WI AB180 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 21)
Status: Passed on March 24 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-24 - Published 3-24-2026
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

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)

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Title

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

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-03-17 - Senate - Senate: Read a third time and concurred in (Y: 25 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-03-17 - Senate - Senate: Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected (Y: 18 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-02-19 - House - Assembly: Read a third time and passed (Y: 71 N: 22 NV: 6 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-03-24HousePublished 3-24-2026
2026-03-24HouseReport approved by the Governor on 3-23-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 116
2026-03-18HousePresented to the Governor on 3-18-2026
2026-03-18HouseReport correctly enrolled on 3-18-2026
2026-03-18HouseLRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 2)
2026-03-18HouseReceived from Senate concurred in
2026-03-17SenateOrdered immediately messaged
2026-03-17SenateRead a third time and concurred in, Ayes 25, Noes 8
2026-03-17SenateRules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-03-17SenateOrdered to a third reading
2026-03-17SenateSenate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15
2026-03-17SenateRead a second time
2026-03-17SenateSenate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators L. Johnson, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and Wall
2026-03-16SenatePlaced on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-03-16SenatePublic hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2
2026-03-11SenateAvailable for scheduling
2026-03-11SenateReport concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 2
2026-03-11SenateReport introduction of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 13, Noes 0
2026-03-11SenateExecutive action taken
2026-03-10SenateWithdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
2026-02-25SenateAvailable for scheduling
2026-02-25SenateRead first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
2026-02-23SenateReceived from Assembly
2026-02-19HouseOrdered immediately messaged
2026-02-19HouseRead a third time and passed, Ayes 71, Noes 22
2026-02-19HouseRules suspended
2026-02-19HouseOrdered to a third reading
2026-02-19HouseAssembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted
2026-02-19HouseAssembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Moses
2026-02-19HouseRead a second time
2026-02-19HouseAssembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Joers
2026-02-18HouseMade a special order of business at 11:07 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14
2025-11-13HousePlaced on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules
2025-11-13HouseAssembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Moses
2025-05-29HouseReferred to committee on Rules
2025-05-29HouseReport passage recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 2
2025-05-28HouseExecutive action taken
2025-05-15HousePublic hearing held
2025-05-12HouseRepresentative Brill added as a coauthor
2025-05-08HouseFiscal estimate received
2025-04-16HouseRepresentative Kitchens added as a coauthor
2025-04-15HouseRead first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefit Reform
2025-04-15HouseIntroduced

Same As/Similar To

SB154 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Wisconsin State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab180
Texthttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB180.pdf
Texthttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/enrolledbills/2025/REG/AB180.pdf
Texthttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/acts/2025/116.pdf
Amendmenthttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB180-AA1.pdf
Amendmenthttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB180-ASA1.pdf
Amendmenthttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB180-ASA2.pdf
Amendmenthttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB180-SSA1.pdf
Amendmenthttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB180-SSA2.pdf
Supplementhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab180/ab180_dhs.pdf
Supplementhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/assembly/public_benefit_reform/1919355.pdf
Supplementhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcamendmentmemos/2025/REG/AB180.pdf
Supplementhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/joint/finance/1978070.pdf
Supplementhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcactmemos/2025/REG/Act%20116.pdf
Roll Callhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2025/av0291
Roll Callhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2025/sv0223
Roll Callhttps://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/votes/2025/sv0224

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