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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 287

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: local regulation of pesticides to protect pollinators.

Bees Ordinance Pests

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill allows a political subdivision to regulate pesticides for the purpose of protecting pollinators and pollinator habitats.

Current law prohibits a political subdivision (a city, village, town, or county) from prohibiting the use of or otherwise regulating pesticides but provides numerous exemptions. For example, a political subdivision may enact an ordinance that regulates pesticides pursuant to a storm water management program or that relates to the storage, treatment, or disposal of solid waste that contains pesticides. The bill adds an additional exemption that allows a political subdivision to regulate pesticides in order to protect pollinators and pollinator habitats. “Pollinator” is defined in the bill as an insect that pollinates flowers.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Andraca (D) , Arney (D) , Bare (D) , Behnke (R) , Billings (D) , Clancy (D) , Cruz (D) , DeSanto (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Fitzgerald (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Johnson (D) , Madison (D) , Mayadev (D) , Miresse (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Palmeri (D) , Phelps (D) , Rivera-Wagner (D) , Roe (D) , Sheehan (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Tenorio (D) , Vining (D)

12 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Drake (D) , Habush Sinykin (D) , Haywood (D) , Keyeski (D) , Larson (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Wall (D) , Wirch (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 12

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Full history

  1. May 30, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Snodgrass, Behnke, DeSanto, Miresse, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Billings, Clancy, Cruz, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Madison, Mayadev, Moore Omokunde, Palmeri, Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio and Vining; cosponsored by Senators Smith, Habush Sinykin, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Wall and Wirch

  2. May 30, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture

  3. Jun 12, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Haywood added as a coauthor

  4. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1