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Read. Follow. Verify.Wisconsin bill prohibits restaurants from serving non-pure syrup as maple syrup
Last action · March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Sponsors: Tara Johnson and 21 others
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What This Bill Proposed
s in Wisconsin are prohibited from serving any food product as maple syrup unless it is made entirely of pure maple syrup meeting federal standards, though alternative syrups may still be served if not labeled as maple syrup.
Changes menu labeling rules for restaurants and food service providers across the state, requiring them to verify that products served and labeled as maple syrup contain no blended ingredients or substitutes.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Public eating places
Restaurants and food service establishments must ensure that any product identified as maple syrup on their menus or during service is 100% pure.
Consumers
Dining patrons receive regulatory assurance that products served and labeled as maple syrup contain no blended substitutes.
Key Facts
- Public eating places are prohibited from serving any food product identified as maple syrup unless it is made entirely of maple syrup.
- Maple syrup is defined according to federal regulations set forth in 21 CFR 168.140.
- A public eating place is defined as any premises that prepares and sells food for the general public's consumption.
- Restaurants and food establishments are still permitted to serve non-maple syrup products, provided they are not identified or labeled as maple syrup.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can restaurants still serve pancake syrup or blended syrups?
How is maple syrup defined under this bill?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Failed in the Assembly.
Procedural history
5 actions- Mar 23, 2026HouseFailed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Jun 11, 2025HouseRepresentative Emerson added as a coauthor
- Apr 30, 2025HouseRepresentative Doyle added as a coauthor
- Apr 23, 2025HouseIntroducedRead first time and referred to Committee on Jobs and Economy
- Apr 23, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced by Representatives Johnson, Anderson, Bare, Behnke, Billings, DeSmidt, Goodwin, Joers, Kirsch, Miresse, Palmeri, Roe, Sortwell, Tenorio and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Roys, Cabral-Guevara, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Pfaff, Tomczyk and Wall
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Sources
docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance15Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 15)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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