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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 1078

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Relating to: designating manoomin as the Wisconsin state native grain.

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  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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 manoomin, or wild rice, as the Wisconsin state native grain and requires the

Wisconsin Blue Book

to include that information.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Drake (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Larson (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D)

9 cosponsors

Emerson (D) , Goodwin (D) , Joers (D) , Keyeski (D) , Miresse (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Palmeri (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stroud (D)

Full history

  1. Feb 26, 2026 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Smith, Hesselbein, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Palmeri, Miresse, Stroud, Emerson, Sinicki, Goodwin, Moore Omokunde and Joers

  2. Feb 26, 2026 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

  3. Mar 13, 2026 · Senate

    Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor

  4. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1