Assembly Bill 1071
Testing and labeling related to toxic heavy metals in baby food and providing a penalty. (FE)
Topics: Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Department of, Business, Food, Maternal and infant care, Public health
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 26, 2026
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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 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection. The committee's chair at the time was Calvin Callahan. Chairs decide which bills get a hearing. 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
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What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires certain disclosures related to testing for arsenic, cadmium, lead, or mercury (toxic heavy metals) in baby food, including infant formula, that is manufactured, sold or offered for sale, delivered, or held for sale in this state.
Under the bill, if a manufacturer, processor, or packer (manufacturer) of baby food conducts testing for toxic heavy metals in its baby food product, the manufacturer must publicly disclose on its website 1) sufficient descriptive information for a consumer to identify the baby food product; 2) the name and level of each toxic heavy metal present in the baby food product as determined by the testing; and 3) whether the testing was conducted in accordance with federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) testing protocols and standards for the applicable type of test. The manufacturer must also include on the baby food product label a quick response (QR) code directly linking to this information, including disclosure of the product’s levels of toxic heavy metals. The label must also include the statement: “For information about toxic element testing on this product, scan the QR code.” The manufacturer’s website must also include a link to the FDA’s web page relating to the health effects of toxic heavy metals on children.
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Under the bill, if a manufacturer does not test for toxic heavy metals in its baby food product, the manufacturer must 1) publicly disclose on the manufacturer’s website sufficient descriptive information for a consumer to identify the baby food product and a statement that the baby food product has not been tested for the presence of toxic heavy metals; and 2) include on the baby food product label a QR code directly linking to this information, including the statement that the product has not been tested for toxic heavy metals.
The bill requires a manufacturer, upon request by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, to provide to DATCP the results of baby food testing for toxic heavy metals and the protocols and standards used in this testing.
The bill prohibits a person from manufacturing, selling or offering for sale, delivering, or holding for sale in this state any baby food that does not comply with the requirements of the bill. A person who violates this prohibition is subject to a forfeiture of $100 per day, per product, for each violation. DATCP must establish a process to receive complaints of alleged violations and must investigate these complaints.
Who's behind it
11 representatives are its . 10 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
1 more lawmaker .
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Authors (11)
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Jim Piwowarczyk · Republican, Assembly
- Jessie Rodriguez · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (1)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 26, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Consumer Protection.
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Feb 26, 2026
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 26, 2026 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Steffen, Rodriguez, Behnke, Dittrich, Green, Gundrum, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez and Piwowarczyk; cosponsored by Senator Cabral-Guevara
- Feb 26, 2026 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Consumer Protection
- Mar 23, 2026 · 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
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