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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 571

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Relating to: designating the hen-of-the-woods as the Wisconsin state mushroom.

Blue book Plants Symbols state

  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 the hen-of-the-woods

(Grifola frondosa

) as the Wisconsin state mushroom and requires the

Wisconsin Blue Book

to include that information.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cabral-Guevara (R) , Ratcliff (D) , Smith (D)

8 cosponsors

Clancy (D) , Dassler-Alfheim (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Mayadev (D) , Miresse (D) , Roe (D) , Stroud (D) , Stubbs (D)

Full history

  1. Oct 24, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Ratcliff and Smith; cosponsored by Representatives Miresse, Clancy, Roe, Stroud and Stubbs

  2. Oct 24, 2025 · Senate

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

  3. Dec 8, 2025 · Senate

    Senator Dassler-Alfheim added as a coauthor

  4. Dec 11, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Mayadev added as a cosponsor

  5. Feb 9, 2026 · Senate

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  6. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1