Assembly Bill 67
Alcohol beverages operators' licenses, managers' licenses, and retail licenses, and persons responsible for the operation of certain retail licensed premises
Topics: Alcohol beverage: Regulation, Implied consent or alcohol concentration
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.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 17, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.
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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. 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
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, with specific exceptions, no person may sell alcohol beverages at retail unless the person possesses a license or permit authorizing the sale. Class "B" licenses, issued by municipalities, authorize the retail sale of fermented malt beverages (beer) for consumption on or off the retail premises. "Class B" licenses, also issued by municipalities, authorize the retail sale of intoxicating liquor for consumption on or off the retail premises, which authorization is subject to certain limitations, some of which depend on whether the issuing municipality has adopted an ordinance related to "Class B" licenses.
Current law requires municipalities to issue operators' licenses (commonly called bartenders' licenses) and authorizes municipalities to issue managers' licenses. No retail seller of alcohol beverages may be open for business unless the licensee, the designated agent of a corporate licensee, or a person who possesses a manager's license or operator's license is present and responsible for the acts of all persons providing alcohol beverages on the premises.
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This bill prohibits a person holding an operator's license or manager's license, or a person who is a Class "B" or "Class B" licensee or a designated agent of a corporate Class "B" or "Class B" licensee, from being on Class "B" or "Class B" licensed premises where the person is employed or holds an ownership interest, during the person's working hours, if the person has an alcohol concentration of more than 0.0, as measured from the person's blood or breath. If a person is convicted of violating this prohibition three or more times, any operator's license, manager's license, or Class "B" or "Class B" license issued to the person or to a corporation for which the person is a designated agent must be revoked.
The bill also eliminates a statutory inconsistency as to whether an immediate family member of a Class "B" or "Class B" licensee is considered to hold an operator's license and treats such an immediate family member like other holders of operators' licenses.
Who's behind it
5 representatives are its . 4 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
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Authors (5)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Annette Williams · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Kim Hixson · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Aug 25, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 26, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 17, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.
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Feb 17, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 17, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Zepnick, Hixson, Berceau, A. Williams and A. Ott
- Feb 17, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Urban and Local Affairs
- Mar 26, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 25, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- 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.
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. 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
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate