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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 322

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Relating to: designating the monarch butterfly as the state butterfly.

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  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

Current law designates a variety of state symbols and requires the

Wisconsin Blue Book

to include information about them. This bill designates the monarch as the Wisconsin state butterfly and requires the

Wisconsin Blue Book

to include that information.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Behnke (R) , Brown (D) , Clancy (D) , Fitzgerald (D) , Goodwin (D) , Kaufert (R) , Kitchens (R) , Melotik (R) , Mursau (R) , Palmeri (D) , Sinicki (D) , Subeck (D) , Tittl (R) , Vos (R)

8 cosponsors

Billings (D) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Carpenter (D) , J. Jacobson and Kurtz , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Tucker (R) , Wall (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 3

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

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Environment, Ayes 6, Noes 0

Passed 6–0 Nov 7, 2025 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jul 8, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Tittl, Melotik, Vos, Goodwin, Clancy, Fitzgerald, Kitchens, Mursau, Brown, Subeck, Kaufert, Anderson, Palmeri, Behnke and Sinicki; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Ratcliff, Wall and Carpenter

  2. Jul 8, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment

  3. Sep 22, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Tucker added as a coauthor

  4. Sep 25, 2025 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Oct 30, 2025 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Nov 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Environment, Ayes 6, Noes 0

  7. Nov 7, 2025 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly

    Representatives J. Jacobson and Kurtz added as coauthors

  9. Jan 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Billings added as a coauthor

  10. Jan 14, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor

  11. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1