Requiring the Department of Health Services to seek any necessary waiver to prohibit the purchase of candy or soft drinks with FoodShare benefits
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Officially: “requiring the Department of Health Services to seek any necessary waiver to prohibit the purchase of candy or soft drinks with FoodShare benefits.” Read the full text
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2025-2026 legislature
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Introduced by Representatives Moses, Knodl, Kaufert, Allen, Behnke, Callahan, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Maxey, Murphy, Nedweski, Neylon, O'Connor, Penterman, Snyder and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senat · Apr 15, 2025
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Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefit Reform · Apr 15, 2025
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Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor · Apr 16, 2025
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Fiscal estimate received · May 8, 2025
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Representative Brill added as a coauthor · May 12, 2025
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Public hearing held · May 15, 2025
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Executive action taken · May 28, 2025
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Report passage recommended by Committee on Public Benefit Reform, Ayes 4, Noes 2 · May 29, 2025
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Referred to committee on Rules · May 29, 2025
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Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Moses · Nov 13, 2025
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Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules · Nov 13, 2025
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Made a special order of business at 11:07 AM on 2-19-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 14 · Feb 18, 2026
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Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Joers · Feb 19, 2026
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Read a second time · Feb 19, 2026
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Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Moses · Feb 19, 2026
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Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 adopted · Feb 19, 2026
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Ordered to a third reading · Feb 19, 2026
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Rules suspended · Feb 19, 2026
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Read a third time and passed, Ayes 71, Noes 22 · Feb 19, 2026
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Ordered immediately messaged · Feb 19, 2026
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Received from Assembly · Feb 23, 2026
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Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization · Feb 25, 2026
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Available for scheduling · Feb 25, 2026
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Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c) · Mar 10, 2026
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Executive action taken · Mar 11, 2026
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Report introduction of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 13, Noes 0 · Mar 11, 2026
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Report concurrence recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 2 · Mar 11, 2026
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Available for scheduling · Mar 11, 2026
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Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2 · Mar 16, 2026
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Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) · Mar 16, 2026
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Senate Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Senators L. Johnson, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and Wall · Mar 17, 2026
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Read a second time · Mar 17, 2026
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Senate Substitute Amendment 2 rejected, Ayes 18, Noes 15 · Mar 17, 2026
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Ordered to a third reading · Mar 17, 2026
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Rules suspended to give bill its third reading · Mar 17, 2026
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Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 25, Noes 8 · Mar 17, 2026
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Ordered immediately messaged · Mar 17, 2026
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Received from Senate concurred in · Mar 18, 2026
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LRB correction (Assembly Substitute Amendment 2) · Mar 18, 2026
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Report correctly enrolled on 3-18-2026 · Mar 18, 2026
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Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2026 · Mar 18, 2026
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Report approved by the Governor on 3-23-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 116 · Mar 24, 2026
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Published 3-24-2026 · Mar 24, 2026
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The numbers
17
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
MosesKnodlKaufertAllenBehnkeCallahanDittrichGoebenGundrumMaxeyMurphyNedweskiNeylonO'ConnorPentermanSnyderWichgers
Recorded votes
CONCURRENCESenate · 2026-03-17 · AYES 25, NAYS 8, NOT VOTING 0
REJECT AMENDMENTSenate · 2026-03-17 · AYES 18, NAYS 15, NOT VOTING 0
PASSAGEAssembly · 2026-02-20 · AYES 71, NAYS 22, NOT VOTING 6, PAIRED 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Wisconsin legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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