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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Assembly Bill 679

Licensure of local organizations to conduct raffles

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

    Dec 13, 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.

Under this bill, local organizations may obtain licenses to conduct raffles only if they meet all of the following: the organization's headquarters are located in, or the organization is a local chapter located in, Wisconsin, the organization expends a majority of its total funds raised on activities in Wisconsin, and the organization limits expenditure of raffle proceeds to activities in Wisconsin or in an area that is partly in Wisconsin and partly in another state. Currently, a local organization is allowed to conduct a raffle if its activities are limited to this state, a specific geographical area within this state, or a specific geographical area that is partly within this state and partly within another state.

Who's behind it

9 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 9 are Republicans.

7 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 16 names

Authors (9)

Signed on in support (7)

What happened

  1. Apr 1, 2020

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Dec 13, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.

  3. Dec 13, 2019

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Dec 13, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Allen, Quinn, Horlacher, Dittrich, Duchow, Magnafici, Gundrum, Tusler and Mursau; cosponsored by Senators Kapenga, Olsen, Stroebel, Jacque, Darling, Wanggaard and Kooyenga

  2. Dec 13, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. 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.

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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

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