Wisconsin Senate 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)

Sen. Jesse James [R]	Sen. Howard Marklein [R]	Sen. Timothy Carpenter [D]	Sen. Van Wanggaard [R]
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. Christine Sinicki [D]	Rep. Patrick Snyder [R]	Rep. Angela Stroud [D]	Rep. Jim Piwowarczyk [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-23	Senate	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2026-02-09	Senate	Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
2026-02-03	Senate	Available for scheduling
2026-02-03	Senate	Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0
2026-02-03	Senate	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	Senate	Executive action taken
2025-12-16	Senate	Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor
2025-12-16	Senate	Public hearing held
2025-12-11	Senate	Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James
2025-12-09	Senate	Representative Billings added as a cosponsor
2025-12-08	Senate	Representative Hysell added as a cosponsor
2025-11-21	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2025-11-21	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2025-11-06	Senate	Representative Goodwin added as a cosponsor
2025-10-24	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2025-10-22	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2025-10-20	Senate	Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor
2025-10-10	Senate	Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor
2025-10-09	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families
2025-10-09	Senate	Introduced

AB524 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb524
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB524.pdf
Amendment	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/SB524-SA1.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb524/sb524_dor.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb524/sb524_doc.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb524/sb524_da.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb524/sb524_dhs.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/mental_health_substance_abuse_prevention_children_and_families/1970127.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/lcamendmentmemos/2025/REG/SB524.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/senate_organization/1985058.pdf