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WI SB 524

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Relating to: raising the legal age for sale, purchase, and possession of cigarettes and nicotine and tobacco products; providing a legal age for sale, purchase, and possession of electronic vaping devices; and providing a penalty. (FE)

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 524 pass?

No. WI SB 524 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-03-23). Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI SB 524 about?

WI SB 524 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: raising the legal age for sale, purchase, and possession of cigarettes and nicotine and tobacco products; providing a legal age for sale, purchase, and possession of electronic vaping devices; and providing a penalty. (FE)”.

Who sponsors WI SB 524?

Wanggaard, Carpenter, Marklein and 1 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 524.

Introduced
2025-10-09
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Wanggaardprimary
  • Carpenterprimary
  • Markleinprimary
  • Jamesprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-10-09

    Introduced by Senators James, Marklein, Carpenter and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Hurd, Arney, Dittrich, Gundrum, Gustafson, Johnson, Maxey, Miresse, Nedweski, O'Connor, Palmeri, Sinicki, Snyder, Stroud and Piwowarczyk

    introduction

  2. 2025-10-09

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-10-10

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  4. 2025-10-20

    Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor

  5. 2025-10-22

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  6. 2025-10-24

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  7. 2025-11-06

    Representative Goodwin added as a cosponsor

  8. 2025-11-21

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  9. 2025-11-21

    Fiscal estimate received

    receipt

  10. 2025-12-08

    Representative Hysell added as a cosponsor

  11. 2025-12-09

    Representative Billings added as a cosponsor

  12. 2025-12-11

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James

    amendment-introduction

  13. 2025-12-16

    Public hearing held

  14. 2025-12-16

    Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor

  15. 2026-02-03

    Executive action taken

  16. 2026-02-03

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0

    amendment-passage

  17. 2026-02-03

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-02-03

    Available for scheduling

  19. 2026-02-09

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  20. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0

    2026-02-03 · pass · 5-0

  • Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0

    2026-02-03 · pass · 5-0

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb524

Attribution

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