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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 656

The local regulation of ticket selling and providing a penalty

Topics: Amusement, Athletics, Municipality, Sales, University of Wisconsin: Regents

Stopped before the full Assembly voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 15, 2010

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  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 ⁠”

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What it would have done

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

Under current law, a city, village, town, or county (political subdivision) may not enact an ordinance or adopt a resolution that prohibits the resale of any ticket to an entertainment event or a sporting event if the resale price is equal to or less than the ticket's face value. Also under current law, the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System (university) may not promulgate a rule or adopt a resolution prohibiting the resale of any ticket for an amount that is equal to or less than the ticket's face value.

This bill authorizes the university or a local governmental unit (a political subdivision, a professional baseball or football district, or the Bradley Center) to create a resale zone, which is defined as the only part of such an entity's property in which a ticket may be resold.

Read the full summary

Under the bill, if a person is observed violating a political subdivision's resale zone ordinance, or the university's or another local governmental unit's resale zone requirements, the person may be cited for the violation and removed from the premises and, if convicted, is subject to a forfeiture not to exceed the penalty for a Class C forfeiture, which is a civil penalty with a maximum forfeiture of $500. If a person violates a resale zone ordinance or requirement a second time, the person may be permanently prohibited from entering either, or both, of the premises where the violations occurred.

Who's behind it

10 representatives are its ⁠. 7 are Democrats and 3 are Republicans.

11 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 21 names

Authors (10)

Signed on in support (11)

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.

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Tourism vote on an amendment

Passed, 8 to 0 · Feb 19, 2010

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 28, 2010

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Feb 19, 2010

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. Feb 19, 2010

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 1.

  4. Feb 4, 2010

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  5. Jan 27, 2010

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  6. Jan 20, 2010

    The committee held a public hearing.

  7. Jan 15, 2010

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties.

  8. Jan 15, 2010

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Zepnick, Fields, Turner, Schneider, Sinicki, Danou, Honadel, Stone, Strachota and Pasch;Cosponsored by Senators Sullivan, Plale, Holperin, Wirch, Miller, Erpenbach, Taylor, Kanavas, Olsen, Lassa and Darling

  2. Jan 15, 2010 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties

  3. Jan 20, 2010 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 27, 2010 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Feb 4, 2010 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Feb 16, 2010 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Zepnick

  7. Feb 17, 2010 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Feb 19, 2010 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  9. Feb 19, 2010 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Tourism, Recreation and State Properties, Ayes 7, Noes 1

  10. Feb 19, 2010 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  11. Feb 25, 2010 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 2 offered by Representatives Zepnick and Van Akkeren

  12. Mar 2, 2010 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 3-4-2010 by committee on Rules

  13. Mar 4, 2010 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 2 offered by Representatives Hubler, Gunderson and Barca

  14. Mar 4, 2010 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  15. Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Committee

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

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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

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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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. 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

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary