Requiring information relating to the food stamp program to be compiled and provided to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the official text

2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 1027
February 6, 2026 - Introduced by Representatives Gustafson, O'Connor, Maxey, Gundrum, Born, Piwowarczyk, Sortwell, Penterman, B. Jacobson, Kreibich, Knodl, Goeben, Nedweski, Dittrich, Brill, Green, Behnke and Murphy, cosponsored by Senators Kapenga, Cabral-Guevara and Nass. Referred to Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care.

An Act relating to: requiring information relating to the food stamp program to be compiled and provided to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill provides that, within six months after the bill becomes law, the Department of Health Services must compile and share with the federal Food and Nutrition Service of the Department of Agriculture all data required by the federal Department of Agriculture as set forth in that department’s letter to state agency directors dated July 23, 2025, regarding individuals who, since January 1, 2020, have received, are currently receiving, or have applied to receive benefits under the federal food stamp program. The food stamp program, known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and called FoodShare in this state, provides benefits to eligible low-income households for the purchase of food and is administered by DHS. Under current law, the federal government pays the benefits for the food stamp program while the state and federal governments share the cost of administration.
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:

Section 1. Nonstatutory provisions.
(1) Requirement to compile and share state SNAP data. As soon as possible, but no later than 6 months after the effective date of this subsection, the department of health services shall compile and share with the federal food and nutrition service of the department of agriculture all data required by the federal department of agriculture as set forth in the federal department of agriculture’s letter to state agency directors dated July 23, 2025, which is intended to implement the March 20, 2025, executive order 14243 issued by the president of the United States regarding individuals who, since January 1, 2020, have received, are currently receiving, or have applied to receive benefits under the federal food stamp program under s. 49.79.
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