Bill would stop minors from drinking in Wisconsin bars
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Children could no longer drink in Wisconsin bars and restaurants under a bill scheduled to be heard Tuesday by a state Assembly committee.
A Senate committee considered the bill last week. At that hearing, doctors, anti-drinking advocates and others spoke in support of the measure. Even the Wisconsin Tavern League, the lobbying group for bars and taverns across the state, supports it.
Under the bill, only those 18 or older could drink with their parents' consent in a bar. The legal drinking age is 21.
Currently, a child of any age can drink as long as they are with their parent and the bartender is willing to serve them.
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