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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 626

Allowing the city of Fort Atkinson to exceed its retail liquor license quota by issuing two additional retail licenses

Topics: Alcohol beverage: Regulation, Jefferson County

Stopped in committee

It never got a ⁠, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Dec 18, 2009

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  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 never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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What it would have done

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

Current law prohibits a person from selling alcohol beverages at retail unless the seller possesses a license or permit authorizing the sale. A "Class B" license authorizes the retail sale of intoxicating liquor for consumption on the retail premises and, subject to various restrictions, the retail sale of intoxicating liquor in original packages for consumption off the retail premises. Current law imposes a quota on the number of "Class B" licenses that a municipality may issue. This quota is generally determined by a formula based on the number of licenses previously issued by the municipality and the municipality's population. Current law also provides a limited number of quota exceptions.

This bill allows the city of Fort Atkinson to issue, for restaurants, two "Class B" licenses in addition to the "Class B" licenses authorized under the city's quota.

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These licenses may be renewed, but if such a license is surrendered, not renewed, or revoked, the city cannot reissue the license. The city also cannot issue these licenses later than approximately six months after the bill's effective date.

Who's behind it

6 lawmakers are its ⁠. 5 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.

1 more lawmaker ⁠.

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Authors (6)

Signed on in support (1)

What it would cost

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

What happened

  1. Apr 28, 2010

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Feb 19, 2010

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Dec 18, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.

  4. Dec 18, 2009

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Dec 18, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Jorgensen, Ballweg, Hintz, Parisi, Van Akkeren and Zepnick;Cosponsored by Senator Taylor

  2. Dec 18, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Urban and Local Affairs

  3. Feb 19, 2010 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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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.

Public hearing

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

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

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

Author

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

Official term: Author, coauthor

Signed on in support

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

Official term: Cosponsor

Cost estimate

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

Official term: Fiscal estimate