Assembly Bill 509
Taste samples of fermented apple or pear cider provided by a winery
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
Sep 20, 2017
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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, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on State Affairs. 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
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill allows a Wisconsin winery to provide taste samples of cider produced by another Wisconsin winery.
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 or pear cider.
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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 or pear 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.
Who's behind it
14 lawmakers are its . 8 are Republicans and 6 are Democrats.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (14)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- David Crowley · Democrat, Assembly
- Bob Gannon · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Jesse Kremer · Republican, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Treig Pronschinske · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Sep 20, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.
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Sep 20, 2017
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Sep 20, 2017 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Kooyenga, Horlacher, Anderson, Ballweg, Considine, Crowley, Gannon, Kremer, Milroy, Pope, Pronschinske, Spreitzer, Thiesfeldt and Tusler; cosponsored by Senators Miller, Marklein, Nass and L. Taylor
- Sep 20, 2017 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
- Mar 28, 2018 · 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
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