Senate Bill 731
Registration requirements for adult-entertainment establishments and making an appropriation. (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
Jan 29, 2020
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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 Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Committee
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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
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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 creates a registry in the Department of Justice for adult-entertainment establishments. Under the bill, an adult-entertainment establishment must register with DOJ and an individual must be registered with DOJ to be an employee at an adult-entertainment establishment. An adult-entertainment establishment must pay a $300 registration fee and an employee must pay a $50 registration fee. DOJ may not register an adult-entertainment establishment under certain conditions, such as if an owner has been convicted of certain offenses, such as prostitution, a sex offense against a child, or human trafficking or has been an owner of an adult-entertainment establishment that was declared a public nuisance or that knowingly employed a victim of a human trafficking offense. DOJ may not register an employee if the employee has been convicted of the same offenses as those above or if the employee has been a victim of a human trafficking offense. Under the bill, an adult-entertainment establishment must notify DOJ if an employee is hired or ends his or her employment at the establishment, must display a poster for a human trafficking resource center hotline, and must maintain an employee identification card issued by DOJ for each employee. Adult-entertainment establishments that violate requirements under this bill are subject to having their registration suspended, to being prohibited from operating for certain periods of time, and, if the adult-entertainment establishment knowingly employs a victim of human trafficking, to being permanently closed. DOJ must keep all registry information confidential unless it is needed for law enforcement purposes.
Who's behind it
André Jacque, a Republican, is its .
8 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (8)
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- LaKeshia Myers · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 29, 2020
Sent to the Senate Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations.
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Jan 29, 2020
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jan 29, 2020 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Jacque; cosponsored by Representatives Wichgers, Emerson, Kulp, L. Myers, Sinicki, Subeck, C. Taylor and Tusler
- Jan 29, 2020 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations
- 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
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