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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Senate Bill 43

Paddlewheel raffles. (FE)

Vetoed by the governor

Both chambers passed it, and the governor vetoed it on Mar 4, 2020. Lawmakers did not ⁠, so it stands.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 25, 2019

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Jun 5, 2019

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 20, 2020

  5. Governor, stopped here

    Vetoed Mar 4, 2020.

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, May 12, 2020: “Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82”

Read the governor's veto message · All vetoes this session

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, an organization with a Class B raffle license may conduct a multiple-container raffle or a plastic and rubber duck race as long as the winner in the raffle or race is determined by a drawing with all tickets having an equal opportunity to win. This bill allows an organization with a Class B raffle license to conduct a paddlewheel raffle. Under this bill, a paddlewheel raffle is a raffle in which a paddlewheel, a manually operated, mechanical, vertical wheel that is marked off into sections containing numbers or descriptions of items, after being spun, indicates with a pointer or marker a winning number or prize item on the wheel.

Under the bill, the organization conducting the raffle must comply with certain requirements, including that the organization must determine the winning number or prize by the position of the pointer when the vertical wheel stops spinning. If the pointer stops on top of a peg, the number or prize item preceding the peg is the winning number or item.

Who's behind it

5 senators are its ⁠. All 5 are Republicans.

16 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 21 names

Authors (5)

Signed on in support (16)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Senate Committee on Agriculture vote to recommend it

Passed, 9 to 0 · May 10, 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 Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on State Affairs vote to recommend it

Passed, 13 to 0 · Nov 4, 2019

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 13, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. May 12, 2020

    The veto stood. Lawmakers didn't override it.

  2. Mar 4, 2020

    The governor vetoed it.

  3. Feb 28, 2020

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 20, 2020

    The Assembly passed it too.

  5. Nov 4, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  6. Nov 4, 2019

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 13 to 0.

  7. Jul 10, 2019

    The committee held a public hearing.

  8. Jun 27, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.

  9. Jun 5, 2019

    The Assembly received it.

  10. Jun 5, 2019

    The Senate passed it.

  11. May 10, 2019

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.

  12. Mar 26, 2019

    The committee held a public hearing.

  13. Mar 20, 2019

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  14. Feb 25, 2019

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions.

  15. Feb 25, 2019

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 25, 2019 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Jacque, Marklein, Nass, Olsen and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Murphy, Mursau, Brooks, Edming, Gundrum, Horlacher, Pronschinske, Quinn, Ramthun, Skowronski, Sortwell, Tranel, Tusler, Wichgers, Zimmerman and Plumer

  2. Feb 25, 2019 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions

  3. Mar 20, 2019 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 26, 2019 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. May 9, 2019 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. May 10, 2019 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions, Ayes 9, Noes 0

  7. May 10, 2019 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Jun 3, 2019 · Senate

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

  9. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Read a second time

  10. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  12. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  13. Jun 5, 2019 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Jun 5, 2019 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  15. Jun 27, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on State Affairs

  16. Jul 10, 2019 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  17. Sep 25, 2019 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  18. Nov 4, 2019 · Assembly

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 13, Noes 0

  19. Nov 4, 2019 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  20. Feb 18, 2020 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 11:24 AM on 2-20-2020 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 21

  21. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  22. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  24. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  25. Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Feb 21, 2020 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  27. Feb 25, 2020 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  28. Feb 28, 2020 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 2-28-2020

  29. Mar 4, 2020 · Senate

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-3-2020

  30. May 12, 2020 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 5-12-2020 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  31. May 12, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

Terms on this page

Veto override

Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.

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

Veto override

Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

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