Assembly Bill 855
Authorized activities of Class A beer retailers and of brewers
Stopped in committee
It never got a , 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
Mar 10, 2014
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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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, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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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 containers, for consumption off the licensed premises.
This bill authorizes Class "A" beer retailers to also sell beer in refillable and resealable containers that are filled and sealed on the retail licensed premises.
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Under current law, a brewer holding a brewer's permit may, among other activities authorized under its brewer's permit: 1) manufacture, bottle, package, and store beer on the brewery premises; 2) sell and deliver the brewer's own beer to wholesalers; 3) if the brewer produces 300,000 or fewer barrels of beer per year, sell and deliver its own beer to retailers; and 4) sell at retail, without a retail license, the brewer's own beer and other Wisconsin-made beer at the brewery premises and at one off-site retail outlet of the brewer.
This bill authorizes a brewer, at the request of a customer, to package and sell at retail, on brewery premises or at the brewer's off-site retail outlet, the brewer's own beer and other Wisconsin-made beer in refillable containers exceeding 24 ounces in volume.
Who's behind it
9 lawmakers are its . 5 are Republicans and 4 are Democrats.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Jessie Rodriguez · Republican, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Mandy Wright · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Mandela Barnes · Democrat, Assembly
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 18, 2014
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Mar 10, 2014
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations.
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Mar 10, 2014
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 10, 2014 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Ballweg, Brooks, A. Ott, Ringhand, Rodriguez, Shankland, Spiros, C. Taylor and Wright; cosponsored by Senators Grothman and Olsen
- Mar 10, 2014 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations
- Mar 18, 2014 · Assembly
Representative Barnes added as a coauthor
- Apr 8, 2014 · 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