Wisconsin 2025-2026 Regular Session

Wisconsin Assembly Bill AB180 Compare Versions

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1	1	2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
2	2	LRB-1819/1
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4	4	2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 180
5	5	April 15, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives MOSES, KNODL, KAUFERT, ALLEN,
6	6	BEHNKE, CALLAHAN, DITTRICH, GOEBEN, GUNDRUM, MAXEY, MURPHY,
7	7	NEDWESKI, NEYLON, O'CONNOR, PENTERMAN, SNYDER and WICHGERS,
8	8	cosponsored by Senators KAPENGA, CABRAL-GUEVARA, NASS and TOMCZYK.
9	9	Referred to Committee on Public Benefit Reform.
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11	11	*AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
12	12	AN ACT to create 49.79 (7x) of the statutes; relating to: requiring the
13	13	Department of Health Services to seek any necessary waiver to prohibit the
14	14	purchase of candy or soft drinks with FoodShare benefits.
15	15	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
16	16	This bill requires the Department of Health Services to request any necessary
17	17	waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to prohibit the purchase of candy
18	18	or soft drinks with FoodShare benefits. Under current law, the federal food stamp
19	19	program, known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and called
20	20	FoodShare in this state, provides benefits to eligible low-income households for the
21	21	purchase of food. FoodShare is administered by DHS. The federal government pays
22	22	the benefits for FoodShare while the state and federal government share the cost of
23	23	administration. Current federal law defines the foods eligible for purchase under
24	24	FoodShare. The bill requires DHS to seek any necessary waiver to prohibit the use
25	25	of FoodShare benefits for the purchase of candy or soft drinks. If the waiver is
26	26	granted, DHS must prohibit the use of FoodShare benefits to purchase candy or soft
27	27	drinks. If any necessary waiver is not granted, the bill requires DHS to resubmit
28	28	the waiver request annually until it is granted.
29	29	For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as
30	30	an appendix to this bill.
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34	34	ASSEMBLY BILL 180
35	35	- 2 - LRB-1819/1
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37	37	SECTION 1
38	38	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
39	39	enact as follows:
40	40	SECTION 1. 49.79 (7x) of the statutes is created to read:
41	41	49.79 (7x) EXCLUSIONS; FOOD STAMP PROGRAM. (a) In this subsection:
42	42	1. XCandyY has the meaning given in s. 77.51 (1fm).
43	43	2. XSoft drinksY has the meaning given in s. 77.51 (17w).
44	44	(b) The department shall request any necessary waiver from the U.S.
45	45	department of agriculture in accordance with 7 USC 2026 to prohibit the use of
46	46	benefits under the food stamp program for the purchase of candy or soft drinks from
47	47	the list of eligible foods under 7 CFR 271.2. If a waiver requested under this
48	48	paragraph is granted the department shall prohibit the purchase of candy or soft
49	49	drinks with benefits provided through the federal food stamp program. If any
50	50	necessary waiver from the U.S. department of agriculture is not granted, then the
51	51	department shall submit the waiver request under this paragraph annually until
52	52	the waiver is granted.
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