Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 10 R cosponsors

AB 226 — Relating to: prohibiting school boards and independent charter schools from providing food containing certain ingredients in free or reduced-price meals.

Last action — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Assembly
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced April 23, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

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  • Passed Assembly

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (10 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill prohibits certain ingredients in meals served by public and private schools.

This bill prevents public schools, independent charter schools, and private schools in a parental choice program from providing meals containing specified ingredients. It aims to standardize the food provided in school meals.

What this means for you
  • Workers: This may affect food service workers in schools as they will need to adapt menus to comply with new ingredient restrictions.

Summary

An Act to amend 119.04 (1); to create 118.073 of the statutes;

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

57 added · 22 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amendment to Assembly Bill 226 broadens the scope of the bill to include not just school boards and independent charter schools, but also public schools and private schools that are part of a parental choice program. This means that all these schools must adhere to the same guidelines regarding prohibited ingredients in meals served to students. Additionally, instead of only restricting free or reduced-price meals, the amendment clarifies that the rules apply to all meals served at these schools. This change is significant because it ensures that all students, regardless of income level, will have access to healthier school meals.

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- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRBa0248/1 KMS:cdc ASSEMBLY AMENDMENT 2, TO ASSEMBLY BILL 226 June 11, 2025 - Offered by RepresentatOSESM.
- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-2632/2 KMS:cdc ASSEMBLY BILL 226 April 23, 2025 - Introduced by RepresentativesOSES, CALLAHAN, O'CONNOR , M ELOTIK, BEHNKE , K NODL, W ICHGERS, A LLEN, M URSAU and G OEBEN , cosponsored by Senator C ABRAL-GUEVARA .
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
Referred to Committee on Education.
1.
A N A CT to amend 119.04 (1);
Page 1, line 2:
to create 118.073 of the statutes;
delete Xschool boards and independent charter schoolsY and substitute Xpublic schools, including independent charter schools, and private schools participating in a parental choice programY.
relating to:
2.
prohibiting school boards and independent charter schools from providing food containing certain ingredients in free or reduced-price meals.
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Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill prohibits school boards and independent charter schools from providing food that contains brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, azodicarbonamide, or red dye 3 to pupils as part of free or reduced- price meals provided under the National School Lunch Program or the federal School Breakfast Program.
delete Xfree or reduced-price meals.Y and substitute Xschool meals.Y.
The bill does not prohibit school boards and independent charter schools from allowing private vendors to serve food containing any of those ingredients on school premises or at school-sponsored activities.
3.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Page 1, line 5:
SECTION 1.
delete the material beginning with XNo school board orY and ending with Xcharter school authorized under s.
118.073 of the statutes is created to read:
118.40 (2r) or (2x) mayY on line 6 and substitute XThe governing body of a public school, including a charter school, or a private school participating in a program under s.
118.073 Prohibited ingredients in school meals.
118.60 or 119.23 may notY.
(1) No school board or charter school authorized under s.
- 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRBa0248/1 KMS:cdc 4.
118.40 (2r) or (2x) may provide to a pupil as part - 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-2632/2 KMS:cdc ASSEMBLY BILL 226 SECTION 1 of a free or reduced-price meal provided under the national school lunch program under 42 USC 1751 to 1769j or the federal school breakfast program under 42 USC 1773 food that contains any of the following ingredients:
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(a) Brominated vegetable oil.
delete the material beginning with Xfree or reduced-price mealY and ending with X1773Y on line 3 and substitute Xmeal served by the schoolY.
(b) Potassium bromate.
5.
(c) Propylparaben.
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(d) Azodicarbonamide.
delete the material beginning with Xa school board or a charter schoolY and ending with Xauthorized under s.
(e) Red dye 3.
118.40 (2r) or (2x)Y on line 10 and substitute Xthe governing body of a public school, including a charter school, or a private school participating in a program under s.
(2) This section does not prohibit a school board or a charter school authorized under s.
118.60 or 119.23Y.
118.40 (2r) or (2x) from allowing a private entity to serve food that contains any of the ingredients under sub.
(END )
(1) (a) to (e) on school premises or at a school-sponsored activity.
S ECTION 2.
119.04 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
119.04 (1) Subchapters IV, V and VII of ch.
115, ch.
121 and ss.
66.0235 (3) (c), 66.0603 (1m) to (3), 115.01 (1) and (2), 115.28, 115.31, 115.33, 115.34, 115.343, 115.345, 115.363, 115.364, 115.365 (3), 115.366, 115.367, 115.38 (2), 115.415, 115.445, 118.001 to 118.04, 118.045, 118.06, 118.07, 118.073, 118.075, 118.076, 118.10, 118.12, 118.124, 118.125 to 118.14, 118.145 (4), 118.15, 118.153, 118.16, 118.162, 118.163, 118.164, 118.18, 118.19, 118.196, 118.20, 118.223, 118.225, 118.24 (1), (2) (c) to (f), (6), (8), and (10), 118.245, 118.25, 118.255, 118.258, 118.291, 118.292, 118.293, 118.2935, 118.30 to 118.43, 118.46, 118.50, 118.51, 118.52, 118.53, 118.55, 118.56, 118.58, 120.12 (2m), (4m), (5), and (15) to (27), 120.125, 120.13 (1), (2) (b) to (g), (3), (14), (17) to (19), (26), (34), (35), (37), (37m), and (38), 120.137, 120.14, 120.20, 120.21 (3), and 120.25 are applicable to a 1st class city - 2026 Legislature - 3 - LRB-2632/2 KMS:cdc ASSEMBLY BILL 226 S ECTION 2 school district and board but not, unless explicitly provided in this chapter or in the terms of a contract, to the commissioner or to any school transferred to an opportunity schools and partnership program.
SECTION 3.
Effective date.
(1) This act takes effect on July 1, 2027.
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Action History

