Assembly Bill 889
Licenses for the retail sale of vapor products and making an appropriation. (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.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 11, 2020
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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, 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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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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 requires a person who sells vapor products to obtain a cigarette and tobacco products retailer license. Current law defines a “vapor product” as a noncombustible product that produces vapor or aerosol for inhalation from the application of a heating element, regardless of whether the liquid or other substance contains nicotine.
Specifically, the bill requires a retailer who sells or offers for sale vapor products to obtain an annual license from the clerk of the city, village, or town where the retailer is located. Additionally, the bill authorizes two positions in the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to conduct investigations of retail sales that are regulated by DATCP and two positions in the Department of Revenue for administering and enforcing the taxes imposed on the sale of vapor products.
Who's behind it
24 lawmakers are its . All 24 are Democrats.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (24)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- David Crowley · Democrat, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Greta Neubauer · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Daniel Riemer · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Robyn Vining · Democrat, Assembly
- Don Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- JoCasta Zamarripa · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (6)
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Patty Schachtner · Democrat, Senate
- Jennifer Shilling · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 27, 2020
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 21, 2020
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 11, 2020
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.
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Feb 11, 2020
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Vining, Billings, Anderson, Bowen, Considine, Crowley, Emerson, Fields, Hebl, Hesselbein, Kolste, Milroy, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer, Sargent, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, C. Taylor, Vruwink and Zamarripa; cosponsored by Senators Shilling, Bewley, Carpenter, Larson, Risser and Schachtner
- Feb 11, 2020 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
- Feb 21, 2020 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 27, 2020 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- 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.
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
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
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