Senate Bill 857
Bingo licenses. (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
Feb 20, 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
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill changes some of the requirements for applying for and maintaining a license to operate bingo games, changes the financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements for bingo operations, and removes the gross receipts tax for bingo operations.
Under current law, a “bingo occasion,” defined as a single gathering or session at which a series of successive bingo games is played, can only be run by a nonprofit organization that obtains a license from the Department of Administration's Division of Gaming. This bill removes the current requirement for an organization applying for a bingo license to specify the date and place of each bingo occasion that will be held under the license, and allows a licensed organization to operate an unlimited number of bingo occasions during the license period. This bill also removes the current requirement for the organization to license a member to be responsible for the proper utilization of the gross receipts of the bingo occasions under the license.
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Current law requires an applicant to pay a license fee that includes a fee of $10 per bingo occasion that will be held under the license and a $5 fee per member who is responsible for the proper utilization of gross receipts under the license. This bill changes the fee structure so that an applicant pays a flat fee of $100 for an annual bingo license.
This bill removes the bookkeeping and accounts requirements for bingo operations under current law. Current law requires licensed organizations to submit semiannual reports of bingo operations to DOA along with payment of a gross receipts tax, and to provide an annual report to the membership of the organization on bingo operations. This bill removes the requirement to submit the semiannual report to DOA, eliminates the gross receipts tax, and removes the requirement for the organization to report to its membership. This bill also removes the current prohibition on receiving payment for participating in the management or operation of a bingo game and the prohibition on awarding alcohol or fermented malt beverages as a prize in a bingo game.
Because this bill relates to an exemption from state or local taxes, it may be referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions for a report to be printed as an appendix to the bill.
Who's behind it
3 senators are its . All 3 are Republicans.
10 more lawmakers .
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Authors (3)
- David Craig · Republican, Senate
- Devin LeMahieu · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (10)
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Gae Magnafici · Republican, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Jon Plumer · Republican, Assembly
- Romaine Quinn · Republican, Senate
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- Tyler Vorpagel · 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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Feb 20, 2020
Sent to the Senate Committee on Public Benefits, Licensing and State-Federal Relations.
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Feb 20, 2020
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Feb 20, 2020 · Senate
Introduced by Senators LeMahieu, Craig and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Magnafici, Quinn, Petryk, Plumer, Felzkowski, Spiros, Horlacher, Vorpagel, Wichgers and Gundrum
- Feb 20, 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