2025-2026 Regular Session • Wisconsin Legislature
AB180: Requiring the Department of Health Services to seek any necessary waiver to prohibit the purchase of candy or soft drinks with FoodShare benefits. (FE)
Legislative Summary
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)
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Bill History
4/15/2025
Introduced
State Assembly
4/15/2025
Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefit Reform
State Assembly
4/16/2025
Representative Kitchens added as a coauthor
State Assembly
5/8/2025
Fiscal estimate received
State Assembly
5/12/2025
Representative Brill added as a coauthor
State Assembly
5/15/2025
Public hearing held
State Assembly
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(4/15/2025)
Chamber
State Assembly
Committee
Public Benefit Reform(State Assembly)
Sponsors
Republican: 21
Primary Sponsor

Clint Moses
Republican
Co-Sponsors (20)
Dan Knodl
Republican
Dean Kaufert
Republican
Scott Allen
Republican
Elijah Behnke
Republican
Calvin Callahan
Republican
Barbara Dittrich
Republican
Joy Goeben
Republican
Rick Gundrum
Republican
Dave Maxey
Republican
David Murphy
Republican
Amanda Nedweski
Republican
Adam Neylon
Republican
Jerry O'Connor
Republican
William Penterman
Republican
Patrick Snyder
Republican
Chuck Wichgers
Republican
Chris Kapenga
Republican
Rachael Cabral-Guevara
Republican
Steve Nass
Republican
Cory Tomczyk
Republican