MILWAUKEE -- Governor Scott Walker on Tuesday, March 22nd signed into law Assembly Bill 628 at Aurora Sinai Medical Center in Milwaukee. The bill creates a complaint-driven procedure under which a retailer license to sell cigarette and tobacco products may be revoked, suspended or not renewed.
“The bill we’re signing into law today allows cities like Milwaukee to create a local process to deny or revoke a tobacco products retailer license similar to the process currently in place for alcohol licenses,” Governor Walker said. “This allows municipalities to root out the few bad actors that harbor crime and delinquency in their communities, and ultimately helps to reduce crime, improve neighborhood stability, and promote economic development.”
Assembly Bill 628 – establishes procedures for suspending, revoking, or refusing to renew cigarette or tobacco products retailer licenses under specified circumstances. Authored by Representative Evan Goyke (D – Milwaukee) and Senator Alberta Darling (R – River Hills), the bill passed the Assembly on a voice vote and was concurred by the Senate on a voice vote. It is Act 275.
Below is a statement from Rep. Goyke and Senator Darling on this bill signing: