Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session
Relating to: exempting tobacco bars from the public smoking ban.
Alcohol beverage — Regulation Tobacco
- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Passes Assembly, 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: Knodl (R) , Nass (R) , Tomczyk (R)
23 cosponsors
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 29, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Knodl, Nass, Tomczyk and Wanggaard; cosponsored 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
- Sep 29, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance and Small Business
- Oct 5, 2023 · Senate
Senator Wanggaard withdrawn as a coauthor
- Dec 6, 2023 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Dec 12, 2023 · Senate
Representative Madison withdrawn as a cosponsor
- Apr 15, 2024 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1