Assembly Bill 1185
Allowing towns to exceed their retail liquor license quota by issuing one additional retail license
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
Apr 9, 2024
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 15, 2024: “Representative Ohnstad added as a coauthor”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on State Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
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Author
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Signed on in support
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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 liquor license quota exception under which each town may issue one additional liquor license.
Current law prohibits a person from selling alcohol beverages at retail unless the seller possesses a license or permit authorizing the sale. A “Class B" license authorizes the retail sale of intoxicating liquor for consumption on the retail premises and, subject to various restrictions, the retail sale of intoxicating liquor for consumption off the retail premises. Current law imposes a quota on the number of “Class B" licenses that a municipality may issue. This quota is generally determined by a formula based on the number of licenses previously issued by the municipality and the municipality's population. Current law also provides a limited number of quota exceptions.
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The bill allows each town in this state to issue one “Class B" license in addition to the “Class B" licenses authorized under the town's quota.
Who's behind it
6 representatives are its . 5 are Democrats and 1 is a Republican.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Bare · Democrat, Assembly
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Apr 15, 2024
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Apr 15, 2024
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 9, 2024
Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.
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Apr 9, 2024
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 9, 2024 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Considine, C. Anderson, Joers, Armstrong, Bare and Ortiz-Velez; cosponsored by Senator Stroebel
- Apr 9, 2024 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
- Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly
Representative Ohnstad added as a coauthor
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