Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Relating to: designating the bacterium Lactococcus lactis as the Wisconsin state microbe.
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- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
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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 bacterium Lactococcus lactis as the Wisconsin state microbe and requires the
Wisconsin Blue Book
to include that information.
Sponsors
Introduced by: Clancy (D) , Goodwin (D) , Madison (D) , Miresse (D) , Wittke (R)
4 cosponsors
Cabral-Guevara (R) , J. Jacobson (D) , Roys (D) , Spreitzer (D)
Registered lobbying interests · 2
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 State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0
Passed 10–0 Nov 20, 2025 official source full pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Full history
- Aug 29, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Wittke, Goodwin, Madison, Miresse and Clancy; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Roys and Spreitzer
- Aug 29, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
- Oct 22, 2025 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Nov 12, 2025 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Nov 20, 2025 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0
- Nov 20, 2025 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly
Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
- Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1