# Wisconsin AB226: An Act to amend 119.04 (1); to create 118.073 of the statutes; Relating to: prohibiting school boards and independent charter schools from providing food containing certain ingredients in free or reduced-price meals.

Wisconsin AB226, An Act to amend 119.04 (1); to create 118.073 of the statutes; Relating to: prohibiting school boards and independent charter schools from providing food containing certain ingredients in free or reduced-price meals., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Scott Allen (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Calvin Callahan (Republican) and 7 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB226
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to amend 119.04 (1); to create 118.073 of the statutes; Relating to: prohibiting school boards and independent charter schools from providing food containing certain ingredients in free or reduced-price meals.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-04-23
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Scott Allen (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Calvin Callahan (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), Clint Moses (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: School -- Charter school, School -- Lunch
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (157 yes, 131 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Scott Allen (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Calvin Callahan (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joy Goeben (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Paul Melotik (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Clint Moses (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Wichgers (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Nate Gustafson (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-01-15 | House | Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 43, Paired 2 | pass | 53 | 43 |   |
| 2026-01-15 | House | Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 52, Noes 44 | pass | 52 | 44 |   |
| 2026-01-15 | House | Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 52, Noes 44 | pass | 52 | 44 |   |

## Actions (30)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: Available for scheduling (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization (Senate)
- 2026-01-16: Received from Assembly (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Ordered immediately messaged (House)
- 2026-01-15: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 43, Paired 2 (House)
- 2026-01-15: Rules suspended (House)
- 2026-01-15: Ordered to a third reading (House)
- 2026-01-15: Assembly Amendment 2 adopted (House)
- 2026-01-15: Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 52, Noes 44 (House)
- 2026-01-15: Decision of the Chair appealed (House)
- 2026-01-15: Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken (House)
- 2026-01-15: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Joers (House)
- 2026-01-15: Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 52, Noes 44 (House)
- 2026-01-15: Decision of the Chair appealed (House)
- 2026-01-15: Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken (House)
- 2026-01-15: Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Roe (House)
- 2026-01-15: Read a second time (House)
- 2026-01-13: Placed on calendar 1-15-2026 by Committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-11-12: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-11-12: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 5 (House)
- 2025-11-12: Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 5 (House)
- 2025-11-06: Executive action taken (House)
- 2025-06-11: Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Moses (House)
- 2025-06-06: Representative Goeben withdrawn as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-05-15: Public hearing held (House)
- 2025-05-14: Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-05-13: Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Moses (House)
- 2025-04-23: Read first time and referred to Committee on Education (House)
- 2025-04-23: Introduced by Representatives Moses, Callahan, O'Connor, Melotik, Behnke, Knodl, Wichgers, Allen, Mursau and Goeben; cosponsored by Senator Cabral-Guevara (House)

## Bill text

- Assembly Amendment 2, 2026-01-15: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB226-AA2), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB226-AA2.pdf)
- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB226), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB226.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Assembly Amendment 2 (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB226-AA2)
- [Assembly Amendment 2 (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/amends/2025/REG/AB226-AA2.pdf)
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB226)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB226.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB226-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).