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funding for the supplemental food program for women, infants and children during the federal government shutdown and making an appropriation

funding for the supplemental food program for women, infants and children during the federal government shutdown and making an appropriation

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Did Not Pass

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

Sponsor
Senators L. Johnson, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and Wirch, cosponsored by Representatives Mayadev, Vining, Andraca, Arney, Brown, Clancy, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Hong, Hysell, Joers, Johnson, Madison, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spaude, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Tenorio and Udell
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs
Effective date
Not listed

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funding for the supplemental food program for women, infants and children during the federal government shutdown and making an appropriation

funding for the supplemental food program for women, infants and children during the federal government shutdown and making an appropriation Status: S - Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

What This Bill Does

  • funding for the supplemental food program for women, infants and children during the federal government shutdown and making an appropriation Status: S - Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-02-09 Sen.

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  3. 2025-12-01 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. 2025-11-17 Sen.

    Representative Phelps added as a cosponsor

  5. 2025-11-10 Sen.

    Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor

  6. 2025-10-28 Sen.

    Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor

  7. 2025-10-24 Sen.

    Introduced by Senators L. Johnson , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Pfaff , Ratcliff , Roys , Smith , Spreitzer and Wirch ; cosponsored by Representatives Mayadev , Vining , Andraca , Arney , Brown , Clancy , DeSmidt , Fitzgerald , Goodwin , Hong , Hysell , Joers , Johnson , Madison , Miresse , Moore Omokunde , Neubauer , Prado , Rivera-Wagner , Roe , Sheehan , Sinicki , Snodgrass , Spaude , Stroud , Stubbs , Subeck , Taylor , Tenorio and Udell

  8. 2025-10-24 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

Official Summary Text

funding for the supplemental food program for women, infants and children during the federal government shutdown and making an appropriation
Status: S - Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 574
October 24, 2025 - Introduced by Senators
L. Johnson
,
Carpenter
,
Dassler-Alfheim
,
Pfaff
,
Ratcliff
,
Roys
,
Smith
,
Spreitzer
and
Wirch
, cosponsored by Representatives
Mayadev
,
Vining
,
Andraca
,
Arney
,
Brown
,
Clancy
,
DeSmidt
,
Fitzgerald
,
Goodwin
,
Hong
,
Hysell
,
Joers
,
Johnson
,
Madison
,
Miresse
,
Moore Omokunde
,
Neubauer
,
Prado
,
Rivera-Wagner
,
Roe
,
Sheehan
,
Sinicki
,
Snodgrass
,
Spaude
,
Stroud
,
Stubbs
,
Subeck
,
Taylor
,
Tenorio
and
Udell
. Referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs.
SB574,1,4
1
An Act

to repeal
20.435 (1) (en);
to create
20.435 (1) (en) of the statutes;
2
relating to:
funding for the supplemental food program for women, infants
3
and children during the federal government shutdown and making an
4
appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current law, the Department of Health Services provides benefits to eligible low-income individuals under the supplemental food program for women, infants and children, also known as the WIC program, to the extent that state and federal funds are available. This bill provides additional state funding to DHS during the federal lapse in appropriations, commonly known as a federal government shutdown, that began on October 1, 2025, to continue to provide WIC benefits at the level the benefits were provided before the federal government shutdown.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB574,1
1
Section

1
.
20.435 (1) (en) of the statutes is created to read:
SB574,2,4
2
20.435
(1)
(en)
WIC program benefits; federal appropriation lapse.
A sum
3
sufficient for benefits under s. 253.06 as required under 2025 Wisconsin Act .... (this
4
act), section
3
(
1
).
SB574,2
5
Section

2
.
20.435 (1) (en) of the statutes, as created by 2025 Wisconsin Act
6
.... (this act), is repealed.
SB574,3
7
Section

3
. Nonstatutory provisions.
SB574,2,13
8
(
1
)

Until the enactment of federal legislation that provides funding under
24
9
USC 1786
, the department of health services shall, notwithstanding s. 253.06 (2),
10
continue to provide benefits to participants in the supplemental food program for
11
women, infants and children under s. 253.06 at the level the department provided
12
the benefits immediately prior to the federal lapse in appropriations that began on
13
October 1, 2025.
SB574,4
14
Section

4
. Effective dates.
This act takes effect on the day after
15
publication, except as follows:
SB574,2,16
16
(
1
)

The repeal of s. 20.435 (1) (en) takes effect on October 1, 2026.
SB574,2,17
17
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