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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 1185 |
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| 5 | 5 | | April 9, 2024 - Introduced by Representatives CONSIDINE, C. ANDERSON, JOERS, |
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| 6 | 6 | | ARMSTRONG, BARE and ORTIZ-VELEZ, cosponsored by Senator STROEBEL. |
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| 7 | 7 | | Referred to Committee on State Affairs. |
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| 8 | 8 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 9 | 9 | | AN ACT to create 125.51 (4) (w) 6. of the statutes; relating to: allowing towns |
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| 10 | 10 | | to exceed their retail liquor license quota by issuing one additional retail |
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| 11 | 11 | | license. |
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| 12 | 12 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 13 | 13 | | This bill creates a liquor license quota exception under which each town may |
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| 14 | 14 | | issue one additional liquor license. |
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| 15 | 15 | | Current law prohibits a person from selling alcohol beverages at retail unless |
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| 16 | 16 | | the seller possesses a license or permit authorizing the sale. A “Class B" license |
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| 17 | 17 | | authorizes the retail sale of intoxicating liquor for consumption on the retail |
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| 18 | 18 | | premises and, subject to various restrictions, the retail sale of intoxicating liquor for |
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| 19 | 19 | | consumption off the retail premises. Current law imposes a quota on the number of |
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| 20 | 20 | | “Class B" licenses that a municipality may issue. This quota is generally determined |
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| 21 | 21 | | by a formula based on the number of licenses previously issued by the municipality |
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| 22 | 22 | | and the municipality's population. Current law also provides a limited number of |
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| 23 | 23 | | quota exceptions. |
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| 24 | 24 | | The bill allows each town in this state to issue one “Class B" license in addition |
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| 25 | 25 | | to the “Class B" licenses authorized under the town's quota. |
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| 26 | 26 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 27 | 27 | | enact as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | ARG:skw |
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| 32 | 32 | | SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 1185 |
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| 33 | 33 | | SECTION 1. 125.51 (4) (w) 6. of the statutes is created to read: |
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| 34 | 34 | | 125.51 (4) (w) 6. Notwithstanding pars. (am) to (d) and s. 125.185 (5), each town |
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| 35 | 35 | | in this state may issue one “Class B" license in addition to the number of licenses |
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| 36 | 36 | | determined for the town's quota under pars. (b) to (d) and in addition to any license |
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| 37 | 37 | | under subd. 5. |
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| 38 | 38 | | (END) |
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