Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

Wisconsin Assembly Bill AB155 Compare Versions

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3	3	2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
4	4	2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 155
5	5	April 10, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives MAGNAFICI, CALLAHAN, CONSIDINE,
6	6	ARMSTRONG, BALDEH, CLANCY, DUCHOW, EDMING, EMERSON, KITCHENS, KRUG,
7	7	NOVAK, O'CONNOR, PENTERMAN, ROZAR, SCHMIDT, SCHRAA, VANDERMEER,
8	8	WITTKE and DRAKE, cosponsored by Senators BALLWEG, CARPENTER, NASS,
9	9	STROEBEL and WANGGAARD. Referred to Committee on Consumer Protection.
10	10	*AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
11	11	AN ACT to create 100.20 (2) (c) of the statutes; relating to: the sale or rental of
12	12	soda water beverage equipment and coin-operated vending machines.
13	13	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
14	14	This bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
15	15	Protection from regulating the terms of sale or rental of soda water beverage
16	16	equipment generally or the terms of sale or rental of coin-operated vending
17	17	machines by soda water beverage wholesalers to retail food establishments. Current
18	18	law authorizes DATCP to promulgate rules prohibiting methods of competition and
19	19	trade practices that it determines are unfair. Using this authority, DATCP has
20	20	promulgated rules regulating the terms of sale or rental of soda water beverage
21	21	equipment and coin-operated vending machines when the equipment or machines
22	22	are sold or rented out by wholesalers. Under this bill, DATCP may not issue orders,
23	23	promulgate rules, or enforce existing rules that regulate the terms of sale or rental
24	24	of soda water beverage equipment generally or the terms of sale or rental of
25	25	coin-operated vending machines by soda water beverage wholesalers to retail food
26	26	establishments.
27	27	For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
28	28	an appendix to this bill.
29	29	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
30	30	enact as follows:
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34	34	SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 155
35	35	SECTION 1. 100.20 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
36	36	100.20 (2) (c) 1. In this paragraph:
37	37	a. “Retail food establishment” has the meaning given in s. 97.30 (1) (c).
38	38	b. “Soda water beverage” has the meaning given in s. 97.34 (1) (b).
39	39	2. Notwithstanding par. (a), the department may not issue any order or
40	40	promulgate any rule that regulates the terms of sale or rental of equipment for soda
41	41	water beverages, other than coin-operated vending machines, or enforce any order
42	42	or rule that regulates the terms of sale or rental of equipment for soda water
43	43	beverages, other than coin-operated vending machines.
44	44	3. Notwithstanding par. (a), the department may not issue any order or
45	45	promulgate any rule that regulates the terms of sale or rental of coin-operated soda
46	46	water vending machines by wholesalers of soda water beverages to retail food
47	47	establishments or enforce any order or rule that regulates the terms of sale or rental
48	48	of coin-operated soda water vending machines by wholesalers of soda water
49	49	beverages to retail food establishments.
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