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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 44

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Relating to: designating cheese as the state dairy product.

Blue book Dairy product Symbols, state Taxation — Assessment

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

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.

Sponsors

Introduced by: LeMahieu (R) , Marklein (R) , Ringhand (D) , Vinehout (D) , Wirch (D)

22 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Ballweg (R) , Crowley (D) , E. Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Horlacher (R) , Kitchens (R) , Krug (R) , Kulp (R) , Mursau (R) , Nerison (R) , Novak (R) , Petryk (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Riemer (D) , Ripp (R) , Skowronski (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , Tittl (R) , Tranel (R) , Tusler (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Mar 28, 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 15, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Marklein, LeMahieu, Ringhand, Vinehout and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Novak, Anderson, Ballweg, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Crowley, Edming, Horlacher, Kitchens, Krug, Kulp, Mursau, Nerison, Petryk, Riemer, Ripp, Skowronski, Tittl, Tranel and Tusler

  2. Feb 15, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection

  3. Mar 23, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Mar 23, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Mar 28, 2017 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  6. Mar 28, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Mar 29, 2017 · Senate

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  8. Apr 3, 2017 · Senate

    Representative Spreitzer added as a cosponsor

  9. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1