Assembly Bill 241
The tax on intoxicating liquor. (FE)
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
May 27, 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 Ways and Means. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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, the state imposes an occupational tax on selling intoxicating liquor in this state. Liability for the tax is incurred, generally, by a shipper when the liquor is shipped into this state, except that liability on liquor produced or bottled in this state or imported directly from a foreign country into this state by a person holding a Wisconsin permit is incurred at the time of first sale.
Under this bill, the liability for the tax imposed on intoxicating liquor is incurred:
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1. By a shipper when the liquor is shipped into this state.
2. By a person holding a Wisconsin permit when the liquor is received into this state or removed from a federal bonded premise, whichever is later, if it is imported directly from a foreign country into this state by a Wisconsin permittee.
3. By a Wisconsin winery, manufacturer, or rectifier when intoxicating liquor is removed from a federal bonded premise, if it is produced, bottled, manufactured, or rectified in this state by a Wisconsin winery, manufacturer, or rectifier.
4. By a Wisconsin rectifier at the time of first sale, if the rectifier had more than 50 percent of its previous calendar year's sales of intoxicating liquor sold outside Wisconsin.
The bill defines "first sale" as the first sale of finished, nonbulk, intoxicating liquor, packaged in containers suitable for sale to consumers or to retailers or other persons holding valid permits.
Under current law, when intoxicating liquor is stored in an alcohol beverage warehouse by a manufacturer or rectifier as a pledge, it is not necessary to affix front labels to the containers until the liquor is sold or removed from the warehouse. When it becomes necessary for a pledgee to sell the liquor in good faith pursuant to the terms of the pledge, it must be sold to a manufacturer, rectifier, or wholesaler for the purpose of affixing front labels to the containers. The sales are then reported to the Department of Revenue.
Who's behind it
2 representatives are its . All 2 are Republicans.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (2)
- John Murtha · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Paul F. Farrow · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jun 8, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 27, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means.
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May 27, 2015
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- May 27, 2015 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Murtha and Tauchen; cosponsored by Senator Farrow
- May 27, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Ways and Means
- Jun 8, 2015 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate