Assembly Bill 953
The number of raffles permitted in a year
Topics: Gambling
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
Apr 14, 2010
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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 State Affairs and Homeland Security.
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Committee
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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
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. 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, a local religious, charitable, service, fraternal, veterans, or other not-for-profit organization may conduct a raffle if it obtains a raffle license from the Department of Administration. An organization may not conduct more than 200 raffles per year.
Under a Class A raffle, tickets may be sold before the day of the drawing. Under a Class B raffle, tickets may be sold only on the day of the drawing. This bill provides that a Class B raffle in which the raffle organizer holds separate drawings to award specified prizes or groups of prizes on the same date and at the same location and in which the ticket purchaser may select which drawing to enter is one raffle for purposes of the annual limit on the number of raffles that an organization may conduct.
Who's behind it
2 representatives are its . 1 is a Democrat and 1 is a Republican.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Chris Danou · Democrat, Assembly
- Scott Gunderson · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 20, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 14, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security.
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Apr 14, 2010
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 14, 2010 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Danou and Gunderson;Cosponsored by Senators Holperin, Taylor, Grothman and Hansen
- Apr 14, 2010 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on State Affairs and Homeland Security
- Apr 20, 2010 · 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
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
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor