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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Senate Bill 757

Licenses for the retail sale of vapor products 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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 29, 2020

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Assembly vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. 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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What it would have done

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

This bill requires a person who sells vapor products to obtain a cigarette and tobacco products retailer license. Current law defines a “vapor product” as a noncombustible product that produces vapor or aerosol for inhalation from the application of a heating element, regardless of whether the liquid or other substance contains nicotine.

Specifically, the bill requires a retailer who sells or offers for sale vapor products to obtain an annual license from the clerk of the city, village, or town where the retailer is located. Additionally, the bill authorizes two positions in the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to conduct investigations of retail sales that are regulated by DATCP and two positions in the Department of Revenue for administering and enforcing the taxes imposed on the sale of vapor products.

Who's behind it

6 senators are its ⁠. All 6 are Democrats.

24 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 30 names

Authors (6)

Signed on in support (24)

What it would cost

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

What happened

  1. Apr 1, 2020

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Feb 26, 2020

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Feb 14, 2020

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  4. Jan 29, 2020

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations.

  5. Jan 29, 2020

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 29, 2020 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Shilling, Bewley, Carpenter, Larson, Risser and Schachtner; cosponsored by Representatives Vining, Billings, Anderson, Bowen, Considine, Crowley, Emerson, Fields, Hebl, Hesselbein, Kolste, Milroy, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer, Sargent, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, C. Taylor, Vruwink and Zamarripa

  2. Jan 29, 2020 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations

  3. Feb 14, 2020 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 26, 2020 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Apr 1, 2020 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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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

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