Assembly Bill 154
Regulating the sale of prescription drugs and other merchandise below cost. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 9, 2019
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on State Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill eliminates the prohibition on below-cost sales of prescription drugs and certain other types of merchandise under the Unfair Sales Act.
This state's Unfair Sales Act, also known as the “minimum markup” law, 1) prohibits below-cost sales of any merchandise, if the sale is intended to induce the purchase of other merchandise or divert trade unfairly from a competitor; and 2) requires a “minimum markup” (a specified amount over the cost of the merchandise to the seller) to be added to sales of motor vehicle fuel, tobacco products, fermented malt beverages, liquor, or wine. There is no minimum markup requirement for sales of prescription drugs.
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Under this bill, the prohibition on below-cost sales does not apply to prescription drugs or to any merchandise other than groceries, motor vehicle fuel, tobacco products, fermented malt beverages, liquor, or wine. The bill does not affect the minimum markup requirements under current law for sales of motor vehicle fuel, tobacco products, fermented malt beverages, liquor, or wine.
Who's behind it
9 lawmakers are its . All 9 are Republicans.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Adam Neylon · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (7)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 22, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 9, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.
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Apr 9, 2019
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 9, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Ott, Neylon, Brandtjen, Duchow, Kuglitsch, Brooks, Hutton, Ramthun and Gundrum; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Carpenter, Kooyenga, Kapenga, Bernier, Jacque and Darling
- Apr 9, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
- Apr 22, 2019 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate