Assembly Bill 170
Regulating the use of vapor products
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
Apr 22, 2015
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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 13, 2016: “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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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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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill prohibits the use of vapor products in the indoor locations and the outdoor premises of a child care center when children who are receiving child care services are present. The bill also prohibits the use of vapor products in the indoor locations and outdoor premises of a public or private elementary or secondary school and in the indoor locations of a hospital. The bill defines a vapor product to be a noncombustible product that contains a cartridge or container of nicotine or flavoring and that employs a heating element, power source, electronic circuit, or other means to produce vapor. The definition includes such products as electronic cigarettes and electronic cigars.
The bill also provides, with an exception, that a city, village, town, or county may not enact an ordinance that regulates the use of vapor products unless the ordinance or policy strictly conforms to the prohibitions established in the bill. The bill specifies that a city, village, town, or county may restrict or prohibit the use of vapor products in the enclosed places of buildings in which it conducts the business of the city, village, town, or county.
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The bill also provides that the prohibitions in the bill do not prevent a person, or his or her agent, from restricting, prohibiting, or allowing the use of vapor products in the enclosed places, or anywhere on the premises, of a place of business owned or operated by that person, except in those places in which the use of vapor products is specifically prohibited under the bill.
Who's behind it
15 lawmakers are its . All 15 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (15)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Bob Gannon · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Adam Jarchow · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Jesse Kremer · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Swearingen · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Weatherston · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · 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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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 22, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations.
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Apr 22, 2015
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 22, 2015 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Kleefisch, Bernier, Brandtjen, R. Brooks, Craig, Gannon, Horlacher, Jarchow, Knodl, Kremer, Murphy, Mursau, Steffen, Swearingen and Weatherston; cosponsored by Senators Nass and Lasee
- Apr 22, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations
- Apr 30, 2015 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Swearingen
- May 7, 2015 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kleefisch
- Apr 13, 2016 · 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