2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill

SB 154

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)

In committee Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov

Sponsors 4

Prime sponsors

Cabral-Guevara, Kapenga, Nass, Tomczyk

Status

In committee as of March 23, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.

Referred to: Senate Agriculture and Revenue, Senate Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development, Senate Organization (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 14

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Senate	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
February 18, 2026	Senate	Referred to committee on Senate Organization
February 18, 2026	Senate	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
February 18, 2026	Senate	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
February 17, 2026	Senate	Placed on calendar 2-18-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
February 13, 2026	Senate	Available for scheduling
February 13, 2026	Senate	Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 3
February 13, 2026	Senate	Executive action taken
February 12, 2026	Senate	Public hearing held
February 11, 2026	Senate	Withdrawn from committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development and rereferred to committee on Agriculture and Revenue pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
May 1, 2025	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
March 21, 2025	Senate	Representative Kitchens added as a cosponsor
March 21, 2025	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development
March 21, 2025	Senate	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

Data: Open States (bulk data, October 1, 2026 monthly extract, which has no roll-call tallies; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.