronski (R, 82)
- Kevin Petersen (R, 57)
- Lee Nerison (R, 96)
- Leon Young (D, 16)
- Lisa Subeck (D, 79)
- Mark Born (R, 37)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Mary Felzkowski (R, 12)
- Melissa Sargent (D, 48)
- Michael Schraa (R, 53)
- Mike Kuglitsch (R, 84)
- Mike Rohrkaste (R, 55)
- Nancy VanderMeer (R, 70)
- Pat Snyder (R, 85)
- Paul Tittl (R, 25)
- Peter Barca (D, 64)
- Rob Brooks (R, 59)
- Rob Hutton (R, 5)
- Rob Stafsholt (R, 10)
- Rob Summerfield (R, 68)
- Rob Swearingen (R, 34)
- Robin Vos (R, 33)
- Romaine Quinn (R, 25)
- Ron Tusler (R, 3)
- Samantha Kerkman (R, 61)
- Scott Allen (R, 82)
- Scott Krug (R, 72)
- Shannon Zimmerman (R, 30)
- Sondy Pope (D, 80)
- Steve Doyle (D, 94)
- Terese Berceau (D, 77)
- Terry Katsma (R, 26)
- Thomas Weatherston (R, 62)
- Tod Ohnstad (D, 65)
- Todd Novak (R, 51)
- Travis Tranel (R, 49)
- Treig Pronschinske (R, 29)
- Tyler August (R, 31)
- Tyler Vorpagel (R, 27)
- Warren Petryk (R, 93)
Didn't vote (3)
- Gordon Hintz (D, 54)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- Nick Milroy (D, 73)
Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Jun 1, 2017
The new law was published.
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Jun 1, 2017
The governor signed it. It became 2017 Wisconsin Act 8.
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May 31, 2017
Sent to the governor.
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May 2, 2017
The Senate passed it too.
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Apr 6, 2017
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Apr 5, 2017
The Senate received it.
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Apr 4, 2017
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Apr 4, 2017
The Assembly passed it, 96 to 0.
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Mar 29, 2017 to Apr 3, 2017
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Mar 29, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Mar 29, 2017
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 0.
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Mar 23, 2017
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 17, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Agriculture.
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Feb 17, 2017
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 17, 2017 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Novak, Krug, Tranel, Petryk, Anderson, Kulp, Skowronski, Tittl, Horlacher, Crowley, Kitchens, Riemer, Tusler, Mursau, Edming, Nerison, E. Brooks, Ballweg, R. Brooks and Ripp; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, LeMahieu, Vinehout, Wirch and Ringhand
- Feb 17, 2017 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture
- Mar 23, 2017 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 23, 2017 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Mar 29, 2017 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 11, Noes 0
- Mar 29, 2017 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Mar 29, 2017 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Jacque
- Mar 29, 2017 · Assembly
Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
- Mar 30, 2017 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 4-4-2017 by Committee on Rules
- Apr 3, 2017 · Assembly
Representative Spreitzer added as a coauthor
- Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author
- Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 96, Noes 0
- Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly
- Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Apr 5, 2017 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Apr 6, 2017 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Apr 6, 2017 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Apr 28, 2017 · Senate
Placed on calendar 5-2-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- May 2, 2017 · Senate
Rules suspended and taken up
- May 2, 2017 · Senate
Read a second time
- May 2, 2017 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- May 2, 2017 · Senate
Rules suspended
- May 2, 2017 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- May 2, 2017 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- May 2, 2017 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- May 31, 2017 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 5-31-2017
- May 31, 2017 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 5-31-2017
- Jun 1, 2017 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 6-1-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 8
- Jun 1, 2017 · Assembly
Published 6-2-2017
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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