The Wisconsin State Assembly wrapped up for the 2025-26 legislative session with the passage of key bills related to agriculture, workforce development, and food access.
Over the next few months, Wisconsin Farmers Union is looking forward to collaborating with the Senate and the Governor’s office to secure final passage of the legislation that is important to Wisconsin’s agricultural industry.
WFU is celebrating key legislative wins that passed the Assembly this session and are awaiting
a vote in the Senate:
- Assembly Bill 130 and 131 seek to address PFAS contamination issues and would create a remediation program.
- AB 411 re-establishes a state-supported online hub to connect landowners and retiring farmers with new or beginning producers seeking farmland, housed within the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
- AB 759 broadens occupational credentials for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigrants, which could address critical labor shortages in our state.
Two bills supported by WFU have now passed the Assembly and the Senate and arrived at the Governor’s desk to await a final decision:
- Senate Bill 474/ AB 488 makes soy-based fire suppression products available through the Department of Natural Resources’ forest fire suppression grant program.
- SB 560/ AB 554 sets requirements for the sale and labeling of food products that contain lab-grown animal cells.
WFU also applauds the inclusion of a $65 million investment to support Wisconsin’s FoodShare program in AB 180. This allocation will fill a funding gap created by changes to federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding, which was passed in July 2025 as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill.
The next legislative session will begin in January 2027.
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