AB211 • 2025

exempting tobacco bars from the public smoking ban

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Representatives Gustafson, Ortiz-Velez, Callahan, Gundrum, Armstrong, Zimmerman, Melotik, Brill, Krug, Kitchens, Goeben, Knodl, Tittl, Donovan, Penterman, Wichgers, Pronschinske, Mursau, Murphy, Green, Tucker, B. Jacobson, Behnke, Dallman, Neylon, Wittke, Sinicki, Piwowarczyk, Rodriguez, Miresse and Kirsch, cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk, Feyen, Nass, Testin and Cabral-Guevara
Last action: 2026-05-13
Official status: A - Veto Sustained
Effective date: Not listed

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exempting tobacco bars from the public smoking ban

exempting tobacco bars from the public smoking ban Status: A - Veto Sustained

What This Bill Does

exempting tobacco bars from the public smoking ban Status: A - Veto Sustained

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Bill History

2026-05-13 Asm.
Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
2026-05-12 Asm.
Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
2025-12-05 Asm.
Report vetoed by the Governor on 12-5-2025
2025-12-04 Asm.
Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025
2025-11-19 Asm.
Received from Senate concurred in
2025-11-19 Asm.
Report correctly enrolled on 11-19-2025
2025-11-18 Sen.
Read a second time
2025-11-18 Sen.
Ordered to a third reading
2025-11-18 Sen.
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2025-11-18 Sen.
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 15
2025-11-18 Sen.
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-11-14 Sen.
Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2025-11-12 Sen.
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development , Ayes 3, Noes 2
2025-11-12 Sen.
Available for scheduling
2025-11-11 Sen.
Executive action taken
2025-10-29 Sen.
Public hearing held
2025-09-12 Sen.
Read first time and referred to committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
2025-09-11 Asm.
Read a second time
2025-09-11 Asm.
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
2025-09-11 Asm.
Ordered to a third reading
2025-09-11 Asm.
Rules suspended
2025-09-11 Asm.
Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor
2025-09-11 Asm.
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 57, Noes 37, Paired 2
2025-09-11 Asm.
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-09-11 Sen.
Received from Assembly
2025-09-10 Asm.
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Gustafson
2025-09-09 Asm.
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 9-11-2025
2025-07-08 Asm.
Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs , Ayes 7, Noes 1
2025-07-08 Asm.
Referred to committee on Rules
2025-06-25 Asm.
Executive action taken
2025-06-17 Asm.
Public hearing held
2025-04-23 Asm.
Introduced by Representatives Gustafson , Ortiz-Velez , Callahan , Gundrum , Armstrong , Zimmerman , Melotik , Brill , Krug , Kitchens , Goeben , Knodl , Tittl , Donovan , Penterman , Wichgers , Pronschinske , Mursau , Murphy , Green , Tucker , B. Jacobson , Behnke , Dallman , Neylon , Wittke , Sinicki , Piwowarczyk , Rodriguez , Miresse and Kirsch ; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk , Feyen , Nass , Testin and Cabral-Guevara
2025-04-23 Asm.
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

Official Summary Text

exempting tobacco bars from the public smoking ban
Status: A - Veto Sustained

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Wisconsin Legislature: AB211: Text as Enrolled

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2025 Assembly Bill 211

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2025 WISCONSIN ACT
An Act

to create
101.123 (3) (n) of the statutes;
relating to:
exempting tobacco bars from the public smoking ban.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB211,1
Section

1
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101.123 (3) (n) of the statutes is created to read:
101.123
(3)
(n) A tobacco bar that satisfies all of the following:
1. The tobacco bar came into existence on or after June 4, 2009.
2. Only the smoking of cigars and pipes is allowed in the tobacco bar.
3. The tobacco bar is not a retail food establishment, as defined in s. 97.30 (1) (c).
4. A notice that smoking of cigars and pipes is allowed on the premises is displayed in a conspicuous place in the tobacco bar.
5. Persons under the age of 21 are prohibited from entering the tobacco bar premises.
6. Every employee of the tobacco bar signs an acknowledgement that the employee will be subjected to secondhand smoke.
7. The tobacco bar includes in an application for, or for the renewal of, a Class “B” or “Class B” license, in addition to the information required under s. 125.04 (3), building plan documents demonstrating that the tobacco bar’s premises have sufficient air filtration and exhaust.

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