Bill Commons

WI AB 226

withdrawn

Relating to: prohibiting school boards and independent charter schools from providing food containing certain ingredients in free or reduced-price meals.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did WI AB 226 pass?

No. WI AB 226 was withdrawn and is no longer under consideration. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI AB 226 about?

WI AB 226 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: prohibiting school boards and independent charter schools from providing food containing certain ingredients in free or reduced-price meals.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 226?

Goeben, Mursau, Allen and 7 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 226.

Introduced
2025-04-23
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Goebenprimary
  • Mursauprimary
  • Allenprimary
  • Wichgersprimary
  • Knodlprimary
  • Behnkeprimary
  • Melotikprimary
  • O'Connorprimary
  • Callahanprimary
  • Mosesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-23

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    amendment-failure

  2. 2026-01-16

    Available for scheduling

  3. 2026-01-16

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

    reading-1,referral-committee

  4. 2026-01-16

    Received from Assembly

    receipt

  5. 2026-01-15

    Ordered immediately messaged

  6. 2026-01-15

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 43, Paired 2

    passage,reading-3

  7. 2026-01-15

    Rules suspended

  8. 2026-01-15

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  9. 2026-01-15

    Assembly Amendment 2 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  10. 2026-01-15

    Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 52, Noes 44

  11. 2026-01-15

    Decision of the Chair appealed

  12. 2026-01-15

    Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

  13. 2026-01-15

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Joers

    amendment-introduction

  14. 2026-01-15

    Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 52, Noes 44

  15. 2026-01-15

    Decision of the Chair appealed

  16. 2026-01-15

    Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

  17. 2026-01-15

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Roe

    amendment-introduction

  18. 2026-01-15

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  19. 2026-01-13

    Placed on calendar 1-15-2026 by Committee on Rules

  20. 2025-11-12

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  21. 2025-11-12

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 5

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2025-11-12

    Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 5

    committee-passage-favorable

  23. 2025-11-06

    Executive action taken

  24. 2025-06-11

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Moses

    amendment-introduction

  25. 2025-06-06

    Representative Goeben withdrawn as a coauthor

    withdrawal

  26. 2025-05-15

    Public hearing held

  27. 2025-05-14

    Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor

  28. 2025-05-13

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Moses

    amendment-introduction

  29. 2025-04-23

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

    reading-1,referral-committee

  30. 2025-04-23

    Introduced by Representatives Moses, Callahan, O'Connor, Melotik, Behnke, Knodl, Wichgers, Allen, Mursau and Goeben; cosponsored by Senator Cabral-Guevara

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 5

    2025-11-12 · pass · 7-5

  • Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 5

    2025-11-12 · pass · 7-5

  • SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND

    2026-01-15 · pass · 52-44

    Member-level votes (96)
    • ALLEN: yes
    • ANDERSON: no
    • ANDRACA: no
    • ARMSTRONG: yes
    • ARNEY: no
    • AUGUST: yes
    • BARE: no
    • BEHNKE: yes
    • BILLINGS: no
    • BORN: yes
    • BRILL: yes
    • BROOKS: yes
    • BROWN: no
    • CALLAHAN: yes
    • CLANCY: no
    • CRUZ: no
    • DALLMAN: yes
    • DESANTO: no
    • DESMIDT: no
    • DITTRICH: yes
    • DONOVAN: yes
    • DOYLE: no
    • DUCHOW: yes
    • EMERSON: no
    • FITZGERALD: no
    • 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: no
    • JOERS: no
    • JOHNSON: no
    • KAUFERT: yes
    • KIRSCH: no
    • KITCHENS: yes
    • KNODL: yes
    • KREIBICH: yes
    • KRUG: yes
    • KURTZ: yes
    • MADISON: no
    • MAXEY: yes
    • MAYADEV: no
    • MCCARVILLE: no
    • MCGUIRE: no
    • MELOTIK: yes
    • MIRESSE: no
    • MOORE OMOKUNDE: no
    • MOSES: yes
    • MURPHY: yes
    • MURSAU: yes
    • NEDWESKI: yes
    • NEUBAUER: no
    • NEYLON: yes
    • NOVAK: yes
    • O'CONNOR: yes
    • ORTIZ-VELEZ: no
    • PALMERI: no
    • PENTERMAN: yes
    • PETERSEN: yes
    • PHELPS: no
    • PIWOWARCZYK: yes
    • PRADO: no
    • PRONSCHINSKE: yes
    • RODRIGUEZ: yes
    • ROE: no
    • SHEEHAN: no
    • SINICKI: no
    • SNODGRASS: no
    • SNYDER: yes
    • SORTWELL: yes
    • SPAUDE: no
    • SPIROS: yes
    • STROUD: no
    • STUBBS: no
    • SUBECK: no
    • SUMMERFIELD: yes
    • SWEARINGEN: yes
    • TAYLOR: no
    • TENORIO: no
    • TRANEL: yes
    • TUCKER: yes
    • TUSLER: yes
    • UDELL: no
    • VANDERMEER: yes
    • VINING: no
    • WICHGERS: yes
    • WITTKE: yes
    • ZIMMERMAN: yes
    • SPEAKER: yes

