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WI SB211

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/16/2025

Primary Sponsor

Cory Tomczyk

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Exempts tobacco bars established on or after June 4, 2009, from Wisconsin's indoor smoking ban, expanding an existing exemption that only covered tobacco bars in existence before that date

  • Requires qualifying tobacco bars to permit only cigar and pipe smoking (not cigarettes)

  • Prohibits exempt tobacco bars from operating as retail food establishments

  • Defines "tobacco bar" under existing law as a tavern generating 15% or more of annual gross income from on-premises sales of cigars and pipe tobacco (excluding vending machine sales)

  • Amends Wisconsin statute 101.123 (3) by adding subsection (n)

Legislative Description

Exempting tobacco bars from the public smoking ban.

Last Action

Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Tomczyk

11/3/2025

Committee Referrals

Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development4/16/2025

Full Bill Text

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