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| 2 | 2 | | KP:amn |
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| 3 | 3 | | 2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE |
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| 4 | 4 | | 2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 451 |
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| 5 | 5 | | September 28, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives GUSTAFSON, C. ANDERSON, |
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| 6 | 6 | | ARMSTRONG, BEHNKE, BINSFELD, BODDEN, BRANDTJEN, CALLAHAN, DALLMAN, |
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| 7 | 7 | | DONOVAN, GREEN, GUNDRUM, S. JOHNSON, KITCHENS, MADISON, MELOTIK, |
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| 8 | 8 | | PLUMER, PRONSCHINSKE, RETTINGER, SCHMIDT, SCHRAA, SORTWELL, STEFFEN and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WICHGERS, cosponsored by Senators KNODL, NASS, TOMCZYK and WANGGAARD. |
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| 10 | 10 | | Referred to Committee on State Affairs. |
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| 11 | 11 | | ***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*** |
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| 12 | 12 | | AN ACT to amend 101.123 (3) (m) of the statutes; relating to: exempting tobacco |
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| 13 | 13 | | bars from the public smoking ban. |
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| 14 | 14 | | Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau |
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| 15 | 15 | | This bill exempts tobacco bars that allow the smoking of only cigars and pipes |
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| 16 | 16 | | from the general prohibition under current law against smoking in indoor locations. |
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| 17 | 17 | | Current law defines a “tobacco bar” as a tavern that generates 15 percent or more of |
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| 18 | 18 | | its annual gross income from the sale on the tavern premises, other than from a |
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| 19 | 19 | | vending machine, of cigars and pipe tobacco. Under current law, tobacco bars that |
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| 20 | 20 | | existed on June 3, 2009, are exempt from the general prohibition against smoking |
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| 21 | 21 | | in indoor locations. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do |
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| 23 | 23 | | enact as follows: |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 1. 101.123 (3) (m) of the statutes is amended to read: |
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| 25 | 25 | | 101.123 (3) (m) A tobacco bar that is in existence on June 3, 2009, and in which |
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| 26 | 26 | | only the smoking of cigars and pipes is allowed. |
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| 27 | 27 | | (END) |
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