Exempting tobacco bars from the public smoking ban
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Vetoed
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Officially: “exempting tobacco bars from the public smoking ban.” Read the full text
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2025-2026 legislature
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Introduced by Representatives Gustafson, Ortiz-Velez, Callahan, Gundrum, Armstrong, Zimmerman, Melotik, Brill, Krug, Kitchens, Goeben, Knodl, Tittl, Donovan, Penterman, Wichgers, Pronschinske, Mursau, · Apr 23, 2025
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Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs · Apr 23, 2025
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Public hearing held · Jun 17, 2025
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Executive action taken · Jun 25, 2025
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Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 7, Noes 1 · Jul 8, 2025
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Referred to committee on Rules · Jul 8, 2025
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Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 9-11-2025 · Sep 9, 2025
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Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Gustafson · Sep 10, 2025
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Read a second time · Sep 11, 2025
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Assembly Amendment 1 adopted · Sep 11, 2025
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Ordered to a third reading · Sep 11, 2025
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Rules suspended · Sep 11, 2025
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Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor · Sep 11, 2025
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Read a third time and passed, Ayes 57, Noes 37, Paired 2 · Sep 11, 2025
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Ordered immediately messaged · Sep 11, 2025
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Received from Assembly · Sep 11, 2025
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Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development · Sep 12, 2025
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Public hearing held · Oct 29, 2025
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Executive action taken · Nov 11, 2025
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Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Ayes 3, Noes 2 · Nov 12, 2025
Senate
Available for scheduling · Nov 12, 2025
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Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) · Nov 14, 2025
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Read a second time · Nov 18, 2025
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Ordered to a third reading · Nov 18, 2025
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Rules suspended to give bill its third reading · Nov 18, 2025
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Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 15 · Nov 18, 2025
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Ordered immediately messaged · Nov 18, 2025
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Received from Senate concurred in · Nov 19, 2025
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Report correctly enrolled on 11-19-2025 · Nov 19, 2025
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Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025 · Dec 4, 2025
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Report vetoed by the Governor on 12-5-2025 · Dec 5, 2025
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Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a) · May 12, 2026
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Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82 · May 13, 2026
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The numbers
31
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
GustafsonOrtiz-VelezCallahanGundrumArmstrongZimmermanMelotikBrillKrugKitchensGoebenKnodlTittlDonovanPentermanWichgersPronschinskeMursauMurphyGreenTuckerB. JacobsonBehnkeDallmanNeylonWittkeSinickiPiwowarczykRodriguezMiresseKirsch
Recorded votes
CONCURRENCESenate · 2025-11-18 · AYES 18, NAYS 15, NOT VOTING 0
PASSAGEAssembly · 2025-09-11 · AYES 57, NAYS 37, NOT VOTING 3, PAIRED 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Wisconsin legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (May 13, 2026).