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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Senate Bill 132

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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Apr 20, 2015

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Assembly vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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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

2 senators are its ⁠. All 2 are Republicans.

15 more lawmakers ⁠.

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Authors (2)

Signed on in support (15)

What happened

  1. Apr 13, 2016

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Apr 20, 2015

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.

  3. Apr 20, 2015

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Apr 20, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Nass and Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Kleefisch, Bernier, Brandtjen, Craig, Gannon, Horlacher, Jarchow, Knodl, Kremer, Murphy, Mursau, R. Brooks, Steffen, Swearingen and Weatherston

  2. Apr 20, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

  3. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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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

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.

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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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

Signed on in support

Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.

Official term: Cosponsor