Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session
Relating to: exempting tobacco bars from the public smoking ban.
Alcohol beverage — Regulation Tobacco
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill exempts tobacco bars that allow the smoking of only cigars and pipes
from the general prohibition under current law against smoking in indoor locations.
Current law defines a “tobacco bar” as a tavern that generates 15 percent or more of
its annual gross income from the sale on the tavern premises, other than from a
vending machine, of cigars and pipe tobacco. Under current law, tobacco bars that
existed on June 3, 2009, are exempt from the general prohibition against smoking
in indoor locations.
Sponsors
Introduced by: Armstrong (R) , Behnke (R) , Binsfeld (R) , Bodden (R) , Brandtjen (R) , C. Anderson (D) , Callahan (R) , Dallman (R) , Donovan (R) , Green (R) , Gundrum (R) , Gustafson (R) , Kitchens (R) , Melotik (R) , Plumer (R) , Pronschinske (R) , Rettinger (R) , S. Johnson (R) , Schmidt (R) , Schraa (R) , Sortwell (R) , Steffen (R) , Wichgers (R)
Full history
- Sep 28, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Gustafson, C. Anderson, Armstrong, Behnke, Binsfeld, Bodden, Brandtjen, Callahan, Dallman, Donovan, Green, Gundrum, S. Johnson, Kitchens, Madison, Melotik, Plumer, Pronschinske, Rettinger, Schmidt, Schraa, Sortwell, Steffen and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Knodl, Nass, Tomczyk and Wanggaard
- Sep 28, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
- Oct 2, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Madison withdrawn as a coauthor
- Oct 5, 2023 · Assembly
Senator Wanggaard withdrawn as a cosponsor
- Apr 15, 2024 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1