Assembly Bill 702
Photo identification cards for FoodShare recipients. (FE)
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
Nov 29, 2017
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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, Mar 28, 2018: “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
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
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Author
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Signed on in support
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Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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 requires the Department of Health Services to prepare and submit a comprehensive implementation plan to the food and nutrition service of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture for approval to issue electronic benefit transfer identification cards containing a photo to recipients of assistance under the federal food stamp program. The program, now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, and called FoodShare in this state, provides assistance to eligible low-income individuals for purchasing food. SNAP benefits are paid entirely with federal moneys. The cost of administration is split between the federal and state governments; the program is administered in this state by DHS.
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In addition to requiring DHS to submit an implementation plan to USDA for approval to issue photo EBT cards, the bill requires DHS to submit a waiver request to USDA to allow DHS to require FoodShare recipients to show an EBT card containing a photo when making purchases using FoodShare benefits. Finally, this bill requires that if FNS and USDA approve the comprehensive implementation plan and the waiver, respectively, DHS must submit the plan, the waiver, and a request for any necessary appropriations to implement the plan to the Joint Committee on Finance for approval. Once the implementation plan and the waiver have federal approval and approval from JCF, then DHS must implement the proposals in the approved implementation plan and issue EBT cards containing photo identification of the FoodShare recipients to whom they are issued.
Who's behind it
18 lawmakers are its . All 18 are Republicans.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (18)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Jesse Kremer · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Kuglitsch · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Kevin Petersen · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Rohrkaste · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sanfelippo · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 28, 2018
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Dec 21, 2017
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 29, 2017
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Public Benefit Reform.
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Nov 29, 2017
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Nov 29, 2017 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Kremer, Ott, Bernier, Born, Brandtjen, Hutton, Jacque, Kerkman, Kitchens, Knodl, Kuglitsch, Murphy, Petersen, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Tittl, Tusler and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Nass, Kapenga, Stroebel and Wanggaard
- Nov 29, 2017 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Public Benefit Reform
- Dec 21, 2017 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 28, 2018 · 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate