Wisconsin House Bill 524

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 13-7)
Status: Failed on March 23 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to repeal 134.66 (4) (b); to renumber 134.66 (4) (a) 2.; to renumber and amend 134.66 (4) (a) 1., 134.66 (4) (a) 3. and 134.66 (4) (a) 4.; to amend 134.65 (1a) (b), 134.66 (title), 134.66 (1) (g), 134.66 (2) (a), (am), (b) and (cm) 1m., 134.66 (2m) (a), 134.66 (3) (intro.), (a), (b) and (c), 139.30 (10), 139.345 (3) (a) (intro.), 139.345 (3) (b) 2., 139.345 (7) (a), subchapter IX (title) of chapter 254 [precedes 254.911], 254.911 (8), 254.911 (9), 254.911 (10), 254.916 (1) (a), 254.916 (2) (intro.), 254.916 (11), 254.92 (title), 254.92 (1), 254.92 (2), 254.92 (2m) (intro.) and 254.92 (3); to create 134.66 (1) (bm), 254.911 (1m) and 254.916 (2) (d) of the statutes; 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)

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)

Rep. Jeffrey Mursau [R]	Rep. Karen Hurd [R]	Rep. Margaret Arney [D]	Rep. Barbara Dittrich [R]
Rep. Rick Gundrum [R]	Rep. Nate Gustafson [R]	Rep. Tara Johnson [D]	Rep. Dave Maxey [R]
Rep. Vinnie Miresse [D]	Rep. Amanda Nedweski [R]	Rep. Jerry O'Connor [R]	Rep. Lori Palmeri [D]
Rep. Jim Piwowarczyk [R]	Rep. Christine Sinicki [D]	Rep. Patrick Snyder [R]	Rep. Angela Stroud [D]
Sen. Jesse James [R]	Sen. Howard Marklein [R]	Sen. Timothy Carpenter [D]	Sen. Van Wanggaard [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-23	House	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2026-03-12	House	Fiscal estimate received
2026-02-09	House	Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
2025-12-17	House	Referred to committee on Rules
2025-12-17	House	Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 1
2025-12-17	House	Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 9, Noes 1
2025-12-16	House	Senator Keyeski added as a cosponsor
2025-12-10	House	Executive action taken
2025-12-09	House	Representative Billings added as a coauthor
2025-12-08	House	Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Mursau
2025-12-08	House	Representative Hysell added as a coauthor
2025-12-03	House	Public hearing held
2025-11-19	House	Fiscal estimate received
2025-11-06	House	Representative Goodwin added as a coauthor
2025-10-31	House	Fiscal estimate received
2025-10-30	House	Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
2025-10-30	House	Fiscal estimate received
2025-10-27	House	Representative Kirsch added as a coauthor
2025-10-20	House	Representative Anderson added as a coauthor
2025-10-17	House	Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
2025-10-15	House	Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
2025-10-15	House	Introduced

SB524 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab524
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB524.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB524-AA1.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab524/ab524_dor.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab524/ab524_doc.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab524/ab524_da.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/assembly/state_affairs/1957259.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcamendmentmemos/2025/REG/AB524.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab524/ab524_dhs.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/assembly/rules/1989261.pdf