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Wisconsin: AB180

Wisconsin Snap Reform

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Dietary Guidelines & Food Policy

Bill Information

MAHA Approved

Summary


This bill requires the Department of Health Services to request any necessary waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to prohibit the purchase of candy or soft drinks with FoodShare benefits. Under current law, the federal food stamp program, known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and called FoodShare in this state, provides benefits to eligible low-income households for the purchase of food. FoodShare is administered by DHS. The federal government pays the benefits for FoodShare while the state and federal government share the cost of administration. Current federal law defines the foods eligible for purchase under FoodShare. The bill requires DHS to seek any necessary waiver to prohibit the use of FoodShare benefits for the purchase of candy or soft drinks. If the waiver is granted, DHS must prohibit the use of FoodShare benefits to purchase candy or soft drinks. If any necessary waiver is not granted, the bill requires DHS to resubmit the waiver request annually until it is granted. For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.

Introduced

04/15/2025

In Committee

03/10/2026

Crossed Over

02/19/2026

Passed

03/24/2026

Enacted

03/24/2026

Sponsors

Clint Moses

Republican Representative (WI)

608-237-9129rep.moses@legis.wisconsin.gov

Dan Knodl

Republican Representative (WI)

608-237-9124rep.knodl@legis.wisconsin.gov

Dean Kaufert

Republican Representative (WI)

608-237-9153rep.kaufert@legis.wisconsin.gov

Scott Allen

Republican Representative (WI)

608-237-9182rep.allen@legis.wisconsin.gov

Elijah Behnke

Republican Representative (WI)

608-237-9106rep.behnke@legis.wisconsin.gov

Calvin Callahan

Republican Representative (WI)

608-237-9135rep.callahan@legis.wisconsin.gov

Barbara Dittrich

Republican Representative (WI)

608-237-9199rep.dittrich@legis.wisconsin.gov

Joy Goeben

Republican Representative (WI)

608-237-9105rep.goeben@legis.wisconsin.gov

Rick Gundrum

Republican Representative (WI)

608-237-9158rep.gundrum@legis.wisconsin.gov

Dave Maxey

Republican Representative (WI)

608-237-9183rep.maxey@legis.wisconsin.gov

Dave Murphy

Republican Representative (WI)

608-237-9156rep.murphy@legis.wisconsin.gov

Amanda Nedweski

Republican Representative (WI)

608-237-9132rep.nedweski@legis.wisconsin.gov

Adam Neylon

Republican Representative (WI)

608-237-9115rep.neylon@legis.wisconsin.gov

Jerry O'Connor

Republican Representative (WI)

608-237-9160rep.o'connor@legis.wisconsin.gov

William Penterman

Republican Representative (WI)

608-237-9138rep.penterman@legis.wisconsin.gov

Pat Snyder

Republican Representative (WI)

608-237-9185rep.snyder@legis.wisconsin.gov

Chuck Wichgers

Republican Representative (WI)

608-237-9184rep.wichgers@legis.wisconsin.gov

Chris Kapenga

Republican Senator (WI)

608-266-9174sen.kapenga@legis.wisconsin.gov

Rachael Cabral-Guevara

Republican Senator (WI)

608-266-0718sen.cabral-guevara@legis.wisconsin.gov

Steve Nass

Republican Senator (WI)

608-266-2635sen.nass@legis.wisconsin.gov

Cory Tomczyk

Republican Senator (WI)

608-266-2502sen.tomczyk@legis.wisconsin.gov

Activity

03/24/2026

Published 3-24-2026

03/24/2026

Report approved by the Governor on 3-23-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 116

03/18/2026

Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2026

03/18/2026

Report correctly enrolled on 3-18-2026

03/18/2026

LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 2)

03/18/2026

Received from Senate concurred in

03/17/2026

Ordered immediately messaged

03/17/2026

Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 25, Noes 8

03/17/2026

Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

03/17/2026

Ordered to a third reading

03/17/2026

Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15

03/17/2026

Read a second time

03/17/2026

Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators L. Johnson, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and Wall

03/17/2026

Senate Substitute Amendment 2 - Senate Substitute Amendment 2

03/16/2026

Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

03/16/2026

Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

03/11/2026

Available for scheduling

03/11/2026

Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 2

03/11/2026

Report introduction of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 13, Noes 0

03/11/2026

Executive action taken

03/11/2026

Joint Finance Executive Session (13:00:00 3/11/2026 412 East)

03/11/2026

Senate Substitute Amendment 1 - Senate Substitute Amendment 1

03/10/2026

Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

02/25/2026

Available for scheduling

02/25/2026

Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

02/23/2026

Received from Assembly

02/19/2026

Ordered immediately messaged

02/19/2026

Read a third time and passed, Ayes 71, Noes 22

02/19/2026

Rules suspended

02/19/2026

Ordered to a third reading

02/19/2026

Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted

02/19/2026

Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Moses

02/19/2026

Read a second time

02/19/2026

Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Joers

02/19/2026

Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 - Assembly Substitute Amendment 2

02/19/2026

Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 - Assembly Substitute Amendment 1

02/18/2026

Made a special order of business at 11:07 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14

11/13/2025

Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules

11/13/2025

Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Moses

11/13/2025

Assembly Amendment 1 - Assembly Amendment 1

05/29/2025

Referred to committee on Rules

05/29/2025

Report passage recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 2

05/28/2025

Executive action taken

05/28/2025

Assembly Public Benefit Reform Executive Session (11:00:00 5/28/2025 300NE)

05/15/2025

Public hearing held

05/15/2025

Assembly Public Benefit Reform Public Hearing (12:00:00 5/15/2025 300NE)

05/12/2025

Representative Brill added as a coauthor

05/08/2025

Fiscal estimate received

04/16/2025

Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor

04/15/2025

Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefit Reform

04/15/2025

Introduced

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