Assembly Bill 988
Notices of eligibility to receive a prize
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 28, 2018
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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 Consumer Protection. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
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Author
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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 eliminates several requirements and prohibitions that apply to a person who represents that an individual has been selected or may be eligible to receive a prize. Under current law, a person who represents to an individual that the individual has been selected or may be eligible to receive a prize is prohibited from requesting or accepting payment from the individual before the individual receives a written prize notice that contains certain information, such as the verifiable retail value of the prize, the odds of receiving the prize, and a description of any requirement for the individual to view or hear a sales presentation in order to claim the prize. This bill exempts a person who represents that a uniform prize will be delivered to each individual who responds and satisfies conditions described in the representation from that prohibition and those requirements.
The bill also makes the following changes regarding prize notices:
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1. Eliminates the prohibition under current law against placing on an envelope containing a prize notice a representation that the addressee of the envelope has been selected or may be eligible to receive a prize.
2. Provides that the verifiable retail value of a prize and the odds of receiving a prize must be stated on the first page of a prize notice. Current law requires the verifiable retail value and odds of receiving a prize to be stated in the immediate proximity of each place that the prize appears throughout a prize notice.
3. Eliminates the requirement under current law that the odds of receiving a prize be stated in the form of the number of prizes awarded out of the total number of prize notices distributed.
4. Also eliminates the requirement that a description of a restriction that applies to a prize and a description of a limitation on eligibility for a prize be stated by using boldface type in a prize notice.
Who's behind it
4 representatives are its . All 4 are Republicans.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (4)
- Terry Katsma · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Tyler Vorpagel · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Devin LeMahieu · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 28, 2018
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection.
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Feb 28, 2018
Introduced in the Assembly.
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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