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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

SB 105

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Relating to: the applicability of the Wisconsin Fair Dealership Law.

Trade practice

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

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.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bewley (D) , Cowles (R) , Kooyenga (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Marklein (R) , Wanggaard (R)

7 cosponsors

Brooks (R) , Katsma (R) , Steffen (R) , Subeck (D) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R) , Vorpagel (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 May 9, 2019 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Mar 15, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators LeMahieu, Bewley, Cowles, Kooyenga, Marklein and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Steffen, Brooks, Katsma, Subeck, Tittl, Tusler and Vorpagel

  2. Mar 15, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection

  3. May 7, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. May 9, 2019 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. May 9, 2019 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Technology and Consumer Protection, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  6. May 9, 2019 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Jun 3, 2019 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-5-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  9. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  10. Jun 5, 2019 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  11. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  14. Mar 26, 2020 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  15. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1