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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
This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.
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Report approved by the Governor on 3-23-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 116
Published 3-24-2026
Received from Senate concurred in
LRB correction ( Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 )
Report correctly enrolled on 3-18-2026
Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2026
Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators L. Johnson , Dassler-Alfheim , Drake , Habush Sinykin , Hesselbein , Keyeski , Larson , Ratcliff , Roys , Smith , Spreitzer and Wall
Read a second time
Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 25, Noes 8
Ordered immediately messaged
Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization , pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m) , Ayes 3, Noes 2
Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
Executive action taken
Report introduction of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 13, Noes 0
Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 11, Noes 2
Available for scheduling
Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
Available for scheduling
Received from Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Joers
Read a second time
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Moses
Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted
Ordered to a third reading
Rules suspended
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 71, Noes 22
Ordered immediately messaged
Made a special order of business at 11:07 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Moses
Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules
Report passage recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform , Ayes 4, Noes 2
Referred to committee on Rules
Executive action taken
Public hearing held
Representative Brill added as a coauthor
Fiscal estimate received
Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor
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
Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefit Reform
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