Assembly Bill 292
A Grow Wisconsin pilot program providing benefits to FoodShare recipients for purchasing Wisconsin-grown foods and making an appropriation
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Jul 29, 2015
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Public Benefit Reform. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Roll call
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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill directs the Department of Health Services (DHS) to design and implement a pilot program, known as Grow Wisconsin, that will operate in Dane, Rock, and Milwaukee counties and facilitate the purchasing, by recipients under the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), known as FoodShare in Wisconsin and formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, of foods and food products that are grown or made in Wisconsin. FoodShare provides benefits to eligible low-income individuals and households for the purchase of food. The benefits, which are electronically debited to a Quest card, are paid entirely with federal funds. FoodShare is administered by DHS, and the state and federal governments share the cost of administration.
Under the bill, farmers' markets and grocery stores located in Dane, Rock, or Milwaukee County that apply to, and satisfy criteria set by, DHS may participate in Grow Wisconsin. Under the program, DHS issues to participating farmers' markets tokens worth $2 each. For every $2 that a recipient spends on food with his or her Quest card at a participating farmers' market, up to $20 per farmers' market per day, the recipient receives a token, which the recipient may then use at any time at any participating farmers' market to purchase fruit, vegetables, meat, or dairy products that were grown or made in Wisconsin. DHS issues to participating grocery stores rewards cards worth $10 each. A recipient who spends at least $10 with his or her Quest card on fresh fruit or vegetables at a participating grocery store receives a rewards card, limited to one rewards card per day, from the participating grocery store. The rewards card must be used, during the same or next shopping trip at the participating grocery store that issued it, to purchase fruit, vegetables, meat, or dairy products that were grown or made in Wisconsin.
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The bill specifies certain duties for DHS related to the pilot program, such as establishing criteria for participation by farmers' markets and grocery stores;
establishing guidelines for labeling Wisconsin-grown or Wisconsin-made fruits, vegetables, meats, and dairy products; and establishing accounting and reporting requirements for farmers' markets and grocery stores. In addition, DHS must submit a report on the program to the legislature no later than September 1, 2018.
The report must contain recommendations on making changes to the program and whether the program should be expanded statewide. The bill appropriates $144,902 of general purpose revenue per fiscal year in the 2015-2017 fiscal biennium for the program.
Who's behind it
22 lawmakers are its . All 22 are Democrats.
9 more lawmakers .
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Authors (22)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Eric Genrich · Democrat, Assembly
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Frederick Kessler · Democrat, Assembly
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- JoCasta Zamarripa · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (9)
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Nikiya Harris Dodd · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Jennifer Shilling · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill. Taking a bill up right away needs two-thirds of the members, a higher bar than passing it, so that vote can draw more yeses than the final one.
Assembly vote to take it up right away
Failed, 36 to 60 · Jan 19, 2016
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Public Benefit Reform and take up, Ayes 36, Noes 60”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jul 29, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Public Benefit Reform.
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Jul 29, 2015
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jul 29, 2015 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Jorgensen, Spreitzer, Subeck, Goyke, Kolste, Berceau, Brostoff, Bowen, Considine, Doyle, Genrich, Hesselbein, Johnson, Kahl, Kessler, Mason, Ohnstad, Pope, Sargent, Sinicki, Zamarripa and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Shilling, Carpenter, Hansen, Harris Dodd, C. Larson, Miller, Ringhand, Vinehout and Wirch
- Jul 29, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefit Reform
- Sep 4, 2015 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Jorgensen
- Jan 19, 2016 · Assembly
Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Public Benefit Reform and take up, Ayes 36, Noes 60
- Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote