2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature

Assembly Bill 180

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)

Status: A - Enacted into Law

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
3/24/2026 Asm.Published 3-24-2026692
3/17/2026 Sen.Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 25, Noes 8799
2/19/2026 Asm.Read a third time and passed, Ayes 71, Noes 22636

History

Date / House Action Journal
4/15/2025 Asm.Introduced by Representatives Moses, Knodl, Kaufert, Allen, Behnke, Callahan, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Maxey, Murphy, Nedweski, Neylon, O'Connor, Penterman, Snyder and Wichgers;
cosponsored by Senators Kapenga, Cabral-Guevara, Nass and Tomczyk
95
4/15/2025 Asm.Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefit Reform95
4/16/2025 Asm.Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor101
5/8/2025 Asm.Fiscal estimate received 
5/12/2025 Asm.Representative Brill added as a coauthor133
5/15/2025 Asm.Public hearing held 
5/28/2025 Asm.Executive action taken 
5/29/2025 Asm.Report passage recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 2160
5/29/2025 Asm.Referred to committee on Rules160
11/13/2025 Asm.Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Moses352
11/13/2025 Asm.Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules 
2/18/2026 Asm.Made a special order of business at 11:07 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14602
2/19/2026 Asm.Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Joers610
2/19/2026 Asm.Read a second time636
2/19/2026 Asm.Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Moses636
2/19/2026 Asm.Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted636
2/19/2026 Asm.Ordered to a third reading636
2/19/2026 Asm.Rules suspended636
2/19/2026 Asm.Read a third time and passed, Ayes 71, Noes 22636
2/19/2026 Asm.Ordered immediately messaged636
2/23/2026 Sen.Received from Assembly741
2/25/2026 Sen.Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization747
2/25/2026 Sen.Available for scheduling 
3/10/2026 Sen.Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)774
3/11/2026 Sen.Executive action taken 
3/11/2026 Sen.Report introduction of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 13, Noes 0776
3/11/2026 Sen.Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 2777
3/11/2026 Sen.Available for scheduling 
3/16/2026 Sen.Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2788
3/16/2026 Sen.Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)789
3/17/2026 Sen.Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators L. Johnson, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and Wall792
3/17/2026 Sen.Read a second time799
3/17/2026 Sen.Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15799
3/17/2026 Sen.Ordered to a third reading799
3/17/2026 Sen.Rules suspended to give bill its third reading799
3/17/2026 Sen.Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 25, Noes 8799
3/17/2026 Sen.Ordered immediately messaged813
3/18/2026 Asm.Received from Senate concurred in665
3/18/2026 Asm.LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 2)666
3/18/2026 Asm.Report correctly enrolled on 3-18-2026666
3/18/2026 Asm.Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2026666
3/24/2026 Asm.Report approved by the Governor on 3-23-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 116692
3/24/2026 Asm.Published 3-24-2026692
 
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