  1. Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Available for scheduling

  3. Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  4. Received from Assembly

  5. Ordered immediately messaged

  6. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 53, Noes 43, Paired 2

  7. Rules suspended

  8. Ordered to a third reading

  9. Assembly Amendment 2 adopted

  10. Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 52, Noes 44

  11. Decision of the Chair appealed

  12. Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

  13. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Joers

  14. Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 52, Noes 44

  15. Decision of the Chair appealed

  16. Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

  17. Assembly Substitute Amendment 2 offered by Representative Roe

  18. Read a second time

  19. Placed on calendar 1-15-2026 by Committee on Rules

  20. Referred to committee on Rules

  21. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 5

  22. Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 7, Noes 5

  23. Executive action taken

  24. Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Moses

  25. Representative Goeben withdrawn as a coauthor

  26. Public hearing held

  27. Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor

  28. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Moses

  29. Read first time and referred to Committee on Education

  30. Introduced by Representatives Moses, Callahan, O'Connor, Melotik, Behnke, Knodl, Wichgers, Allen, Mursau and Goeben; cosponsored by Senator Cabral-Guevara

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 10 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 41 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (10)

Not signed on (121)

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Votes

Decision of the Chair upheld

Passed 52 Yea · 44 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 51002
Unaffiliated 1300
Democrat 04101
Total 524403
% of votes cast 53%44%0%3%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
ANDERSON — Nay
JOHNSON — Nay
MOORE OMOKUNDE — Nay
SPEAKER — Yea
Andraca, Deb Democrat Nay
Arney, Margaret Democrat Nay
Bare, Mike Democrat Nay
Billings, Jill Democrat Nay
Brown, Brienne Democrat Nay
Clancy, Ryan Democrat Nay
Cruz, Angelina Democrat Nay
DeSanto, Karen Democrat Nay
DeSmidt, Ben Democrat Nay
Doyle, Steve Democrat Nay
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Nay
Fitzgerald, Joan Democrat Nay
Goodwin, Russell Democrat Nay
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Nay
Hong, Francesca Democrat Nay
Hysell, Andrew Democrat Nay
Jacobson, Jenna Democrat Nay
Joers, Alex Democrat Nay
Kirsch, Karen Democrat Nay
Madison, Darrin Democrat Nay
Mayadev, Renuka Democrat Nay
McCarville, Maureen Democrat Nay
McGuire, Tip Democrat Nay
Miresse, Vincent Democrat Nay
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Nay
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Nay
Palmeri, Lori Democrat Nay
Phelps, Christian Democrat Nay
Prado, Priscilla Democrat Nay
Rivera-Wagner, Amaad Democrat Not Voting
Roe, Ann Democrat Nay
Sheehan, Joe Democrat Nay
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Nay
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Nay
Spaude, Ryan Democrat Nay
Stroud, Angela Democrat Nay
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Nay
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Nay
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Nay
Tenorio, Angelito Democrat Nay
Udell, Randy Democrat Nay
Vining, Robyn Democrat Nay
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Behnke, Elijah Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brill, Lindee Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Donovan, Bob Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Franklin, Benjamin Republican Yea
Goeben, Joy Republican Yea
Green, Chanz Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Gustafson, Nate Republican Yea
Hurd, Karen Republican Yea
Jacobson, Brent Republican Yea
Kaufert, Dean Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
Kreibich, Rob Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Maxey, Dave Republican Yea
Melotik, Paul Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Nedweski, Amanda Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
O'Connor, Jerry Republican Yea
Penterman, William Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Piwowarczyk, Jim Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Not Voting
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Not Voting
Tranel, Travis Republican Yea
Tucker, Duke Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 226 do?
An Act to amend 119.04 (1); to create 118.073 of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 226?
AB 226 is sponsored by Cabral-Guevara, Moses, Clint (Republican), Callahan, Calvin (Republican), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Melotik, Paul (Republican), Behnke, Elijah (Republican), Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Wichgers, Chuck (Republican), Allen, Scott (Republican), Mursau, Jeffrey (Republican), and Goeben, Joy (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 226?
This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced April 23, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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