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Bills from the 2019–20 session

Assembly Bill 574

Creating a task force on native pollinator health. (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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Oct 25, 2019

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Agriculture. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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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 creates the task force on native pollinator health. The bill requires the task force to do all of the following:

1. Study successful public education and outreach programs regarding pollinator health from other states.

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2. Evaluate the effectiveness of pesticide applicator licensing and other legal requirements and incentives in improving pollinator health.

3. Identify possible funding streams for efforts to promote or protect pollinator health.

4. Investigate the methods other states use to gather data on populations of bees or other pollinating insects.

5. Study the impact of pesticides on declining pollinator populations.

6. Examine any other issues that the task force determines are relevant to pollinator health.

7. Report its findings and any recommendations to the legislature no later than December 31, 2020, at which time the task force terminates.

Who's behind it

21 lawmakers are its ⁠. 19 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.

8 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 29 names

Authors (21)

Signed on in support (8)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

What happened

  1. Apr 1, 2020

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Feb 7, 2020

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Nov 19, 2019

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  4. Nov 14, 2019

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  5. Nov 13, 2019

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  6. Nov 8, 2019

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  7. Oct 25, 2019

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Agriculture.

  8. Oct 25, 2019

    Introduced in the Assembly.

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  1. Oct 25, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Sargent, Kulp, Ohnstad, Stuck, C. Taylor, Anderson, Bowen, Crowley, Fields, Hesselbein, Kolste, Krug, Neubauer, Pope, Shankland, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, Vining and Zamarripa; cosponsored by Senators Smith, Miller, Carpenter, Larson, Risser, Schachtner, L. Taylor and Wirch

  2. Oct 25, 2019 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture

  3. Nov 8, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Nov 13, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Nov 14, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Nov 19, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Feb 7, 2020 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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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

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

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