# Wisconsin SB154: An Act to create 49.79 (7x) of the statutes; 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)

Wisconsin SB154, An Act to create 49.79 (7x) of the statutes; 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), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) Senate bill sponsored by Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican), Chris Kapenga (Republican), Steve Nass (Republican) and 1 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 SB154
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to create 49.79 (7x) of the statutes; 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)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-21
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican), Chris Kapenga (Republican), Steve Nass (Republican), Cory Tomczyk (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Subjects: Sen Bill 154, Beverage, Food, Food stamp plan, Health Services, Department of -- Health
- 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: Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Chris Kapenga (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Steve Nass (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Cory Tomczyk (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Scott Allen (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Calvin Callahan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joy Goeben (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rick Gundrum (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dean Kaufert (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joel Kitchens (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dave Maxey (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Clint Moses (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Amanda Nedweski (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Adam Neylon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William Penterman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Patrick Snyder (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chuck Wichgers (Republican), House

## Actions (14)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: Referred to committee on Senate Organization (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: 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 (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: 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 (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: Placed on calendar 2-18-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Available for scheduling (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 5, Noes 3 (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: Executive action taken (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: Public hearing held (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: 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) (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Fiscal estimate received (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Representative Kitchens added as a cosponsor (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: 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 (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB154), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB154.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB154)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB154.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-SB154-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).