  • PASSAGE

    2026-01-15 · pass · 53-43

    Member-level votes (96)
    • ALLEN: yes
    • ANDERSON: no
    • ANDRACA: yes
    • ARMSTRONG: yes
    • ARNEY: no
    • AUGUST: yes
    • BARE: no
    • BEHNKE: yes
    • BILLINGS: yes
    • BORN: yes
    • BRILL: no
    • BROOKS: yes
    • BROWN: yes
    • CALLAHAN: yes
    • CLANCY: no
    • CRUZ: no
    • DALLMAN: yes
    • DESANTO: no
    • DESMIDT: no
    • DITTRICH: yes
    • DONOVAN: yes
    • DOYLE: no
    • DUCHOW: yes
    • EMERSON: no
    • FITZGERALD: no
    • FRANKLIN: yes
    • GOEBEN: no
    • GOODWIN: no
    • GREEN: yes
    • GUNDRUM: yes
    • GUSTAFSON: yes
    • HAYWOOD: no
    • HONG: no
    • HURD: yes
    • HYSELL: no
    • JACOBSON, B: yes
    • JACOBSON, J: no
    • JOERS: no
    • JOHNSON: no
    • KAUFERT: yes
    • KIRSCH: no
    • KITCHENS: yes
    • KNODL: yes
    • KREIBICH: yes
    • KRUG: yes
    • KURTZ: yes
    • MADISON: no
    • MAXEY: yes
    • MAYADEV: yes
    • MCCARVILLE: no
    • MCGUIRE: no
    • MELOTIK: yes
    • MIRESSE: no
    • MOORE OMOKUNDE: no
    • MOSES: yes
    • MURPHY: yes
    • MURSAU: yes
    • NEDWESKI: yes
    • NEUBAUER: no
    • NEYLON: yes
    • NOVAK: yes
    • O'CONNOR: yes
    • ORTIZ-VELEZ: no
    • PALMERI: no
    • PENTERMAN: yes
    • PETERSEN: yes
    • PHELPS: no
    • PIWOWARCZYK: yes
    • PRADO: no
    • PRONSCHINSKE: yes
    • RODRIGUEZ: yes
    • ROE: no
    • SHEEHAN: no
    • SINICKI: no
    • SNODGRASS: no
    • SNYDER: yes
    • SORTWELL: yes
    • SPAUDE: no
    • SPIROS: yes
    • STROUD: no
    • STUBBS: no
    • SUBECK: no
    • SUMMERFIELD: yes
    • SWEARINGEN: yes
    • TAYLOR: no
    • TENORIO: no
    • TRANEL: yes
    • TUCKER: yes
    • TUSLER: yes
    • UDELL: no
    • VANDERMEER: yes
    • VINING: no
    • WICHGERS: no
    • WITTKE: yes
    • ZIMMERMAN: yes
    • SPEAKER: yes

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab226

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