AB713Introduced in the Assembly
Requiring battery stewardship organizations to administer battery collection and recycling programs and providing a penalty. (FE)
Introduced by Joel Kitchens, District 1
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
An Act to create 287.07 (6) and 287.175 of the statutes; Relating to: requiring battery stewardship organizations to administer battery collection and recycling programs and providing a penalty. (FE)
Where it stands
Published 4-3-2026
April 2, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
AssemblyStage: Assembly: Read a third time and passed · February 17, 2026
99
Yes
0
No
0
Absent or Not Voting
99 assemblymembers recorded in this Assembly vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each assemblymember voted
| Assemblymember | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Joel Kitchens | 1 | Yes |
| Shae Sortwell | 2 | Yes |
| Ron Tusler | 3 | Yes |
| David Steffen | 4 | Yes |
| Joy Goeben | 5 | Yes |
| Elijah Behnke | 6 | Yes |
| Karen Kirsch | 7 | Yes |
| Sylvia Ortiz-Velez | 8 | Yes |
| Pricilla Prado | 9 | Yes |
| Darrin Madison | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Introduced
Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment
Fiscal estimate received
Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
Public hearing held
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens
Executive action taken
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Environment, Ayes 5, Noes 1
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Environment, Ayes 4, Noes 2
Referred to committee on Rules
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
Read a second time
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended
Representative Miresse added as a coauthor
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 99, Noes 0
Ordered immediately messaged
Received from Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
Available for scheduling
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Read a second time
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Read a third time and concurred in
Ordered immediately messaged
Received from Senate concurred in
Report correctly enrolled on 3-26-2026
Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2026
Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 170
Published 4-3-2026
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