Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill
SB 211: Relating to: exempting tobacco bars from the public smoking ban.
Did not advance Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Did not advance
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 211 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on April 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: exempting tobacco bars from the public smoking ban. Primary sponsor: Cory Tomczyk (Republican), Dan Feyen (Republican), Steve Nass (Republican), Patrick Testin (Republican), Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican). It lists 30 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.
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Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 32
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory Tomczyk | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 29 |
| Dan Feyen | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 20 |
| Steve Nass | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 11 |
| Patrick Testin | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 24 |
| Rachael Cabral-Guevara | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 19 |
| Dave Armstrong | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 67 |
| Elijah Behnke | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 6 |
| Lindee Brill | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 27 |
| Calvin Callahan | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 35 |
| Alex Dallman | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 39 |
| Bob Donovan | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 61 |
| Joy Goeben | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 5 |
| Chanz Green | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 74 |
| Rick Gundrum | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 58 |
| Gus Gustafson | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 55 |
| Brent Jacobson | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 87 |
| Joel Kitchens | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 1 |
| Dan Knodl | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 24 |
| Scott Krug | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 72 |
| Paul Melotik | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 22 |
| Vinnie Miresse | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 71 |
| Dave Murphy | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 56 |
| Jeff Mursau | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 36 |
| Adam Neylon | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 15 |
| Sylvia Ortiz-Velez | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 8 |
| Will Penterman | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 38 |
| Jim Piwowarczyk | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 98 |
| Treig Pronschinske | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 29 |
| Jessie Rodriguez | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 21 |
| Christine Sinicki | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 20 |
| Paul Tittl | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 25 |
| Duke Tucker | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 75 |
| Chuck Wichgers | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 84 |
| Bob Wittke | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 63 |
| Shannon Zimmerman | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 30 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Tomczyk
- Public hearing held
- Representative Kirsch added as a cosponsor
- Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
- Introduced by Senators Tomczyk, Feyen, Nass, Testin and Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored by Representatives Gustafson, Ortiz-Velez, Armstrong, Behnke, Brill, Callahan, Dallman, Donovan, Green, Goeben, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Melotik, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Pronschinske, Rodriguez, Tittl, Tucker, Wichgers, Wittke, Zimmerman, Sinicki and Miresse