Bill Commons

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

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Did WI AB 180 pass?

Yes. WI AB 180 has been enacted into law. 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, joined by 4 cosponsors.

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

  • Wichgersprimary
  • Snyderprimary
  • Pentermanprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Neylonprimary
  • Nedweskiprimary
  • Murphyprimary
  • Maxeyprimary
  • Gundrumprimary
  • Goebenprimary
  • Dittrichprimary
  • Callahanprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Allenprimary
  • Kaufertprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Mosesprimary
  • Kapengacosponsor
  • Cabral-Guevaracosponsor
  • Nasscosponsor
  • Tomczykcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-24

    Published 3-24-2026

    became-law

  2. 2026-03-24

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

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-03-18

    Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2026

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-03-18

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-18-2026

    enrolled

  5. 2026-03-18

    LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 2)

  6. 2026-03-18

    Received from Senate concurred in

    receipt

  7. 2026-03-17

    Ordered immediately messaged

  8. 2026-03-17

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

    passage,reading-3

  9. 2026-03-17

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  10. 2026-03-17

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  11. 2026-03-17

    Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15

    amendment-failure

  12. 2026-03-17

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  13. 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

  14. 2026-03-16

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

  15. 2026-03-16

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

  16. 2026-03-11

    Available for scheduling

  17. 2026-03-11

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-03-11

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

  19. 2026-03-11

    Executive action taken

  20. 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

  21. 2026-02-25

    Available for scheduling

  22. 2026-02-25

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

    reading-1,referral-committee

  23. 2026-02-23

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  24. 2026-02-19

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. 2026-02-19

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

    passage,reading-3

  26. 2026-02-19

    Rules suspended

  27. 2026-02-19

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  28. 2026-02-19

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted

    amendment-passage

  29. 2026-02-19

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Moses

    amendment-introduction

  30. 2026-02-19

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  31. 2026-02-19

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Joers

    amendment-introduction

  32. 2026-02-18

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

  33. 2025-11-13

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

  34. 2025-11-13

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Moses

    amendment-introduction

  35. 2025-05-29

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  36. 2025-05-29

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  37. 2025-05-28

    Executive action taken

  38. 2025-05-15

    Public hearing held

  39. 2025-05-12

    Representative Brill added as a coauthor

  40. 2025-05-08

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  41. 2025-04-16

    Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor

  42. 2025-04-15

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefit Reform

    reading-1,referral-committee

  43. 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

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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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