Senate Bill 205
The manufacture of wine and fermented malt beverages not offered for sale
Topics: Alcohol beverage: Regulation, Alcohol beverage: Taxation, Legislature: Tax Exemptions, Joint Survey Committee on
Stopped before the full Senate voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Senate never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Sep 28, 2011
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Senate never voted on it.
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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, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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 law, a person is not required to hold a license or permit to manufacture wine or fermented malt beverages (beer) at his or her home, farm, or place of residence if the wine or beer is to be consumed by the person or his or her family and guests and if the person receives no compensation. Also under current law, a person is not required to pay an occupational tax on wine or beer made at home solely for consumption at home by the person's family and guests, without compensation.
Under this bill, a person is not required to hold a license or permit to manufacture wine or beer at a business primarily engaged in selling supplies and equipment for use by homebrewers or home winemakers, or to taste the wine or beer at this business, if the wine or beer is not sold or offered for sale. A person is also not required to hold a license or permit to manufacture wine or beer for educational purposes, or to taste the wine or beer at the place of manufacture, if the wine or beer is not sold or offered for sale. A person who manufactures wine or beer under these circumstances is also not required to pay an occupational tax. The bill also specifies that a person who manufactures wine or beer at his or her home, farm, or place of residence for consumption by the person or his or her family and guests, and who receives no compensation, is not required to pay an occupational tax on the wine or beer regardless of where it is consumed.
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Because this bill relates to an exemption from state or local taxes, it may be referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions for a report to be printed as an appendix to the bill.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . All 3 are Republicans.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Pam Galloway · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Rich Zipperer · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (8)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Roger Rivard · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Energy vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Jan 31, 2012
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Energy, Biotechnology, and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 31, 2012
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Nov 17, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 21, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 28, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Energy, Biotechnology, and Consumer Protection.
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Sep 28, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Sep 28, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Zipperer, Galloway and Schultz;Cosponsored by Representatives Kooyenga, Mursau, Spanbauer, Rivard, A. Ott, C. Taylor, Brooks and Berceau
- Sep 28, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Energy, Biotechnology, and Consumer Protection
- Oct 21, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 17, 2011 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jan 31, 2012 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jan 31, 2012 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Energy, Biotechnology, and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Jan 31, 2012 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 23, 2012 · 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote