Wisconsin alcohol bills
Every alcohol bill in the Wisconsin Legislature, what each would do, and where it stands. 47 states enacted alcohol laws in the 2025 and 2026 sessions. Wisconsin has bills in progress and none enacted yet.
- Bills in scope
- 6bills in scope
- Past committee
- 0past committee
- Most recent action
- 23 March 2026most recent action
Alcohol in Wisconsin, by topic
Licensing and retail permits
4 bills. Enacted in 41 states.
Excise taxes and fees
3 bills. Enacted in 19 states.
Three-tier, distribution and franchise
1 bill. Enacted in 23 states.
Hemp and THC beverages
1 bill. Enacted in 9 states.
Alcohol bills in Wisconsin
The bills not yet law, furthest along first, with what each would do.
6Introduced or inactive
6 bills in scope
Introduced or inactive
6
What it would do: Allows counties and municipalities to sell fermented malt alcohol beverages in public parks through officers or employees under local ordinance, and clarifies that municipal alcohol sales are permitted only under specified statutory sections.
What it would do: Renames the Division of Alcohol Beverages as the Division of Intoxicating Products and regulates hemp-derived cannabinoid products by creating licensing, labeling, and occupational tax requirements while expanding references to hemp-derived cannabinoid products throughout Wisconsin statutes.
What it would do: Expands the definition of art studios eligible for alcohol beverage retail licenses to include candlemaking and painting instruction establishments, and updates references throughout Wisconsin alcohol beverage statutes to reflect this broader category of art-related businesses.
What it would do: Regulates hemp-derived cannabinoid products by prohibiting sales to persons under 21, requiring independent laboratory testing and certificates of analysis, mandating specific labeling with warnings and cannabinoid content, and limiting tetrahydrocannabinol in beverages to 10 milligrams per serving.
What it would do: Modifies no-sale event venue permits to allow up to 36 events per calendar year instead of 6 days, requires renters to purchase beverages face-to-face from caterers, and clarifies that public place designations for alcohol purposes do not affect zoning or other legal classifications.
What it would do: Allows out-of-state brewers to sell fermented malt beverages directly to festival sponsors for consumption at beer festivals lasting up to 2 consecutive days with at least 25 participating brewers, and exempts such sales from sales tax.
Bill titles link to the Wisconsin Legislature's own page.
What counts as alcohol legislation
In scope: Direct-to-consumer shipping and delivery; three-tier, distribution and franchise; licensing and retail permits; excise taxes and fees; hemp and THC beverages; and underage sales and liability.
Questions
Does Wisconsin have an alcohol law?
None of the 6 alcohol bills in the Wisconsin Legislature has been enacted in the 2025 and 2026 sessions.
What does Wisconsin legislate on most in alcohol?
Licensing and retail permits (4 bills), Excise taxes and fees (3 bills) and Three-tier, distribution and franchise (1 bill).
Are these summaries reviewed by a lawyer?
No. Which bills count as Alcohol bills, and the line on what each law requires or each bill would do, are drafted by software from the bill's own text and not reviewed by an attorney. Every bill links to the legislature's own record: read the text before relying on it. The list covers bills from the 2025 and 2026 sessions.
Other practice areas in Wisconsin
- AI in Wisconsin17
- Cannabis in Wisconsin8
- Children's Online Safety in Wisconsin7
- Data center and energy in Wisconsin8
- Data Privacy in Wisconsin18
- Employment in Wisconsin76
- Healthcare in Wisconsin68
- Insurance in Wisconsin48
- Intellectual Property in Wisconsin5
- Packaging and PFAS in Wisconsin10
- Payments and fintech in Wisconsin8
- Rental housing in Wisconsin26
- Tobacco and nicotine in Wisconsin8
- Transportation in Wisconsin7
- All jurisdictions
Alcohol legislation in other jurisdictions
52 more currently hold bills in this tracker
- Massachusetts153
- Maryland142
- New York118
- New Jersey114
- Mississippi56
- Montana53
- Texas49
- West Virginia48
- Oklahoma44
- Michigan39
- Pennsylvania38
- Iowa36
- Virginia33
- Illinois32
- Missouri32
- California31
- Hawaii30
- Rhode Island27
- South Carolina27
- Connecticut25
- Tennessee25
- Washington25
- Florida24
- Indiana24
- New Hampshire24
- Kentucky20
- Louisiana20
- Maine18
- Alabama17
- Arkansas16
- Delaware16
- Congress16
- Minnesota15
- North Carolina15
- Nebraska15
- Arizona14
- Georgia13
- Idaho13
- Vermont13
- Kansas11
- Colorado10
- New Mexico10
- Oregon10
- District of Columbia9
- Ohio9
- South Dakota9
- Alaska7
- North Dakota6
- Nevada6
- Utah6
- Puerto Rico3
- Wyoming3
Know when Wisconsin's alcohol law changes
An alert when a bill moves, and one report a month on what changed in every state and Congress.