SB 154 Wisconsin Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

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)

Senate Bill 154 requires the Department of Health Services (DHS) to request a waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This waiver aims to prohibit the use of FoodShare benefits, also known as the federal food stamp program, for purchasing candy or soft drinks. If the waiver is granted, individuals receiving FoodShare benefits would no longer be able to use them to buy these specific items. The bill mandates that DHS continue to submit this waiver request annually until it is approved.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Mar 2025

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Introduced Mar 21, 2025 Last action Mar 23, 2026

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Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Referred to committee on Senate Organization

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Introduced

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

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Introduced

Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Spreitzer, Drake, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Wall and Wirch

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 3

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Committee

Withdrawn from committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development and rereferred to committee on Agriculture and Revenue pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

upper

Mar 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced by Senators Kapenga, Cabral-Guevara, Nass and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Moses, Knodl, Kaufert, Allen, Behnke, Callahan, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Maxey, Murphy, Nedweski, Neylon, O'Connor, Penterman, Snyder and Wichgers

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4 primary · 0 co-sponsors