Senate Bill 73
Prohibiting the sale of vapor products to minors and the purchase of those products by minors. (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
Mar 1, 2019
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
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 prohibits the sale of vapor products to minors and the purchase of those products by or for minors.
Current law prohibits certain actors, such as retailers and manufacturers, from selling cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products to a person who is under the age of 18 (a minor), and from providing cigarettes, tobacco products, or nicotine products for free to any person unless the cigarettes or products are provided in a place where minors are generally not permitted to enter. This bill similarly prohibits the sale or provision of vapor products, such as e-cigarettes and vape pens, to minors.
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Current law also prohibits a minor from purchasing, attempting to purchase, possessing, or falsely representing his or her age for the purpose of receiving any cigarette, nicotine product, or tobacco product, with certain limited exceptions.
Current law also prohibits any person from purchasing cigarettes, nicotine products, or tobacco products on behalf of a minor. This bill similarly prohibits the purchase of vapor products by or on behalf of minors.
Who's behind it
6 senators are its . 3 are Democrats and 3 are Republicans.
29 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (29)
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- David Crowley · Democrat, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Cindi Duchow · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- LaKeshia Myers · Democrat, Assembly
- Loren Oldenburg · Republican, Assembly
- Jon Plumer · Republican, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- Timothy Ramthun · Republican, Assembly
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Mike Rohrkaste · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
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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Apr 18, 2019 to Jul 3, 2019
2 more senators signed on in support.
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Apr 15, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 12, 2019
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Mar 1, 2019
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Mar 1, 2019
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Mar 1, 2019 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Jacque, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Johnson, Kooyenga and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Brandtjen, Dittrich, Brooks, Crowley, Duchow, Horlacher, Kerkman, Kitchens, Kuglitsch, Kulp, Mursau, Myers, Oldenburg, Plumer, Quinn, Ramthun, Rohrkaste, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spreitzer, Subeck, C. Taylor, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tusler and Wichgers
- Mar 1, 2019 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Mar 12, 2019 · Senate
Senator Wanggaard added as a coauthor
- Apr 15, 2019 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 18, 2019 · Senate
Senator Risser added as a coauthor
- Jul 3, 2019 · Senate
Senator Bewley added as a coauthor
- Apr 1, 2020 · Senate
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