Senate Bill 702
Fantasy games and providing a penalty. (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
Feb 3, 2016
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. 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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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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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.
This bill requires fantasy game operators to register with the Department of Financial Institutions and imposes certain requirements on fantasy game operators.
"Fantasy game" is defined in the bill as being a fantasy or simulation sports game or educational game or contest in which all winning outcomes reflect the relative knowledge and skill of fantasy game participants and are determined predominantly by accumulated statistical results of the performance of individuals, including athletes in the case of sporting events; in which a winning outcome is not based on the score, point spread, or performance of a single team or combination of teams or on any single performance of an individual athlete or player in a single event; and in which the value of all prizes and awards offered to fantasy game participants with winning outcomes is established and made known to the fantasy game participants in advance of the fantasy game. The bill specifies that a fantasy game is not betting or a lottery. Under current law, making a bet; receiving, recording, or forwarding a bet or offer to bet for gain; conducting a lottery; or engaging in other gambling activities is illegal.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . All 3 are Republicans.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Richard Gudex · Republican, Senate
- Roger Roth · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (7)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Tauchen · Republican, Assembly
- Tyler Vorpagel · Republican, Assembly
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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Feb 10, 2016
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 3, 2016
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Feb 3, 2016
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 3, 2016 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Roth, Darling and Gudex; cosponsored by Representatives Vorpagel, Brostoff, Loudenbeck, A. Ott, Duchow, Krug and Tauchen
- Feb 3, 2016 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Feb 10, 2016 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 13, 2016 · Senate
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