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WI AB 180

enacted

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)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did WI AB 180 pass?

Yes. WI AB 180 has been enacted into law as of 2026-03-24. Latest recorded action (2026-03-24): Published 3-24-2026

What is WI AB 180 about?

WI AB 180 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “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)”.

Who sponsors WI AB 180?

Wichgers, Snyder, Penterman and 14 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 180.

Introduced
2025-04-15
Latest action
2026-03-24 — Published 3-24-2026
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Wichgersprimary
  • Snyderprimary
  • Pentermanprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Neylonprimary
  • Nedweskiprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Maxeyprimary
  • Gundrumprimary
  • Goebenprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Callahanprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Allenprimary
  • Kaufertprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Mosesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-04-15

    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

    introduction

  2. 2025-04-15

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefit Reform

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-04-16

    Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor

  4. 2025-05-08

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  5. 2025-05-12

    Representative Brill added as a coauthor

  6. 2025-05-15

    Public hearing held

  7. 2025-05-28

    Executive action taken

  8. 2025-05-29

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 2

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-05-29

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  10. 2025-11-13

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Moses

    amendment-introduction

  11. 2025-11-13

    Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules

  12. 2026-02-18

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

  13. 2026-02-19

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Joers

    amendment-introduction

  14. 2026-02-19

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  15. 2026-02-19

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Moses

    amendment-introduction

  16. 2026-02-19

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  17. 2026-02-19

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  18. 2026-02-19

    Rules suspended

  19. 2026-02-19

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 71, Noes 22

    passage,reading-3

  20. 2026-02-19

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. 2026-02-23

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  22. 2026-02-25

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

    reading-1,referral-committee

  23. 2026-02-25

    Available for scheduling

  24. 2026-03-10

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

    referral-committee

  25. 2026-03-11

    Executive action taken

  26. 2026-03-11

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

  27. 2026-03-11

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  28. 2026-03-11

    Available for scheduling

  29. 2026-03-16

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

  30. 2026-03-16

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

  31. 2026-03-17

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

    amendment-introduction

  32. 2026-03-17

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  33. 2026-03-17

    Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15

    amendment-failure

  34. 2026-03-17

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  35. 2026-03-17

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  36. 2026-03-17

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 25, Noes 8

    passage,reading-3

  37. 2026-03-17

    Ordered immediately messaged

  38. 2026-03-18

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  39. 2026-03-18

    LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 2)

  40. 2026-03-18

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-18-2026

    enrolled

  41. 2026-03-18

    Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2026

    executive-receipt

  42. 2026-03-24

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-23-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 116

    executive-signature

  43. 2026-03-24

    Published 3-24-2026

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 2

    2025-05-29 · pass · 4-2

  • PASSAGE

    2026-02-19 · pass · 71-22

    Member-level votes (93)
    • MIRESSE: no
    • ANDERSON: yes
    • ANDRACA: yes
    • ARMSTRONG: yes
    • ARNEY: yes
    • AUGUST: yes
    • BARE: no
    • BEHNKE: yes
    • BILLINGS: yes
    • BORN: yes
    • BRILL: yes
    • BROOKS: yes
    • BROWN: yes
    • CALLAHAN: yes
    • CLANCY: no
    • CRUZ: no
    • DALLMAN: yes
    • DESANTO: no
    • DESMIDT: yes
    • DITTRICH: yes
    • DONOVAN: yes
    • DOYLE: yes
    • DUCHOW: yes
    • EMERSON: yes
    • FITZGERALD: yes
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • GOEBEN: yes
    • GOODWIN: no
    • GREEN: yes
    • GUNDRUM: yes
    • GUSTAFSON: yes
    • HAYWOOD: no
    • HONG: no
    • HURD: yes
    • HYSELL: no
    • JACOBSON, B: yes
    • JACOBSON, J: yes
    • JOERS: no
    • KAUFERT: yes
    • KIRSCH: no
    • KITCHENS: yes
    • KNODL: yes
    • KREIBICH: yes
    • KRUG: yes
    • KURTZ: yes
    • MADISON: no
    • MAXEY: yes
    • MAYADEV: no
    • MCCARVILLE: yes
    • MCGUIRE: yes
    • MELOTIK: yes
    • MOORE OMOKUNDE: no
    • MOSES: yes
    • MURPHY: yes
    • MURSAU: yes
    • NEDWESKI: yes
    • NEUBAUER: yes
    • NEYLON: yes
    • NOVAK: yes
    • O'CONNOR: yes
    • ORTIZ-VELEZ: no
    • PALMERI: yes
    • PENTERMAN: yes
    • PETERSEN: yes
    • PHELPS: no
    • PIWOWARCZYK: yes
    • PRONSCHINSKE: yes
    • RODRIGUEZ: yes
    • ROE: no
    • SINICKI: no
    • SNODGRASS: no
    • SNYDER: yes
    • SORTWELL: yes
    • SPAUDE: yes
    • SPIROS: yes
    • STEFFEN: yes
    • STUBBS: no
    • SUBECK: yes
    • SUMMERFIELD: yes
    • SWEARINGEN: yes
    • TAYLOR: no
    • TENORIO: no
    • TITTL: yes
    • TRANEL: yes
    • TUCKER: yes
    • TUSLER: yes
    • UDELL: yes
    • VANDERMEER: yes
    • VINING: yes
    • WICHGERS: yes
    • WITTKE: yes
    • ZIMMERMAN: yes
    • SPEAKER: yes
  • Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 2

    2026-03-11 · pass · 11-2

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

    2026-03-11 · pass · 13-0

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

    2026-03-16 · pass · 3-2

  • CONCURRENCE

    2026-03-17 · pass · 25-8

    Member-level votes (33)
    • BRADLEY: yes
    • KAPENGA: yes
    • STAFSHOLT: yes
    • CABRAL-GUEVARA: yes
    • KEYESKI: yes
    • TESTIN: yes
    • FELZKOWSKI: yes
    • LEMAHIEU: yes
    • TOMCZYK: yes
    • FEYEN: yes
    • MARKLEIN: yes
    • WALL: yes
    • HABUSH SINYKIN: yes
    • NASS: yes
    • WANGGAARD: yes
    • HUTTON: yes
    • PFAFF: yes
    • WIMBERGER: yes
    • JACQUE: yes
    • QUINN: yes
    • WIRCH: yes
    • JAGLER: yes
    • RATCLIFF: yes
    • JAMES: yes
    • SMITH: yes
    • CARPENTER: no
    • HESSELBEIN: no
    • ROYS: no
    • DASSLER-ALFHEI: no
    • JOHNSON: no
    • SPREITZER: no
    • DRAKE: no
    • LARSON: no
  • Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15

    2026-03-17 · pass · 18-15

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