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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 248

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Relating to: designating ginseng as the state herb.

Blue book Plants Symbols, state Taxation — Assessment

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, 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 adds state herb to the list of state symbols and designates ginseng as

the state herb.

Sponsors

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

12 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Barca (D) , E. Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Krug (R) , Kulp (R) , Mursau (R) , Ripp (R) , Sinicki (D) , Snyder (R) , Spiros (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Small Business and Tourism, Ayes 8, Noes 1

Passed 8–1 Jun 8, 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 Sep 13, 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. May 11, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Petrowski and Cowles; cosponsored by Representatives Spiros, Snyder, Ballweg, E. Brooks, Edming, Kleefisch, Krug, Kulp, Mursau and Sinicki

  2. May 11, 2017 · Senate

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

  3. Jun 7, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Jun 7, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Jun 8, 2017 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Small Business and Tourism, Ayes 8, Noes 1

  6. Jun 8, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Jun 9, 2017 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-14-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. Jun 14, 2017 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  9. Jun 14, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Jun 14, 2017 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  11. Jun 14, 2017 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Jun 14, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Jun 14, 2017 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  14. Jun 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture

  15. Aug 22, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  16. Sep 5, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Ripp added as a cosponsor

  17. Sep 5, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  18. Sep 13, 2017 · Assembly

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

  19. Sep 13, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  20. Oct 31, 2017 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 11-2-2017 by Committee on Rules

  21. Nov 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  22. Nov 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Nov 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  24. Nov 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  25. Nov 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Barca added as a cosponsor

  26. Nov 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  27. Nov 3, 2017 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  28. Nov 8, 2017 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  29. Nov 8, 2017 · Senate

    LRB correction

  30. Nov 28, 2017 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 11-28-2017

  31. Dec 4, 2017 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 11-30-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 86

  32. Dec 4, 2017 · Senate

    Published 12-1-2017