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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Assembly Bill 547

Registration of fantasy contest operators, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, 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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Oct 14, 2019

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  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 ⁠”

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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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill requires fantasy contest operators to register with the Department of Financial Institutions to operate in this state and imposes certain requirements on fantasy contest operators as specified in the bill. “Fantasy contest" is defined in the bill as being a fantasy or simulation game or contest in which one or more players compete against each other and a winning outcome reflects the relative knowledge and skill of fantasy contest players and is determined predominantly by accumulated statistical results of the performance of individuals, including athletes in the case of sporting events. To obtain an initial registration, a fantasy contest operator must become authorized to transact business in this state, apply to DFI and submit evidence that the fantasy contest operator complies or will comply with requirements specified in the bill, and pay the initial registration fee. The fantasy contest operator must renew this registration annually.

Who's behind it

3 representatives are its ⁠. 2 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.

2 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 5 names

Authors (3)

Signed on in support (2)

What it would cost

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

What happened

  1. Apr 1, 2020

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Nov 25, 2019

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Nov 8, 2019

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  4. Oct 31, 2019

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  5. Oct 29, 2019

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  6. Oct 14, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.

  7. Oct 14, 2019

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Oct 14, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Vorpagel, Brostoff and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Feyen and L. Taylor

  2. Oct 14, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Oct 29, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Oct 31, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Nov 8, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Nov 25, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

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