Senate Bill 537
The issuance of temporary alcohol beverages licenses to nonprofit organizations authorizing the sale of beer or wine at fund-raising events
Topics: Alcohol beverage: Regulation, Charitable corporation, Municipality, Organization, Miscellaneous
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 16, 2010
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
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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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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. 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.
Current law authorizes municipalities to issue temporary Class "B" and "Class B" licenses to certain clubs, fair associations, agricultural societies, churches, veterans organizations, lodges, and societies that authorize the retail sale of, respectively, fermented malt beverages (beer) and 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 authorizes municipalities to issue temporary Class "B" and "Class B" licenses to nonprofit organizations authorizing the sale of, respectively, beer and wine at fund-raising events. For purposes of the bill, a nonprofit organization is an organization described in certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code as exempt from federal income tax. The bill also increases, from two to five, the number of temporary "Class B" licenses that a municipality may issue to an eligible applicant in any 12-month period.
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Current law also prohibits, with certain exceptions, the issuance of a Class "B" license or permit for any premises where another business is conducted.
This bill creates an exception to this prohibition allowing a nonprofit organization holding a temporary license to serve beer or wine at a fund-raising event on premises where other business is conducted.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . 2 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Judy Robson · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (4)
- Annette Williams · Democrat, Assembly
- Chuck Benedict · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Gottlieb · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · 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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Mar 11, 2010
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 10, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 16, 2010
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
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Feb 16, 2010
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 16, 2010 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Robson, Taylor and Grothman;Cosponsored by Representatives Benedict, Sinicki, A. Williams and Gottlieb
- Feb 16, 2010 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources
- Mar 10, 2010 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 11, 2010 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 28, 2010 · Senate
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
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
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