Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

AB 917

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Relating to: the sale of counterfeit lighters and unsafe lighters.

Public safety Sales Trade practice

Introduced, completed
Passes Assembly, completed
Passes Senate, completed
Governor signs, completed
Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits the sale of counterfeit lighters and unsafe lighters.

Under the bill, “counterfeit lighter” means a lighter that infringes on an

intellectual property right of a citizen of the United States or a person that is

protected by federal or state intellectual property law, and “unsafe lighter” means a

disposable or refillable cigarette, cigar, or pipe lighter, a utility, grill, or fireplace

lighter, a lighting rod, or a gas match that does not comply with certain safety

standards.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Billings (D) , Dallman (R) , Dittrich (R) , Gundrum (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , O'Connor (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Rozar (R) , Schmidt (R) , Sinicki (D) , Subeck (D)

6 cosponsors

Feyen (R) , Shankland (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Taylor (D) , Testin (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Jan 25, 2024 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 Mar 11, 2024 official source full page

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

Full history

Jan 4, 2024 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Novak, Dallman, Billings, Dittrich, Gundrum, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Rozar, Schmidt, Sinicki and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Feyen, Spreitzer, Taylor and Wanggaard
Jan 4, 2024 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Consumer Protection
Jan 11, 2024 · Assembly
Public hearing held
Jan 17, 2024 · Assembly
Executive action taken
Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 9, Noes 0
Jan 25, 2024 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
Feb 15, 2024 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-20-2024 by Committee on Rules
Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Rules suspended
Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Representative Shankland added as a coauthor
Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Read a second time
Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
Feb 21, 2024 · Senate
Received from Assembly
Feb 26, 2024 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
Feb 26, 2024 · Senate
Available for scheduling
Mar 11, 2024 · Senate
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
Mar 11, 2024 · Senate
Placed on calendar 3-12-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Mar 12, 2024 · Senate
Read a second time
Mar 12, 2024 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
Mar 12, 2024 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Mar 12, 2024 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
Mar 12, 2024 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
Mar 12, 2024 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
Mar 15, 2024 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 3-15-2024
Apr 1, 2024 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2024
Apr 8, 2024 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 4-5-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 271
Apr 8, 2024 · Assembly
Published 4-6-2024