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Bills · 2011-2012 Regular Session

AB 93

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prohibiting purchase of tobacco products on behalf of, or to provide to, a minor and providing penalties.

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, purchasing cigarettes on behalf of, or to provide to, a minor

is punishable by a forfeiture of not more than $500 for a violation that is not

committed within 30 months of a previous violation; a fine of not more than $500 or

imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both, for a violation that is committed

within 30 months of a previous violation; a fine of not more than $1,000 or

imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both, for a violation that is committed

within 30 months of two previous violations; and a fine of not more than $10,000 or

imprisonment for not more than nine months, or both, for a violation that is

committed within 30 months of three previous violations.

This bill expands the prohibition on purchasing cigarettes on behalf of, or to

provide to, a minor, to include purchasing tobacco products for the same purpose.

Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime,

the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a

report concerning the proposed penalty and the costs or savings that are likely to

result if the bill is enacted.

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Berceau (D) , Bernard Schaber (D) , Bewley (D) , Bies (R) , Brooks (R) , Endsley (R) , Fields (D) , Hebl (D) , Honadel (R) , Jacque (R) , Jorgensen (D) , Kerkman (R) , Knilans (R) , Krug (R) , Pasch (D) , Richards (D) , Severson (R) , Sinicki (D) , Spanbauer (R) , Strachota (R) , Wynn (R) , Zamarripa (D) , Zepnick (D)

5 cosponsors

Cowles (R) , Holperin (D) , Lassa (D) , Olsen (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Public Health and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 1

Passed 5–1 Oct 7, 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 Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jan 25, 2012 official source full page

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

Full history

  1. Apr 13, 2011 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Bies, Krug, Fields, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Brooks, Bewley, Endsley, Hebl, Honadel, Jacque, Jorgensen, Kerkman, Knilans, A. Ott, Pasch, Richards, Severson, Sinicki, Spanbauer, Strachota, Wynn, Zamarripa and Zepnick;Cosponsored by Senators Cowles, Olsen, Holperin and Lassa

  2. Apr 13, 2011 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Public Health and Public Safety

  3. Sep 22, 2011 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 3, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 1 offered by Representative Bies

  5. Oct 6, 2011 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Oct 7, 2011 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Public Health and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 1

  7. Oct 7, 2011 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by committee on Public Health and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 1

  8. Oct 7, 2011 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  9. Oct 20, 2011 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 10-25-2011 by committee on Rules

  10. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane pursuant to Assembly Rule 54 not well taken

  11. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Decision of the Chair appealed

  12. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Decision of the Chair upheld

  13. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Assembly substitute amendment 1 adopted

  14. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  16. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  17. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Oct 25, 2011 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  19. Oct 26, 2011 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  20. Oct 26, 2011 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue

  21. Jan 19, 2012 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  22. Jan 24, 2012 · Senate

    Senator Wanggaard added as a cosponsor

  23. Jan 25, 2012 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  24. Jan 25, 2012 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by committee on Public Health, Human Services, and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  25. Jan 25, 2012 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  26. Feb 13, 2012 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-14-2012 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  27. Feb 14, 2012 · Senate

    Read a second time

  28. Feb 14, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  29. Feb 14, 2012 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  30. Feb 14, 2012 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  31. Feb 14, 2012 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  32. Feb 15, 2012 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  33. Feb 24, 2012 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  34. Apr 5, 2012 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-5-2012

  35. Apr 6, 2012 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-6-2012. 2011 Wisconsin Act 249

  36. Apr 10, 2012 · Assembly

    Published 4-19-2012