Since when aren't good movies, buttery popcorn and friends not enough, now we have to add beer to this experience too?

Friends:

Are you aware of the draft language in the biennial bill as it relates to movie theatres and alcohol? It is important to realize that this language does not impact the existing ability of a municipality to issue an alcohol license to a movie theatre. The issue is whether unaccompanied youth can be in a location where alcohol is sold and served. The proposal creates a specific exception in the law for movie theaters, allowing youth to enter a theater serving alcohol without a parent or guardian present.
This proposal is likely to expand youth access to alcohol and makes it more difficult for parents to raise alcohol-free children. It was adopted without public hearing or open debate during deliberations by the Joint Finance Committee.
As you know Wisconsin’s rate of alcohol use among high school students exceeds the national average. In 2009, Wisconsin had the 11th highest rate of alcohol use among high school students in the nation.[i] Wisconsin has a serious underage drinking problem and increasing youth access to alcohol will exacerbate the problem.
The Legislature is debating the biennial budget, including this language this week. This web site, http://legis.wisconsin.gov/w3asp/waml/waml.aspx , is provided by the Legislature to help citizens identify their elected representatives.
[i] Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Wisconsin Epidemiological Profile on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse, 2010. p.50.