SB 930 — Relating to: beer festivals conducted under temporary retail licenses; inapplicability of a sales tax exemption to beer festivals. (FE)

Summary

An Act to renumber and amend 77.54 (7m); to amend 125.26 (6), 125.30 (1), 125.33 (9) (a), 125.34 (2), 125.34 (5) and 125.34 (6); to create 77.51 (13) (r), 77.54 (7m) (b), 125.30 (6), 139.04 (10) and 139.05 (8) of the statutes;

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The bill introduces exceptions for beer festivals regarding sales tax and allows out-of-state brewers to sell directly to festival sponsors.

• 77.54 (7m)

  The sales price from the sale of tangible personal property and items and property under s. 77.52 (1) (b) and (c) and the storage, use or other consumption in this state of tangible personal property and items and property under s. 77.52 (1) (b) and (c), which is the subject of any such sale, by any elementary school or secondary school, exempted as such from payment of income or franchise tax under ch. 71, whether public or private. → The sale of property, items, or services, including admissions or tickets, at a festival, as defined in s. 125.30 (6) (a) 1.

  The bill clarifies that sales at beer festivals are not exempt from sales tax.

• 125.26 (6)

  If a license is issued under this subsection to a festival sponsor, as defined in s. 125.30 (6) (a) 2., for the purpose of operating a festival, as defined in s. 125.30 (6) (a) 1., on the licensed premises, the festival sponsor shall, at least 15 days before the festival, provide notice to the division, in the form and manner prescribed by the division, of the date and location of the festival and identifying all brewers and brewpubs participating in the festival.

  Adds a notice requirement for festival sponsors before conducting a beer festival.

• 125.30 (1)

  For consumption at the festival. This authority is limited to 155 gallons of beer for each festival.

  Allows an exception for out-of-state brewers to sell and ship beer directly to festival sponsors without needing a shipping permit.

• 125.30 (6)

  An out-of-state brewer that does not hold a permit issued under this section may sell and ship, transport, or deliver fermented malt beverages directly to a festival sponsor for consumption at a festival. No out-of-state brewer may ship more than 5 barrels of fermented malt beverages for each festival.

  Permits out-of-state brewers to sell and deliver beer directly to festivals under specified conditions.

• 125.33 (9) (a)

  Except as provided in ss. 125.26 (6), 125.29 (3m) (b) and (c), 125.295 (1) (g), and 125.30 (4) and (6), no campus or retail licensee or permittee may purchase or possess fermented malt beverages purchased from any person other than a wholesaler holding a permit under this chapter for the sale of fermented malt beverages.

  Clarifies exceptions for beer purchases at festivals.

Action History

1. March 23, 2026

   Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

2. February 11, 2026

   Representative Udell added as a cosponsor

3. February 10, 2026

   Fiscal estimate received

4. February 06, 2026

   Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue

5. February 06, 2026

   Introduced by Senators Hesselbein, Roys and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Bare, Joers, Sinicki, Anderson and Stubbs

Sponsors

• Bare · Cosponsor
• Joers · Cosponsor
• Sinicki · Cosponsor
• Stubbs · Cosponsor
• Dianne Hesselbein · Primary
• Kelda Roys · Cosponsor
• Mark Spreitzer · Cosponsor
• J ANDERSON · Cosponsor

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