STATE BILLWI AB 180PASSED

Requiring the Department of Health Services to seek any necessary waiver to prohibit the purchase of candy or soft drinks with FoodShare benefits. (FE)

An Act to create 49.79 (7x) of the statutes; Relating to: requiring the Department of Health Services to seek any necessary waiver to prohibit the purchase of candy or soft drinks with FoodShare benefits. (FE)

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Mar 24, 2026; 233 days ago
Current chamber: Assembly
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

WI AB 180 · PassedMar 24

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Bill details

Last action: Published 3-24-2026 · Mar 24, 2026

Bill history

Newest first.

Mar 24, 2026Published 3-24-2026Assembly

Mar 24, 2026Report approved by the Governor on 3-23-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 116Assembly

Mar 18, 2026Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2026Assembly

Mar 18, 2026Report correctly enrolled on 3-18-2026Assembly

Mar 18, 2026LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 2)Assembly

Mar 18, 2026Received from Senate concurred inAssembly

Mar 17, 2026Ordered immediately messagedSenate

Mar 17, 2026Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 25, Noes 8Senate

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Mar 17, 2026Rules suspended to give bill its third readingSenate

Mar 17, 2026Ordered to a third readingSenate

Mar 17, 2026Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15Senate

Mar 17, 2026Read a second timeSenate

Mar 17, 2026Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators L. Johnson, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and WallSenate

Mar 16, 2026Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)Senate

Mar 16, 2026Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2Senate

Mar 11, 2026Available for schedulingSenate

Mar 11, 2026Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 2Senate

Mar 11, 2026Report introduction of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 13, Noes 0Senate

Mar 11, 2026Executive action takenSenate

Mar 10, 2026Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)Senate

Feb 25, 2026Available for schedulingSenate

Feb 25, 2026Read first time and referred to committee on Senate OrganizationSenate

Feb 23, 2026Received from AssemblySenate

Feb 19, 2026Ordered immediately messagedAssembly

Feb 19, 2026Read a third time and passed, Ayes 71, Noes 22Assembly

Feb 19, 2026Rules suspendedAssembly

Feb 19, 2026Ordered to a third readingAssembly

Feb 19, 2026Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adoptedAssembly

Feb 19, 2026Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative MosesAssembly

Feb 19, 2026Read a second timeAssembly

Feb 19, 2026Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative JoersAssembly

Feb 18, 2026Made a special order of business at 11:07 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14Assembly

Nov 13, 2025Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on RulesAssembly

Nov 13, 2025Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative MosesAssembly

May 29, 2025Referred to committee on RulesAssembly

May 29, 2025Report passage recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 2Assembly

May 28, 2025Executive action takenAssembly

May 15, 2025Public hearing heldAssembly

May 12, 2025Representative Brill added as a coauthorAssembly

May 8, 2025Fiscal estimate receivedAssembly

Apr 16, 2025Representative Kitchens added as a coauthorAssembly

Apr 15, 2025Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefit ReformAssembly

Apr 15, 2025IntroducedAssembly

Recorded votes

Assembly: Read a third time and passedFeb 19, 2026 · Assembly · 71 yea · 22 nayPassed

Senate: Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejectedMar 17, 2026 · Senate · 18 yea · 15 nayPassed

Senate: Read a third time and concurred inMar 17, 2026 · Senate · 25 yea · 8 nayPassed

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Requiring the Department of Health Services to seek any necessary waiver to prohibit the purchase of candy or soft drinks with FoodShare benefits. (FE)

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Requiring the Department of Health Services to seek any necessary waiver to prohibit the purchase of candy or soft drinks with FoodShare benefits. (FE)

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