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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 287

Increasing the tax on fermented malt beverages to fund law enforcement grants and alcohol and drug abuse treatment and prevention programs, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations

Topics: Alcohol and other drug abuse, Alcohol beverage, Alcohol beverage: Taxation, Justice Assistance, Office of, Police

Stopped in committee

It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jun 2, 2009

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It sat with the Assembly Committee on Public Safety.

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill increases the tax rate for the tax on fermented malt beverages from $2 per barrel to $10 per barrel. In addition, an amount of the taxes collected on fermented malt beverages equal to $2 per barrel will be used by the Office of Justice Assistance in the Department of Administration to provide grants to counties and municipalities to reduce crimes related to alcohol use by employing additional law enforcement officers and obtaining equipment and training, and an amount of the taxes equal to $4 per barrel will be used for community aids related to alcohol and drug abuse treatment services. Finally, an amount of the taxes equal to $2 per barrel will be used for grants for substance abuse treatment and prevention programs.

Who's behind it

3 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 3 are Democrats.

1 more lawmaker ⁠.

See all 4 names

Authors (3)

Signed on in support (1)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

What happened

  1. Apr 28, 2010

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Oct 13, 2009

    The committee held a public hearing.

  3. Jul 1, 2009

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  4. Jun 15, 2009

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  5. Jun 2, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Public Safety.

  6. Jun 2, 2009

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jun 2, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Berceau, Roys and Hilgenberg;Cosponsored by Senator Risser

  2. Jun 2, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Public Safety

  3. Jun 15, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jul 1, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Sep 25, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Berceau

  6. Sep 25, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 2 offered by Representative Berceau

  7. Oct 13, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  8. Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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Public hearing

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Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

More in the glossary

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

More in the glossary

Senate Joint Resolution 1

The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.

Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1

More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis

More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

More in the glossary

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor

More in the glossary

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate

More in the glossary