Assembly Bill 859
Semiannual meetings of small winery cooperative wholesalers
Topics: Alcohol beverage: Regulation, Cooperative associations, Revenue, Department of, University of Wisconsin
Passed the Assembly, then stopped
The Assembly passed it on Apr 20, 2010, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to . To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 16, 2010
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Apr 20, 2010
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.
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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 concur in pursuant to ”
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Second chamber's vote
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Official term: Concurrence. 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
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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
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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.
Under current law, between October 1 and December 31, 2008, the Department of Revenue (DOR) was authorized to issue intoxicating liquor wholesalers' permits to small winery cooperatives (cooperative wholesalers). DOR was limited to issuing a total of six such permits. Only wineries certified by DOR as small wineries can be members of a cooperative wholesaler. With respect to alcohol beverage products, a cooperative wholesaler can sell and distribute only the wine of its members, which can be sold or distributed only to retailers or other wholesalers.
Under current law, at least once every six months the board of directors of a cooperative wholesaler must meet in person with DOR and the University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives (CFC). Current law specifies various requirements related to these meetings, including that publicly available reports be prepared by DOR and the CFC as a result of these meetings.
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This bill eliminates this meeting and report requirement.
Who's behind it
7 representatives are its . 4 are Democrats and 3 are Republicans.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Phil Garthwaite · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Hilgenberg · Democrat, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- James Soletski · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (7)
- Alan Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Spencer Coggs · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Rural Economic Development vote to recommend it
Passed, 10 to 0 · Apr 15, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Rural Economic Development, Ayes 10, Noes 0”. 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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Apr 21, 2010
Sent to the Senate Committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
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Apr 21, 2010
The Senate received it.
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Apr 20, 2010
The Assembly passed it.
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Apr 15, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Apr 15, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 0.
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Apr 7, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 30, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 23, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 16, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rural Economic Development.
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Mar 16, 2010
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 16, 2010 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Garthwaite, Hilgenberg, Soletski, Berceau, Bies, Kerkman and Mursau;Cosponsored by Senators Holperin, Coggs, Cowles, Grothman, A. Lasee, Lassa and Schultz
- Mar 16, 2010 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rural Economic Development
- Mar 23, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 30, 2010 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 7, 2010 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Rural Economic Development, Ayes 10, Noes 0
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 15, 2010 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 11:22 A.M. on 4-20-2010 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 23
- Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Apr 20, 2010 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Apr 21, 2010 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Apr 21, 2010 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue
- Apr 28, 2010 · Senate
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. 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
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence
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