Senate Bill 170
Allowing minors to operate temporary stands without a permit or license. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Nov 26, 2019. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Apr 18, 2019
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Oct 8, 2019
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Oct 10, 2019
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2019 Wisconsin Act 60
Latest entry in the official record, Nov 26, 2019: “Published 11-26-2019”
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Wisconsin Act
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Roll call
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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill allows minors to operate temporary stands without a permit or license.
Under current law, a facility that processes food for sale must obtain a food processing plant license from the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. If food will be sold at retail at the same location where it was prepared, the facility must obtain a retail food establishment license from DATCP. In addition, current law does not restrict the ability of municipalities to prohibit a minor from operating a temporary stand or to require a permit or license for a minor operating a temporary stand.
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Under the bill, a place used for preparing food for sale at a stand operated by a minor does not need a food processing plant license from DATCP, and a stand operated by a minor does not need a retail food establishment license. In addition, under the bill, a municipality may not prohibit a minor from operating a stand or require a permit or license for a minor operating a stand. The bill defines a “stand operated by a minor” as a temporary, occasional establishment operated on private property by children under the age of 18 that makes occasional sales, defined under current law as sales of less than $2,000 in a year.
Who's behind it
12 senators are its . 10 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
35 more lawmakers .
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Authors (12)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (35)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Terry Katsma · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- LaKeshia Myers · Democrat, Assembly
- John Macco · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Treig Pronschinske · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Rohrkaste · Republican, Assembly
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Pat Snyder · Republican, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Stafsholt · Republican, Senate
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Robyn Vining · Democrat, Assembly
- Don Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
- Shannon Zimmerman · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Public Benefits vote on an amendment
Passed, 5 to 0 · Sep 26, 2019
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Public Benefits vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Sep 26, 2019
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Nov 26, 2019
The new law was published.
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Nov 26, 2019
The governor signed it. It became 2019 Wisconsin Act 60.
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Nov 19, 2019
Sent to the governor.
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Oct 10, 2019
The Assembly passed it too.
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Oct 8, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 8, 2019
The Assembly received it.
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Oct 8, 2019
The Senate passed it.
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Oct 8, 2019
The Senate adopted it.
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Sep 26, 2019
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Sep 26, 2019
“Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations, Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Sep 10, 2019
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 17, 2019
1 more representative signed on in support.
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May 8, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 1, 2019
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Apr 18, 2019
Sent to the Senate Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations.
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Apr 18, 2019
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Apr 18, 2019 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Kooyenga, Carpenter, Cowles, Craig, Kapenga, Marklein, Nass, Olsen, Stroebel, L. Taylor, Testin and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Horlacher, Sargent, Allen, Ballweg, Brandtjen, Brooks, Dittrich, Edming, Fields, Gundrum, Katsma, Kerkman, Knodl, Kulp, Macco, Murphy, Mursau, L. Myers, Ohnstad, Pronschinske, Rohrkaste, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Stafsholt, Steffen, Tranel, Vining, Vruwink, Wichgers and Zimmerman
- Apr 18, 2019 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations
- Apr 30, 2019 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Kooyenga
- May 1, 2019 · Senate
Representative Schraa added as a cosponsor
- May 8, 2019 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- May 17, 2019 · Senate
Representative Bowen added as a cosponsor
- Sep 10, 2019 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Sep 26, 2019 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Sep 26, 2019 · Senate
Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Sep 26, 2019 · Senate
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Sep 26, 2019 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Oct 4, 2019 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-8-2019 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Read a second time
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Oct 8, 2019 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 8, 2019 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Oct 8, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Oct 8, 2019 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 10-10-2019 by Committee on Rules
- Oct 10, 2019 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Oct 10, 2019 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Oct 10, 2019 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 10, 2019 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Oct 10, 2019 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Oct 10, 2019 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 11, 2019 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Oct 11, 2019 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Nov 19, 2019 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 11-19-2019 by directive of the President, pursuant to Senate Rule 44m (3)
- Nov 26, 2019 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 11-25-2019. 2019 Wisconsin Act 60
- Nov 26, 2019 · Senate
Published 11-26-2019
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote