---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to: local regulation of certain businesses operated by minors. (FE)"
description: "Relating to: local regulation of certain businesses operated by minors. (FE)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/wi"
legislature: "Wisconsin Legislature"
session: "2023"
identifier: "AB 964"
citation: "Wisconsin AB 964 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Allen", "Dittrich", "Edming", "Goeben", "Gustafson", "Hurd", "Moses", "Mursau", "O'Connor", "Rettinger", "Sapik", "Schmidt"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 28
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2024-03-21T05:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/13ff3a6e-464f-4f49-8eaa-e79687166920"
source_url: "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2023/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab964"
source_hash: "56205b7b8e02d6db52df4021b58ddb81ad9b81d5ea3bef87889bb4f2777e9f45"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-wi"]
---

# Wisconsin AB 964 (2023) — Relating to: local regulation of certain businesses operated by minors. (FE)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2023/REG/AB964)

## Votes

- Report passage recommended by Committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business Development, Ayes 11, Noes 0 — **11–0** (pass) · lower
- Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 — **3–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Allen — primary (person)
- Dittrich — primary (person)
- Edming — primary (person)
- Goeben — primary (person)
- Gustafson — primary (person)
- Hurd — primary (person)
- Moses — primary (person)
- Mursau — primary (person)
- O'Connor — primary (person)
- Rettinger — primary (person)
- Sapik — primary (person)
- Schmidt — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Introduced by Representatives Gustafson, Goeben, Allen, Dittrich, Edming, Hurd, Moses, O'Connor, Rettinger, Sapik, Schmidt and Mursau; cosponsored by Senators Felzkowski and Marklein `introduction`
- **2024-01-16T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to Committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business Development `reading-1, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-24T06:00:00+00:00** Public hearing held
- **2024-01-26T06:00:00+00:00** Fiscal estimate received `receipt`
- **2024-02-07T06:00:00+00:00** Executive action taken
- **2024-02-12T06:00:00+00:00** Report passage recommended by Committee on Jobs, Economy and Small Business Development, Ayes 11, Noes 0 `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-12T06:00:00+00:00** Referred to committee on Rules `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-20T06:00:00+00:00** Made a special order of business at 10:49 AM on 2-22-2024 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 28
- **2024-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2024-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended
- **2024-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and passed `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2024-02-22T06:00:00+00:00** Received from Assembly `receipt`
- **2024-02-26T06:00:00+00:00** Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-26T06:00:00+00:00** Available for scheduling
- **2024-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
- **2024-03-11T05:00:00+00:00** Placed on calendar 3-12-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Read a second time `reading-2`
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered to a third reading `reading-3`
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Read a third time and concurred in `passage, reading-3`
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Ordered immediately messaged
- **2024-03-12T05:00:00+00:00** Received from Senate concurred in `receipt`
- **2024-03-14T05:00:00+00:00** Report correctly enrolled on 3-14-2024 `enrolled`
- **2024-03-18T05:00:00+00:00** Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2024 `executive-receipt`
- **2024-03-21T05:00:00+00:00** Report approved by the Governor on 3-21-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 168 `executive-signature`
- **2024-03-21T05:00:00+00:00** Published 3-22-2024 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/13ff3a6e-464f-4f49-8eaa-e79687166920`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Wisconsin legislature records).