WIAB-713Enacted

Relating to: requiring battery stewardship organizations to administer battery collection and recycling programs and providing a penalty. (FE)

Jurisdiction:
Wisconsin
Type:
EPR
Last action:
Apr 2, 2026
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Wisconsin AB-713 establishes battery stewardship organization requirements for collection and recycling programs, a core EPR mechanism shifting producer responsibility for end-of-life battery management.
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Skip navigation Home Senate Assembly Committees Service Agencies Docs Options Help 2025 Biennium Statutes Admin. 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Your experience will improve if you upgrade your browser . 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature Assembly Bill 713 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) Status: A - Enacted into Law Important Actions (newest first) Date / House Action Journal 4/2/2026 Asm. Published 4-3-2026 705 3/16/2026 Sen. Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization , pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m) , Ayes 3, Noes 2 788 2/17/2026 Asm. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 99, Noes 0 590 Links Amendment Histories 2025 Wisconsin Act 170</a> <span class="pdfLink">(HTML: <a href="/document/acts/2025/170.html" title="2025 Wisconsin Act 170 - HTML"><img alt="HTML" src="/assets/image/page_html.gif" style="border:0" /></a>)</span>"> 2025 Wisconsin Act 170 (PDF: ) 2025 Wisconsin Act 170: LC Act Memo</a> <span class="pdfLink"><a href="/document/lcactmemos/2025/REG/Act%20170.pdf" title="2025 Wisconsin Act 170: LC Act Memo - PDF"><img alt="PDF" src="/assets/image/file_acrobat.gif" style="border:0" /></a></span>"> 2025 Wisconsin Act 170: LC Act Memo Bill Text</a> <span class="pdfLink">(HTML: <a href="/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB713.html" title="Bill Text - HTML"><img alt="HTML" src="/assets/image/page_html.gif" style="border:0" /></a>)</span>"> Bill Text (PDF: ) LC Amendment Memo</a> <span class="pdfLink"><a href="/document/lcamendmentmemos/2025/REG/AB713.pdf" title="LC Amendment Memo - PDF"><img alt="PDF" src="/assets/image/file_acrobat.gif" style="border:0" /></a></span>"> LC Amendment Memo Fiscal Estimates and Reports AB713 ROCP for Committee on Environment On 1/30/2026</a> <span class="pdfLink">(HTML: <a href="/2025/related/records/assembly/environment/1961028.html" title="AB713 ROCP for Committee on Environment On 1/30/2026 - HTML"><img alt="HTML" src="/assets/image/page_html.gif" style="border:0" /></a>)</span>"> AB713 ROCP for Committee on Environment On 1/30/2026 (PDF: ) LC Bill Hearing Materials Wisconsin Ethics Commission information See Also 2025 Senate Bill 702 - S - Hold (Available for Scheduling) History Date / House Action Journal 12/3/2025 Asm. Introduced by Representatives Kitchens , Novak , Goodwin , Kreibich and Mursau ; cosponsored by Senator Tomczyk 394 12/3/2025 Asm. Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment 394 12/10/2025 Asm. Fiscal estimate received 12/12/2025 Asm. Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor 406 12/18/2025 Asm. Public hearing held 1/26/2026 Asm. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kitchens 504 1/29/2026 Asm. Executive action taken 1/30/2026 Asm. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Environment , Ayes 5, Noes 1 515 1/30/2026 Asm. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Environment , Ayes 4, Noes 2 515 1/30/2026 Asm. Referred to committee on Rules 515 2/13/2026 Asm. Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026 2/17/2026 Asm. Read a second time 590 2/17/2026 Asm. Assembly Amendment 1 adopted 590 2/17/2026 Asm. Ordered to a third reading 590 2/17/2026 Asm. Rules suspended 590 2/17/2026 Asm. Representative Miresse added as a coauthor 582 2/17/2026 Asm. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 99, Noes 0 590 2/17/2026 Asm. Ordered immediately messaged 591 2/18/2026 Sen. Received from Assembly 726 2/20/2026 Sen. Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization 739 2/20/2026 Sen. Available for scheduling 3/16/2026 Sen. Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization , pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m) , Ayes 3, Noes 2 788 3/16/2026 Sen. Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) 789 3/17/2026 Sen. Read a second time 807 3/17/2026 Sen. Ordered to a third reading 807 3/17/2026 Sen. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading 807 3/17/2026 Sen. Read a third time and concurred in 807 3/17/2026 Sen. Ordered immediately messaged 814 3/18/2026 Asm. Received from Senate concurred in 665 3/26/2026 Asm. Report correctly enrolled on 3-26-2026 691 4/1/2026 Asm. Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2026 704 4/2/2026 Asm. Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 170 705 4/2/2026 Asm. Published 4-3-2026 705 /2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab713 Content subject to change after proofing by Chief Clerk staff.

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