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SB154 • 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

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Senators Kapenga, Cabral-Guevara, Nass and Tomczyk, cosponsored by Representatives Moses, Knodl, Kaufert, Allen, Behnke, Callahan, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Maxey, Murphy, Nedweski, Neylon, O'Connor, Penterman, Snyder and Wichgers
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-02-18 Sen.

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Hesselbein , Smith , Spreitzer , Drake , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Habush Sinykin , L. Johnson , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff , Roys , Wall and Wirch

  3. 2026-02-18 Sen.

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

  4. 2026-02-18 Sen.

    Referred to committee on Senate Organization

  5. 2026-02-17 Sen.

    Placed on calendar 2-18-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  6. 2026-02-13 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  7. 2026-02-13 Sen.

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue , Ayes 5, Noes 3

  8. 2026-02-13 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  9. 2026-02-12 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  10. 2026-02-11 Sen.

    Withdrawn from committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development and rereferred to committee on Agriculture and Revenue pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  11. 2025-05-01 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  12. 2025-03-21 Sen.

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

  13. 2025-03-21 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development

  14. 2025-03-21 Sen.

    Representative Kitchens added as a cosponsor

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: S - Hold (Available for Scheduling)