Assembly Bill 85
Temporary alcohol beverage retail licenses
Topics: Alcohol beverage: Regulation, Benevolent association, Organization, Miscellaneous, Religious societies, Veteran: Organization
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.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 24, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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 ”
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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
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law authorizes municipalities to issue temporary "Class B" licenses to certain clubs, fair associations, agricultural societies, churches, veterans organizations, lodges, and societies that authorize the retail sale of wine at fairs, meetings, picnics, and similar gatherings hosted by these organizations. A municipality may not issue to one of these organizations more than two temporary "Class B" licenses in any 12-month period.
This bill increases, from two to ten, the number of temporary "Class B" licenses that a municipality may issue to one of these organizations in any 12-month period.
Who's behind it
14 lawmakers are its . All 14 are Republicans.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (14)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Gottlieb · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Lothian · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- Lee Nerison · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Newcomer · Republican, Assembly
- John Nygren · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Robin Vos · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
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 Urban and Local Affairs vote on an amendment
Passed, 7 to 1 · May 8, 2009
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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May 8, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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May 8, 2009
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 1.
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Mar 23, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 10, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 24, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Urban and Local Affairs.
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Feb 24, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 24, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Gottlieb, Tauchen, Nygren, Lothian, Newcomer, Mursau, Vos, Townsend, Bies, Murtha, Ballweg, Nerison, Strachota and Spanbauer;Cosponsored by Senators Grothman, Taylor and Darling
- Feb 24, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Urban and Local Affairs
- Mar 10, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 23, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 5, 2009 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- May 5, 2009 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by committee on Urban and Local Affairs
- May 8, 2009 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 1
- May 8, 2009 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Urban and Local Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 1
- May 8, 2009 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- 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.
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
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.
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote