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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Assembly Bill 186

Allowing minors to operate temporary stands without a permit or license. (FE)

Stopped before the full Assembly voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Apr 25, 2019

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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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 allows minors to operate temporary stands without a permit or license.

Under current law, a facility that processes food for sale must obtain a food processing plant license from the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. If food will be sold at retail at the same location where it was prepared, the facility must obtain a retail food establishment license from DATCP. In addition, current law does not restrict the ability of municipalities to prohibit a minor from operating a temporary stand or to require a permit or license for a minor operating a temporary stand.

Read the full summary

Under the bill, a place used for preparing food for sale at a stand operated by a minor does not need a food processing plant license from DATCP, and a stand operated by a minor does not need a retail food establishment license. In addition, under the bill, a municipality may not prohibit a minor from operating a stand or require a permit or license for a minor operating a stand. The bill defines a “stand operated by a minor” as a temporary, occasional establishment operated on private property by children under the age of 18 that makes occasional sales, defined under current law as sales of less than $2,000 in a year.

Who's behind it

33 lawmakers are its ⁠. 26 are Republicans and 7 are Democrats.

15 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 48 names

Authors (33)

Signed on in support (15)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection vote on an amendment

Passed, 9 to 0 · Oct 4, 2019

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection vote to recommend it

Passed, 9 to 0 · Oct 4, 2019

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 1, 2020

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Oct 4, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. Oct 4, 2019

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.

  4. May 17, 2019 to Jun 19, 2019

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  5. May 9, 2019

    The committee held a public hearing.

  6. May 8, 2019

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  7. May 1, 2019

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  8. Apr 25, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection.

  9. Apr 25, 2019

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Apr 25, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Horlacher, Sargent, Allen, Ballweg, Brandtjen, Brooks, Dittrich, Edming, Fields, Gundrum, Katsma, Kerkman, Knodl, Kulp, Macco, Murphy, Mursau, L. Myers, Ohnstad, Pronschinske, Rohrkaste, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Stafsholt, Steffen, Tranel, Vining, Vruwink, Wichgers and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Kooyenga, Carpenter, Cowles, Craig, Kapenga, Marklein, Nass, Olsen, Stroebel, L. Taylor, Testin and Wanggaard

  2. Apr 25, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Consumer Protection

  3. Apr 30, 2019 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Horlacher and Sargent

  4. May 1, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Schraa added as a coauthor

  5. May 8, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. May 9, 2019 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. May 17, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Bowen added as a coauthor

  8. Jun 19, 2019 · Assembly

    Representative Born added as a coauthor

  9. Sep 12, 2019 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  10. Oct 4, 2019 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  11. Oct 4, 2019 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Consumer Protection, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  12. Oct 4, 2019 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  13. Oct 8, 2019 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules

  14. Oct 10, 2019 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  15. Apr 1, 2020 · 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.

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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

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. 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.

More in the glossary

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

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