Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 194

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Relating to: the prohibition against underage persons being present on alcohol licensed premises.

Alcohol beverage — Regulation Alcohol beverage — Sale to minors Alien Amusement

Introduced, completed
Passes Assembly, completed
Passes Senate, completed
Governor signs, completed
Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill allows an unaccompanied underage person to be present during a large

event at a music festival venue issued an alcohol beverage license.

Under current law, a person who is under 21 years of age and not accompanied

by his or her parent, guardian, or spouse who is at least 21 years of age

(unaccompanied underage person) may not enter or be on any premises for which a

license for the retail sale of alcohol beverages has been issued. Current law also

provides for various exceptions to this prohibition, including exceptions that allow

an unaccompanied underage person to enter or be on a licensed premises that is a

stadium or athletic field or is the Eagle Ridge Festival Grounds in the city of

Chippewa Falls.

This bill creates an exception that allows an unaccompanied underage person

to enter or be on a licensed premises that is a music festival venue during an event

with a projected attendance of at least 2,500 persons.

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 1

Passed 10–1 Apr 20, 2017 official source full page

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

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 May 5, 2017 official source full page