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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 60

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Relating to: taste samples of fermented apple cider provided by a winery.

Alcohol beverage — Regulation Alcohol beverage — Sale to minors

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law defines "wine" to include products that contain at least 0.5 percent

but not more than 21 percent alcohol by volume (ABV) and that are obtained from

the fermentation of grapes or other fruits, including fermented apple cider. A winery

permit authorizes the manufacture and bottling of wine on the winery premises for

sale to wholesalers and the provision of taste samples on the winery premises of wine

manufactured on the premises.

This bill authorizes a winery to provide, on the winery premises and without

charge, taste samples of cider manufactured by another Wisconsin winery. For

purposes of the bill, "cider" means fermented apple cider with an alcohol content not

exceeding 7 percent ABV. The bill also allows a Wisconsin winery to provide cider

to another Wisconsin winery for use by the other winery in providing taste samples.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Erpenbach (D) , Gudex (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Lazich (R) , Miller (D) , Ringhand (D)

7 cosponsors

Berceau (D) , Brostoff (D) , Danou (D) , Kooyenga (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Subeck (D) , Thiesfeldt (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0

Passed 9–0 Jun 3, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Feb 27, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Miller, Gudex, Ringhand, Erpenbach, L. Taylor and Lazich; cosponsored by Representatives Kooyenga, Danou, Berceau, Subeck, Thiesfeldt, Brostoff and Ohnstad

  2. Feb 27, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism

  3. Jun 3, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Jun 3, 2015 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Jun 3, 2015 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  6. Jun 3, 2015 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Oct 19, 2015 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-20-2015 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. Oct 20, 2015 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  9. Oct 20, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Oct 20, 2015 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  11. Oct 20, 2015 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Oct 20, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Oct 20, 2015 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  14. Dec 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  15. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1