Assembly Bill 74
Retail sales of intoxicating liquor for consumption off the licensed premises
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.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 7, 2019
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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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
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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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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 certain liquor retailers to sell distilled spirits, in any quantity, for off-premises consumption in municipalities that allow such off-premises sales.
Under current law, with specific exceptions, no person may sell alcohol beverages at retail unless the person possesses a license or permit authorizing the sale. A “Class B" license, issued by a municipality, authorizes the retail sale of intoxicating liquor, which includes wine and distilled spirits, for consumption on the licensed premises and also authorizes the retail sale, in any quantity, of wine in the original package or container for consumption off the licensed premises. In addition, a municipality may, by ordinance, authorize “Class B” licensees to sell, in quantities not exceeding four liters at any one time, distilled spirits in the original package or container for consumption off the licensed premises.
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This bill eliminates the four-liter limit on “Class B” licensees for distilled spirits sales for off-premises consumption in municipalities that, by ordinance, allow such off-premises sales.
Who's behind it
13 lawmakers are its . 11 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (13)
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- John Jagler · Republican, Senate
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- John Macco · Republican, Assembly
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Tyler Vorpagel · Republican, Assembly
- Don Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (8)
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on State Affairs vote to recommend it
Passed, 15 to 0 · May 8, 2019
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 15, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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May 8, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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May 8, 2019
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 15 to 0.
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Mar 15, 2019 to Mar 27, 2019
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Mar 13, 2019
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 7, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.
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Mar 7, 2019
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 7, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Vorpagel, Subeck, Duchow, Gundrum, Hutton, Jagler, Kitchens, Macco, Ramthun, Tusler, Vruwink, Wichgers and Brandtjen; cosponsored by Senators Kooyenga, Craig, Erpenbach, Stroebel, L. Taylor and Nass
- Mar 7, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
- Mar 13, 2019 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 15, 2019 · Assembly
Representative Bowen added as a coauthor
- Mar 27, 2019 · Assembly
Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor
- Mar 27, 2019 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- May 8, 2019 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 15, Noes 0
- May 8, 2019 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- May 9, 2019 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 5-15-2019 by Committee on Rules
- May 15, 2019 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- 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.
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
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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote