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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 777

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: local regulation of certain containers.

Beverage County Food Municipality Ordinance Retail establishment

  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 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 limitations on the authority of a political subdivision to regulate auxiliary containers.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Habush Sinykin (D) , Larson (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Wall (D)

23 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Andraca (D) , Arney (D) , Brown (D) , Clancy (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Emerson (D) , Fitzgerald (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Johnson (D) , Madison (D) , Mayadev (D) , Miresse (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Palmeri (D) , Prado (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Subeck (D) , Tenorio (D) , Udell (D) , Vining (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 5

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Full history

  1. Dec 12, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Smith, Dassler-Alfheim, Carpenter, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Habush Sinykin, Spreitzer and Wall; cosponsored by Representatives Palmeri, Snodgrass, Mayadev, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Joers, Johnson, Madison, Miresse, Prado, Sinicki, Subeck, Tenorio, Udell and Vining

  2. Dec 12, 2025 · Senate

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

  3. Dec 17, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Moore Omokunde added as a cosponsor

  4. Mar 19, 2026 · Senate

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  5. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1