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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 691
December 2, 2025 - Introduced by Senators
L. Johnson
,
Dassler-Alfheim
,
Ratcliff
and
Spreitzer
, cosponsored by Representatives
Moore Omokunde
,
Arney
,
Anderson
,
Brown
,
Clancy
,
DeSmidt
,
Madison
,
Palmeri
,
Prado
,
Roe
,
Sinicki
,
Stroud
,
Stubbs
and
Taylor
. Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue.
SB691,1,4
1
An Act
to renumber and amend
125.02 (11m);
to amend
125.07 (3) (a) 3.,
2
125.32 (3) (c), 125.32 (3m) (i) and 125.68 (4) (c) 4.;
to create
125.02 (1e) (a) and
3
125.02 (1e) (b) of the statutes;
relating to:
the issuance of an alcohol beverage
4
retail license for premises where certain art-related business is conducted.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law specifies that an alcohol beverage retail license may be issued for a painting studio and provides exceptions to some requirements that generally apply to licensed establishments. Under current law, painting studios with alcohol beverage licenses are excepted from certain restrictions on operating hours and the presence of unaccompanied minors. “Painting studio” is defined under current law as “an establishment that is primarily engaged in the business of providing to customers instruction in the art of painting and that offers customers the opportunity to purchase food and beverages for consumption while they paint.”
This bill changes the term “painting studio” to “art studio” and expands the definition to cover candlemaking.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB691,1
1
Section
1
.
125.02 (1e) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
SB691,2,2
2
125.02
(1e)
(a) The art of painting.
SB691,2
3
Section
2
.
125.02 (1e) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
SB691,2,4
4
125.02
(1e)
(b) Candlemaking.
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5
Section
3
.
125.02 (11m) of the statutes is renumbered 125.02 (1e) (intro.)
6
and amended to read:
SB691,2,11
7
125.02
(1e)
(intro.) “
Painting
Art
studio” means an establishment that is
8
primarily engaged in the business of providing to customers instruction in
the art of
9
painting
any of the following
and that offers customers the opportunity to purchase
10
food and beverages for consumption while they
paint.
engage in the activity in
11
which they are being instructed:
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12
Section
4
.
125.07 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB691,2,23
13
125.07
(3)
(a) 3. Hotels, drug stores, grocery stores, bowling centers, movie
14
theaters,
painting
art
studios, billiards centers having on the premises 12 or more
15
billiards tables that are not designed for coin operation and that are 8 feet or longer
16
in length, indoor golf simulator facilities, indoor golf and baseball facilities on
17
premises for which the only alcohol beverage license issued is a Class “B” license,
18
axe throwing facilities on premises operated under Class “B” or “Class B” licenses,
19
service stations, vessels, cars operated by any railroad, regularly established
20
athletic fields, outdoor volleyball courts that are contiguous to a licensed premises,
21
stadiums, music festival venues during an event with a projected attendance of at
22
least 2,500 persons, public facilities as defined in s. 125.51 (5) (b) 1. d. which are
23
owned by a county or municipality or centers for the visual or performing arts.
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24
Section
5
.
125.32 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB691,3,6
1
125.32
(3)
(c) Hotels and restaurants the principal business of which is the
2
furnishing of food and lodging to patrons, bowling centers, movie theaters,
painting
3
art
studios, indoor golf and baseball facilities, racetrack grounds, as defined in s.
4
125.27 (5) (a), indoor horseshoe-pitching facilities, curling clubs, golf courses and
5
golf clubhouses may remain open for the conduct of their regular business but may
6
not sell fermented malt beverages during the hours specified in par. (a).
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7
Section
6
.
125.32 (3m) (i) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB691,3,8
8
125.32
(3m)
(i)
A painting
An art
studio.
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9
Section
7
.
125.68 (4) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
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10
125.68
(4)
(c) 4. Hotels and restaurants the principal business of which is the
11
furnishing of food, drinks or lodging to patrons, bowling centers, movie theaters,
12
painting
art
studios, racetrack grounds, as defined in s. 125.27 (5) (a), indoor
13
horseshoe-pitching facilities, curling clubs, golf courses and golf clubhouses may
14
remain open for the conduct of their regular business but may not sell intoxicating
15
liquor during the closing hours under subd. 1. or, with respect to the sale of
16
intoxicating liquor authorized under s. 125.51 (3r) (a), under subd. 3.
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