Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

AB 59

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semiannual meetings of small winery cooperative wholesalers.

Introduced, completed
Passes Assembly, completed
Passes Senate, completed
Governor signs, completed
Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

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.

This bill eliminates this meeting and report requirement.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by committee on Rural Economic Development and Rural Affairs, Ayes 14, Noes 0

Passed 14–0 May 25, 2011 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by committee on Financial Institutions and Rural Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Dec 8, 2011 official source full page