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AB180 • 2025

requiring the Department of Health Services to seek any necessary waiver to prohibit the purchase of candy or soft drinks with FoodShare benefits

requiring the Department of Health Services to seek any necessary waiver to prohibit the purchase of candy or soft drinks with FoodShare benefits

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representatives Moses, Knodl, Kaufert, Allen, Behnke, Callahan, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Maxey, Murphy, Nedweski, Neylon, O'Connor, Penterman, Snyder and Wichgers, cosponsored by Senators Kapenga, Cabral-Guevara, Nass and Tomczyk
Last action
2026-03-24
Official status
A - Enacted into Law
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-24 Asm.

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-23-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 116

  2. 2026-03-24 Asm.

    Published 3-24-2026

  3. 2026-03-18 Asm.

    Received from Senate concurred in

  4. 2026-03-18 Asm.

    LRB correction ( Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 )

  5. 2026-03-18 Asm.

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-18-2026

  6. 2026-03-18 Asm.

    Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2026

  7. 2026-03-17 Sen.

    Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators L. Johnson , Dassler-Alfheim , Drake , Habush Sinykin , Hesselbein , Keyeski , Larson , Ratcliff , Roys , Smith , Spreitzer and Wall

  8. 2026-03-17 Sen.

    Read a second time

  9. 2026-03-17 Sen.

    Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  10. 2026-03-17 Sen.

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. 2026-03-17 Sen.

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  12. 2026-03-17 Sen.

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 25, Noes 8

  13. 2026-03-17 Sen.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. 2026-03-16 Sen.

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization , pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m) , Ayes 3, Noes 2

  15. 2026-03-16 Sen.

    Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  16. 2026-03-11 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  17. 2026-03-11 Sen.

    Report introduction of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 13, Noes 0

  18. 2026-03-11 Sen.

    Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 11, Noes 2

  19. 2026-03-11 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  20. 2026-03-10 Sen.

    Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  21. 2026-02-25 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  22. 2026-02-25 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  23. 2026-02-23 Sen.

    Received from Assembly

  24. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Joers

  25. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Read a second time

  26. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Moses

  27. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted

  28. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Ordered to a third reading

  29. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Rules suspended

  30. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 71, Noes 22

  31. 2026-02-19 Asm.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  32. 2026-02-18 Asm.

    Made a special order of business at 11:07 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

  33. 2025-11-13 Asm.

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Moses

  34. 2025-11-13 Asm.

    Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules

  35. 2025-05-29 Asm.

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform , Ayes 4, Noes 2

  36. 2025-05-29 Asm.

    Referred to committee on Rules

  37. 2025-05-28 Asm.

    Executive action taken

  38. 2025-05-15 Asm.

    Public hearing held

  39. 2025-05-12 Asm.

    Representative Brill added as a coauthor

  40. 2025-05-08 Asm.

    Fiscal estimate received

  41. 2025-04-16 Asm.

    Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor

  42. 2025-04-15 Asm.

    Introduced by Representatives Moses , Knodl , Kaufert , Allen , Behnke , Callahan , Dittrich , Goeben , Gundrum , Maxey , Murphy , Nedweski , Neylon , O'Connor , Penterman , Snyder and Wichgers ; cosponsored by Senators Kapenga , Cabral-Guevara , Nass and Tomczyk

  43. 2025-04-15 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefit Reform

Official Summary Text

requiring the Department of Health Services to seek any necessary waiver to prohibit the purchase of candy or soft drinks with FoodShare benefits
Status: A - Enacted into Law