LRB-5019/1
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2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
November 21, 2023 - Introduced by Senators Pfaff, Smith, Spreitzer, Hesselbein,
Roys and Taylor, cosponsored by Representatives Shankland, Shelton,
Jacobson, Considine, C. Anderson, J. Anderson, Bare, Clancy, Conley,
Drake, Emerson, Joers, Madison, Ohnstad, Palmeri, Sinicki, Snodgrass and
Subeck. Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Tourism.
SB710,1,3 1An Act to create 20.435 (4) (bu) and 49.79 (7s) of the statutes; relating to:
2payment processing equipment and services for farmers and farmers' markets
3and making an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires the Department of Health Services to provide electronic
benefit transfer and credit and debit card processing equipment and services to
farmers' markets and farmers who sell directly to consumers as a payment
processing program. The bill specifies that the electronic benefit transfer processing
equipment and services must include equipment and services for the food stamp
program, which is known as FoodShare. Under the bill, the vendor that processes
the electronic benefit transfer and credit and debit card transactions must also
process any local purchasing incentives. The bill provides $735,000 for this payment
processing program, and included in that amount is funding for a portion of a
full-time employee position for DHS to coordinate and provide other services for the
payment processing program.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB710,1
1Section 1. 20.005 (3) (schedule) of the statutes: at the appropriate place, insert
2the following amounts for the purposes indicated: - See PDF for table PDF
SB710,2 3Section 2. 20.435 (4) (bu) of the statutes is created to read:
SB710,2,74 20.435 (4) (bu) Payment processing program for farmers. Biennially, the
5amounts in the schedule to provide electronic benefit transfer and credit and debit
6card processing equipment and services to farmers' markets and farmers who sell
7directly to consumers under s. 49.79 (7s).
SB710,3 8Section 3. 49.79 (7s) of the statutes is created to read:
SB710,2,169 49.79 (7s) Payment processing program. The department shall administer a
10payment processing program to provide to farmers' markets and farmers who sell
11directly to consumers electronic benefit transfer and credit and debit card processing
12equipment and services, including electronic benefit transfer for the food stamp
13program. To participate in the payment processing program, the vendor that is
14under contract to process the electronic benefit transfer and credit and debit card
15transactions shall also process any local purchasing incentives, even if those local
16purchasing incentives are funded by a local third-party entity.
SB710,4 17Section 4. Nonstatutory provisions.
SB710,3,218 (1) Payment processing program; position. The authorized FTE positions for
19the department of health services are increased by 0.625 GPR position, to be funded

1from the appropriation under s. 20.435 (4) (bu), for the purpose of coordinating the
2payment processing program and providing other services under s. 49.79 (7s).
SB710,3,33 (End)
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