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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 23

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Relating to: seed potato certification and use and providing penalties. (FE)

Agriculture, trade and consumer protection, department of Farm produce Forfeiture University of wisconsin — College of agricultural and life sciences

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill requires a person who plants five or more acres of potatoes in a year

to use only seed potatoes that are certified by the College of Agricultural and Life

Sciences of the University of Wisconsin-Madison under existing rules promulgated

by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, or by an

equivalent program in another state. The bill allows DATCP to waive the

certification requirement if there are not enough certified seed potatoes reasonably

available to growers. The bill also requires a person who grows five or more acres

of potatoes in a year to keep certain records of each field of seed potatoes planted

during a growing season.

A person who plants seed potatoes in violation of the certification requirements

under the bill is subject to a forfeiture of not more than $150, plus $150 for each acre

planted in violation. A person who violates the records-retention or inspection

requirements under the bill is subject to a forfeiture of not more than $200.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cowles (R) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Testin (R)

8 cosponsors

E. Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Kulp (R) , Ripp (R) , Spiros (R) , Tauchen (R) , Vruwink (D)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Small Business and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Apr 12, 2017 official source full page

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

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Small Business and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Apr 12, 2017 official source full page

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

Assembly: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 12, Noes 0

Passed 12–0 Jun 2, 2017 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. Feb 8, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Petrowski, Testin, Cowles and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, E. Brooks, Edming, Felzkowski, Kulp, Tauchen and Vruwink

  2. Feb 8, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture, Small Business and Tourism

  3. Feb 9, 2017 · Senate

    Representative Ripp added as a cosponsor

  4. Mar 15, 2017 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Mar 28, 2017 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Petrowski

  6. Apr 11, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  7. Apr 11, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Apr 12, 2017 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Small Business and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  9. Apr 12, 2017 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Small Business and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  10. Apr 12, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. Apr 28, 2017 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 5-2-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  12. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Read a second time

  13. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  14. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  16. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  17. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. May 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  19. May 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture

  20. May 16, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  21. May 30, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  22. Jun 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  23. Jun 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  24. Jun 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 6-14-2017 by Committee on Rules

  25. Jun 14, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  26. Jun 14, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  27. Jun 14, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  28. Jun 14, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  29. Jun 14, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  30. Jun 15, 2017 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  31. Jun 27, 2017 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  32. Aug 1, 2017 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 8-1-2017

  33. Aug 2, 2017 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 8-2-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 46

  34. Aug 2, 2017 · Senate

    Published 8-3-2017