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Mid-Moraine report: Act 73 creates new statewide server license and changes license classes
Summary
At the Jan. 14 Village of Jackson meeting, the Mid‑Moraine Municipal Association report summarized Act 73 changes: a new $100 statewide server license valid two years, new license classifications and a searchable database to be available to municipalities.
At the Jan. 14 meeting the Village of Jackson received a report from the Mid‑Moraine Municipal Association about recent state changes under Act 73 affecting alcohol licensing. The presenter, Erin Doran of the Wisconsin Department of Revenue, explained that Act 73 establishes statewide enforcement changes and creates a new statewide server license priced at $100 and valid for two years.
According to the report, the statewide server license does not replace local approvals that municipalities currently perform for bartenders or servers. Instead, it provides an option for individuals to obtain a state-issued credential that could allow them to serve in multiple jurisdictions without separate local approvals. The transcript records that the Department of Revenue will perform background checks as part of issuing the license and that the cost of those checks is intended to be covered by the $100 applicant fee. A searchable database of licensed servers was described as forthcoming once applications are accepted.
The report noted that municipalities would continue their local oversight roles and that the new statewide licenseing process began accepting applicants on Jan. 1. No village action was required or taken on this item at the Jan. 14 meeting.
