# Wisconsin AB782: An Act to create 97.303 of the statutes; Relating to: prohibiting food and beverages from being served in foam polystyrene packaging and providing a penalty. (FE)

Wisconsin AB782, An Act to create 97.303 of the statutes; Relating to: prohibiting food and beverages from being served in foam polystyrene packaging and providing a penalty. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Clinton Anderson (Democratic), Deb Andraca (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic) and 16 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB782
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 97.303 of the statutes; Relating to: prohibiting food and beverages from being served in foam polystyrene packaging and providing a penalty. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-12-17
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), Deb Andraca (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Priscilla Prado (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Department of, Beverage, Food, Restaurant, Retail establishment
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Deb Andraca (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ryan Clancy (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Darrin Madison (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Priscilla Prado (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ann Roe (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kelda Roys (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeff Smith (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jamie Wall (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (3)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2025-12-17: Read first time and referred to Committee on Jobs and Economy (House)
- 2025-12-17: Introduced by Representatives Palmeri, Snodgrass, Mayadev, Anderson, Andraca, Clancy, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Joers, Madison, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Prado, Roe, Sinicki, Stroud, Subeck, Tenorio and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Larson, Carpenter, Habush Sinykin, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and Wall (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB782), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB782.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB782)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB782.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB782-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).