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

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

AB 1194Relating to: the sale of alcohol beverages by a municipality or county in a park.Dead

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.

AB 606Relating to: regulation of hemp-derived cannabinoid products, renaming the Division of Alcohol Beverages as the Division of Intoxicating Products, creating an occupational tax on hemp-derived cannabinoid products, alcohol beverage warehouses and production arrangements, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty. (FE)Dead

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.

AB 705Relating to: the issuance of an alcohol beverage retail license for premises where certain art-related business is conducted.Dead

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.

AB 747Relating to: regulating hemp-derived cannabinoid products.Dead

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.

AB 863Relating to: authorized activities under a no-sale event venue permit issued by the Division of Alcohol Beverages in the Department of Revenue.Dead

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.

AB 950Relating to: beer festivals conducted under temporary retail licenses; inapplicability of a sales tax exemption to beer festivals. (FE)Dead

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 LawSignals covers

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.

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