By Darryl Davidson

I’m writing to express my opposition to the Wisconsin Assembly/Senate Bill 211, otherwise known as the Tobacco Bar Bill. The bill would allow new tobacco bars to open in Wisconsin and indoor smoking. I feel that the bill is inconsistent with what the state says it values. Wisconsin’s State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) laid out a pathway to improve the health and well-being of residents and communities in the state. In addition, the Healthiest Wisconsin state health plan also promotes goals to improve the health of all residents and desires to support “Everyone Living Better Longer.”

WI AB/SB 211 devalues the meaning of “Everyone Living Better Longer” and the goals laid out in SHIP.

The very nature of this bill is misleading. According to Wisconsin DHS, in 2023 close

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