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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 697

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Relating to: designating the Wisconsin natural pearl as the state gem.

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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 Wisconsin natural pearl as the Wisconsin state gem and requires the

Wisconsin Blue Book

to include that information.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Brown (D) , DeSmidt (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Stroud (D) , Stubbs (D)

10 cosponsors

Cabral-Guevara (R) , Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Goodwin (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Keyeski (D) , Palmeri (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D)

Full history

  1. Nov 26, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives J. Jacobson, DeSmidt, Brown, Stubbs and Stroud; cosponsored by Senators Hesselbein, Dassler-Alfheim, Ratcliff, Cabral-Guevara, Roys, Spreitzer and Keyeski

  2. Nov 26, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Dec 4, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Sinicki added as a coauthor

  4. Dec 9, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor

  5. Dec 12, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Goodwin added as a coauthor

  6. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1