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food waste reduction grants, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation

food waste reduction grants, granting rule-making authority, 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 Smith, Spreitzer, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys and Wirch, cosponsored by Representatives Hong, Tenorio, Andraca, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Billings, Brown, Clancy, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Doyle, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Haywood, Hysell, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Palmeri, Phelps, Prado, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Udell and Vining
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Agriculture and Revenue
Effective date
Not listed

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food waste reduction grants, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation

food waste reduction grants, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation Status: S - Agriculture and Revenue

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  2. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  3. 2026-02-20 Sen.

    Representative Sheehan added as a cosponsor

  4. 2026-01-08 Sen.

    Senator Wall added as a coauthor

  5. 2025-12-12 Sen.

    Introduced by Senators Smith , Spreitzer , Carpenter , Dassler-Alfheim , Drake , Habush Sinykin , Hesselbein , Keyeski , Larson , Pfaff , Ratcliff , Roys and Wirch ; cosponsored by Representatives Hong , Tenorio , Andraca , Anderson , Arney , Bare , Billings , Brown , Clancy , DeSanto , DeSmidt , Doyle , Emerson , Fitzgerald , Goodwin , Haywood , Hysell , J. Jacobson , Joers , Johnson , Kirsch , Madison , Mayadev , McCarville , Miresse , Moore Omokunde , Neubauer , Palmeri , Phelps , Prado , Rivera-Wagner , Roe , Sinicki , Snodgrass , Stroud , Stubbs , Subeck , Udell and Vining

  6. 2025-12-12 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue

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food waste reduction grants, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation
Status: S - Agriculture and Revenue

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 741
December 12, 2025 - Introduced by Senators
Smith
,
Spreitzer
,
Carpenter
,
Dassler-Alfheim
,
Drake
,
Habush Sinykin
,
Hesselbein
,
Keyeski
,
Larson
,
Pfaff
,
Ratcliff
,
Roys
and
Wirch
, cosponsored by Representatives
Hong
,
Tenorio
,
Andraca
,
Anderson
,
Arney
,
Bare
,
Billings
,
Brown
,
Clancy
,
DeSanto
,
DeSmidt
,
Doyle
,
Emerson
,
Fitzgerald
,
Goodwin
,
Haywood
,
Hysell
,
J. Jacobson
,
Joers
,
Johnson
,
Kirsch
,
Madison
,
Mayadev
,
McCarville
,
Miresse
,
Moore Omokunde
,
Neubauer
,
Palmeri
,
Phelps
,
Prado
,
Rivera-Wagner
,
Roe
,
Sinicki
,
Snodgrass
,
Stroud
,
Stubbs
,
Subeck
,
Udell
and
Vining
. Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue.
SB741,1,3
1
An Act

to create
20.115 (3) (e) and 93.53 of the statutes;
relating to:
food
2
waste reduction grants, granting rule-making authority, and making an
3
appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to provide grants for food waste reduction pilot projects that have an objective of preventing food waste, redirecting surplus food to hunger relief organizations, and composting food waste. Under the bill, DATCP must give preference to grant proposals that serve census tracts for which the median household income is below the statewide median household income and in which no grocery store is located.
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:
SB741,1
4
Section
1
.
20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place,
5
insert the following amounts for the purposes indicated:
-
See PDF for table

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See PDF for table

SB741,2
6
Section
2
.
20.115 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB741,2,8
7
20.115
(3)
(e)
Food waste reduction grants.
The amounts in the schedule for
8
providing food waste reduction grants under s. 93.53.
SB741,3
9
Section
3
.
93.53 of the statutes is created to read:
SB741,2,16
10
93.53

Food waste reduction grants.

(1)
The department shall provide
11
grants for food waste reduction pilot projects that have an objective of preventing
12
food waste, redirecting surplus food to hunger relief organizations, and composting
13
food waste. In awarding grants under this section, the department shall give
14
preference to proposals that serve census tracts for which the median household
15
income is below the statewide median household income and in which no grocery
16
store is located.
SB741,2,18
17
(2)
The department shall promulgate rules for the administration of this
18
section.
SB741,2,19
19
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