Senate Bill 401
Exempting 50/50 raffles from license requirements. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Dec 6, 2021. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Jun 10, 2021
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Oct 20, 2021
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Oct 26, 2021
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2021 Wisconsin Act 106
Latest entry in the official record, Dec 6, 2021: “Published 12-4-2021”
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Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, certain local nonprofit, charitable, religious, or veteran's organizations may conduct a raffle after receiving a raffle license from the Department of Administration. This bill allows these organizations to conduct a 50/50 raffle without a license. Under the bill, a 50/50 raffle is a raffle in which a cash prize is awarded that is equal to one-half of the proceeds from ticket sales. Under the bill, an eligible organization does not need to obtain a license from DOA if the cash prize is $500 or less, if the ticket sales are limited to the organization's own membership, and if the organization complies with all other requirements for the conduct of raffles, including the requirements for raffles conducted under a Class B raffle license.
Who's behind it
7 senators are its . All 7 are Republicans.
16 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Julian Bradley · Republican, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (16)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- LaKeshia Myers · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There were 3 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Insurance vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 18, 2021
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 Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 19, 2021
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote
Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 19, 2021
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Dec 6, 2021
The new law was published.
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Dec 6, 2021
The governor signed it. It became 2021 Wisconsin Act 106.
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Dec 2, 2021
Sent to the governor.
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Oct 26, 2021
The Assembly passed it too.
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Oct 21, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 20, 2021
The Assembly received it.
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Oct 20, 2021
The Senate passed it.
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Oct 19, 2021
“Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0” (the official wording)
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Oct 19, 2021
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Oct 18, 2021
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Oct 6, 2021
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Sep 29, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 22, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 4, 2021
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jun 10, 2021
Sent to the Senate Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry.
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Jun 10, 2021
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jun 10, 2021 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Bradley, Ballweg, Cowles, Felzkowski, Jacque, Marklein and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Sortwell, Allen, Brandtjen, Brooks, Cabral-Guevara, Dittrich, Horlacher, Knodl, L. Myers, Murphy, Thiesfeldt, Wichgers, Mursau and Tusler
- Jun 10, 2021 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry
- Aug 4, 2021 · Senate
Representative Penterman added as a cosponsor
- Sep 22, 2021 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 29, 2021 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Oct 6, 2021 · Senate
Representative Skowronski added as a cosponsor
- Oct 11, 2021 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Oct 18, 2021 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Oct 18, 2021 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Oct 19, 2021 · Senate
Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Oct 19, 2021 · Senate
Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Oct 19, 2021 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-20-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Oct 20, 2021 · Senate
Read a second time
- Oct 20, 2021 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 20, 2021 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Oct 20, 2021 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Oct 20, 2021 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 20, 2021 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Oct 21, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Oct 21, 2021 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 10-26-2021 by Committee on Rules
- Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Oct 26, 2021 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 27, 2021 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Nov 2, 2021 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Dec 2, 2021 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 12-2-2021
- Dec 6, 2021 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 12-3-2021. 2021 Wisconsin Act 106
- Dec 6, 2021 · Senate
Published 12-4-2021
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote