update on wisconsin legislature

August 12, 2007 at 11:11 am · Filed under law

Recent events have spurred the WI legislature into action:

2007 SENATE BILL 247

July 25, 2007 - Introduced by Senators Schultz, Roessler, Kedzie, Olsen and
Plale, cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Gronemus, Jeskewitz,
Albers and LeMahieu. Referred to Committee on Judiciary and Corrections.
An Act to amend 940.225 (4) (intro.) and 940.225 (7); and to create 940.225 (3r) and 943.0125 of the statutes; relating to: sexual contact with a corpse and disturbing a burial site.

We’ll see if this bill languishes in committee as long as the bill introduced by Gronemus and Albers back in March (Assembly Bill 148), which would prohibit the sale or distribution of an elastic yo-yo, defined in the bill as any toy known as a “yo-yo waterball” or any other similar toy consisting of a rubber-like object that is attached to an elastic cord.

Update (8/12/07):

The Wisconsin Department of Administration Division of Executive Budget and Finance has evaluated Senate Bill 247 and reported back on 8/06/07 that it would have no fiscal impact on the State or local governments.

Also, see http://www.dangersofwateryoyos.com/ for more info on the dangers of water yo-yos.

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6 Comments

  1. mamasan said,

    August 6, 2007 @ 4:54 pm

    i love it

  2. the editor said,

    August 6, 2007 @ 5:21 pm

    I’m still looking for info on why WI hates rubber yo-yos. Hopefully, I’ll have an update later in the week.

  3. towniewannabe said,

    August 6, 2007 @ 5:41 pm

    Dude, the gift store I used to work at sold those rubber yo-yo things. They ruled - very, very springy and lots of fun. But apparently they can get going too crazy and wrap around the user’s neck - basically, the rubber yo-yo can strangle you if you aren’t careful.

  4. the editor said,

    August 6, 2007 @ 5:49 pm

    Oh, this is just begging for a Lexis search. Maya, this is your kind of thing, right? Kids and toys gone wrong?

  5. dm said,

    August 6, 2007 @ 5:58 pm

    you’ll put your eye out, kid!

  6. maya said,

    August 23, 2007 @ 8:55 am

    Kids and toys gone wrong, I’m all over it. And kids gone wrong as well.

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