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Bills from the 2023–24 session

Assembly Bill 290

Local regulation of certain containers

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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    May 25, 2023

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 15, 2024: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business Development. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Current law limits the authority of a political subdivision to regulate auxiliary containers. “Auxiliary container" is defined as “a bag, cup, bottle, can, or other packaging that is designed to be reusable or single-use; that is made of cloth, paper, plastic, cardboard, corrugated material, aluminum, glass, postconsumer recycled material, or similar material or substrates, including coated, laminated, or multi-layer substrates; and that is designed for transporting or protecting merchandise, food, or beverages from a food service or retail facility.” Specifically, with certain exceptions, a political subdivision may not 1) enact or enforce an ordinance regulating the use, disposition, or sale of auxiliary containers; 2) prohibit or restrict auxiliary containers; or 3) impose a fee, charge, or surcharge on auxiliary containers. This bill eliminates these restrictions on the authority of a political subdivision to regulate auxiliary containers.

Who's behind it

20 representatives are its ⁠. All 20 are Democrats.

8 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 28 names

Authors (20)

Signed on in support (8)

What happened

  1. Apr 15, 2024

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Jun 9, 2023 to Jul 18, 2023

    3 more representatives signed on in support.

  3. May 25, 2023

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business Development.

  4. May 25, 2023

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. May 25, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Shankland, Snodgrass, C. Anderson, J. Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Emerson, Joers, Moore Omokunde, Palmeri, Ohnstad, Shelton, Sinicki, Stubbs, Subeck, Vining and Clancy; cosponsored by Senators Smith, Carpenter, Larson, Roys and Spreitzer

  2. May 25, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business Development

  3. Jun 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Ratcliff added as a coauthor

  4. Jun 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Jacobson added as a coauthor

  5. Jul 18, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Madison added as a coauthor

  6. Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

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Public hearing

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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

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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary

Author

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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

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor