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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 524: Relating to: raising the legal age for sale, purchase, and possession of cigarettes and nicotine and tobacco products; providing a legal age for sale, purchase, and possession of electronic vaping devices; and providing a penalty. (FE)

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 524 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on October 9, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: raising the legal age for sale, purchase, and possession of cigarettes and nicotine and tobacco products; providing a legal age for sale, purchase, and possession of electronic vaping devices; and providing a penalty. (FE). Primary sponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Howard Marklein (Republican), Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Van Wanggaard (Republican). It lists 16 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 7 · Republican 13

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Jesse JamesPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Howard MarkleinPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Tim CarpenterPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Van WanggaardPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate21
Margaret ArneyCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Barbara DittrichCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Rick GundrumCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Gus GustafsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Karen HurdCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse69
Tara JohnsonCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Dave MaxeyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Vinnie MiresseCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Jeff MursauCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse36
Amanda NedweskiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse32
Jerry O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse60
Lori PalmeriCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Jim PiwowarczykCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse98
Christine SinickiCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Pat SnyderCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse85
Angela StroudCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse73

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
  3. Available for scheduling
  4. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0
  5. Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families, Ayes 5, Noes 0
  6. Executive action taken
  7. Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor
  8. Public hearing held
  9. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James
  10. Representative Billings added as a cosponsor
  11. Representative Hysell added as a cosponsor
  12. Fiscal estimate received

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source