Assembly Bill 480
Taste samples of intoxicating liquor provided on certain retail licensed premises
Topics: Alcohol beverage: Regulation
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
Jan 19, 2012
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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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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, with limited exceptions, no person may sell alcohol beverages to a consumer unless the seller possesses a license or permit authorizing the sale. A Class "A" license authorizes the retail sale of fermented malt beverages (beer), in original packages, for consumption off the licensed premises. A "Class A" license authorizes the retail sale of intoxicating liquor, including wine, in original packages, for consumption off the licensed premises.
Current law authorizes a Class "A" licensed retailer, under its retail license, to provide taste samples of beer on the Class "A" licensed premises, subject to various restrictions. Current law also contains an exception to the license or permit requirement allowing a "Class A" licensed retailer to provide wine taste samples on the "Class A" licensed premises, subject to various restrictions.
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This bill authorizes a "Class A" licensed retailer, under its retail license, to provide taste samples of intoxicating liquor that is not wine (distilled spirits) on its "Class A" licensed premises. Taste samples of distilled spirits may not exceed three, 0.5 fluid ounce taste samples per person per day and may be provided only between the hours of 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. The bill also specifies that representatives of intoxicating liquor manufacturers, rectifiers, out-of-state shippers, or wholesalers or of wineries may assist the "Class A" retailer in dispensing or serving the taste samples.
Who's behind it
3 lawmakers are its . All 3 are Republicans.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (3)
- Tyler August · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (1)
- Leah Vukmir · Republican, Senate
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 8, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 19, 2012
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs.
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Jan 19, 2012
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 19, 2012 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Kleefisch, August and Kooyenga;Cosponsored by Senator Vukmir
- Jan 19, 2012 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Homeland Security and State Affairs
- Feb 8, 2012 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 9, 2012 · Assembly
Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Kleefisch
- 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