Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

Wisconsin Senate Bill SB148 Compare Versions

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3	3	2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
4	4	2023 SENATE BILL 148
5	5	April 3, 2023 - Introduced by Senators BALLWEG, CARPENTER, NASS, STROEBEL and
6	6	WANGGAARD, cosponsored by Representatives M AGNAFICI, CALLAHAN,
7	7	CONSIDINE, ARMSTRONG, BALDEH, CLANCY, DUCHOW, EDMING, EMERSON,
8	8	KITCHENS, KRUG, NOVAK, O'CONNOR, PENTERMAN, ROZAR, SCHMIDT, SCHRAA,
9	9	VANDERMEER and WITTKE. Referred to Committee on Government Operations,
10	10	Elections and Consumer Protection.
11	11	*AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
12	12	AN ACT to create 100.20 (2) (c) of the statutes; relating to: the sale or rental of
13	13	soda water beverage equipment and coin-operated vending machines.
14	14	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
15	15	This bill prohibits the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
16	16	Protection from regulating the terms of sale or rental of soda water beverage
17	17	equipment generally or the terms of sale or rental of coin-operated vending
18	18	machines by soda water beverage wholesalers to retail food establishments. Current
19	19	law authorizes DATCP to promulgate rules prohibiting methods of competition and
20	20	trade practices that it determines are unfair. Using this authority, DATCP has
21	21	promulgated rules regulating the terms of sale or rental of soda water beverage
22	22	equipment and coin-operated vending machines when the equipment or machines
23	23	are sold or rented out by wholesalers. Under this bill, DATCP may not issue orders,
24	24	promulgate rules, or enforce existing rules that regulate the terms of sale or rental
25	25	of soda water beverage equipment generally or the terms of sale or rental of
26	26	coin-operated vending machines by soda water beverage wholesalers to retail food
27	27	establishments.
28	28	For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
29	29	an appendix to this bill.
30	30	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
31	31	enact as follows:
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35	35	SECTION 1 SENATE BILL 148
36	36	SECTION 1. 100.20 (2) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
37	37	100.20 (2) (c) 1. In this paragraph:
38	38	a. “Retail food establishment” has the meaning given in s. 97.30 (1) (c).
39	39	b. “Soda water beverage” has the meaning given in s. 97.34 (1) (b).
40	40	2. Notwithstanding par. (a), the department may not issue any order or
41	41	promulgate any rule that regulates the terms of sale or rental of equipment for soda
42	42	water beverages, other than coin-operated vending machines, or enforce any order
43	43	or rule that regulates the terms of sale or rental of equipment for soda water
44	44	beverages, other than coin-operated vending machines.
45	45	3. Notwithstanding par. (a), the department may not issue any order or
46	46	promulgate any rule that regulates the terms of sale or rental of coin-operated soda
47	47	water vending machines by wholesalers of soda water beverages to retail food
48	48	establishments or enforce any order or rule that regulates the terms of sale or rental
49	49	of coin-operated soda water vending machines by wholesalers of soda water
50	50	beverages to retail food establishments.
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