Assembly Bill 336
Opportunities to win prizes that are received by employees as compensation from employers
Topics: Employment, Lottery
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
Oct 24, 2011
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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, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs.
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Committee
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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
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current statutory law, a person is engaged in gambling if he or she places a bet or participates in or conducts a lottery. The Wisconsin Constitution and current statutory law prohibit gambling except for the state lottery, charitable bingo, charitable raffles, and pari-mutuel wagering.
Current law exempts from the definition of "bet" an agreement under which an employee is given an opportunity to win a prize, the award of which is determined by chance, in return for referring a potential customer to his or her employer for goods or services offered by the employer. Current law defines "lottery" as an enterprise in which, in exchange for consideration, the participants are given an opportunity to win a prize, the award of which is determined by chance even though it may be accompanied by some skill. Consideration in general is something of value.
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For purposes of the definition of "lottery," consideration does not include the situation where an employee refers to his or her employer a potential customer but only if the employee is not receiving compensation for the referral. Under the bill, such a referral is outside the definition of consideration regardless of whether the employee receives any compensation.
Who's behind it
Chad Weininger, a Republican, is its .
1 more lawmaker .
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Author (1)
- Chad Weininger · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Oct 26, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 24, 2011
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs.
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Oct 24, 2011
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Oct 24, 2011 · Assembly
Introduced by Representative Weininger;Cosponsored by Senator Cowles
- Oct 24, 2011 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs
- Oct 26, 2011 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 23, 2012 · 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