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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 141

Vetoed Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: restriction on the sale or use of a device based on its energy source.

Electric appliance Energy conservation Municipality Sales Sales tax State agencies State capitol

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, stopped here
  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

Under this bill, no state agency and no local governmental unit may restrict the

use or sale of a device based on the energy source that is used to power the device or

that is consumed by the device.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Armstrong (R) , Behnke (R) , Binsfeld (R) , Bodden (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , Green (R) , Gustafson (R) , Maxey (R) , Murphy (R) , O'Connor (R) , Rettinger (R) , Rozar (R) , Sapik (R) , Schutt (R) , Sortwell (R) , Spiros (R) , Tittl (R) , Tranel (R) , VanderMeer (R)

13 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Bradley (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Dittrich (R) , Feyen (R) , Macco (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Quinn (R) , Steffen (R) , Testin (R) , Tomczyk (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 3

Passed 9–3 Apr 13, 2023 official source full page

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

Assembly: PASSAGE

Passed 62–35 Apr 18, 2023 official source full page

Aye · 62

Not voting · 2

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Jun 2, 2023 official source full page

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

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Jun 5, 2023 official source full page

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

Senate: CONCURRENCE

Passed 22–11 Jun 7, 2023 official source full page

Full history

  1. Apr 4, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Schutt, Green, Armstrong, Behnke, Binsfeld, Bodden, Brandtjen, Duchow, Edming, Gustafson, Maxey, Murphy, O'Connor, Rozar, Sapik, Sortwell, Spiros, Tittl, Tranel, VanderMeer and Rettinger; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, Marklein, Quinn, Testin and Wanggaard

  2. Apr 4, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Apr 5, 2023 · Assembly

    Senator Nass added as a cosponsor

  4. Apr 6, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Dittrich added as a coauthor

  5. Apr 11, 2023 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Apr 12, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Allen added as a coauthor

  7. Apr 13, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Apr 13, 2023 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 3

  9. Apr 13, 2023 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Apr 13, 2023 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 4-18-2023 by Committee on Rules

  11. Apr 17, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

  12. Apr 18, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Macco added as a coauthor

  13. Apr 18, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  14. Apr 18, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Apr 18, 2023 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  16. Apr 18, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 62, Noes 35

  17. Apr 18, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Apr 18, 2023 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  19. Apr 20, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation and Local Government

  20. Jun 1, 2023 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  21. Jun 2, 2023 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  22. Jun 2, 2023 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  23. Jun 5, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  24. Jun 5, 2023 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-7-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  25. Jun 7, 2023 · Senate

    Read a second time

  26. Jun 7, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  27. Jun 7, 2023 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  28. Jun 7, 2023 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 22, Noes 11

  29. Jun 7, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  30. Jun 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  31. Jun 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 6-9-2023

  32. Aug 2, 2023 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 8-2-2023

  33. Aug 4, 2023 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 8-4-2023

  34. Oct 26, 2023 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  35. May 14, 2024 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-14-2024 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  36. May 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82