Assembly Bill 90
The applicability of the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law
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
Mar 22, 2019
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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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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill exempts a unit or instrumentality of the federal government, the state, or a local government from the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law.
The Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law currently governs certain aspects of the relationship between a person who grants another person a dealership situated in this state. The Wisconsin Supreme Court, in Benson v. City of Madison , 2017 WI 65, 376 Wis. 2d 35, 57, has ruled that the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law applies to cities.
Who's behind it
7 representatives are its . 6 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Terry Katsma · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Tyler Vorpagel · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (6)
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Devin LeMahieu · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 22, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.
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Mar 22, 2019
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 22, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Steffen, Brooks, Katsma, Subeck, Tittl, Tusler and Vorpagel; cosponsored by Senators LeMahieu, Bewley, Cowles, Kooyenga, Marklein and Wanggaard
- Mar 22, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
- 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
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