Senate Bill 709
Prohibiting noncommercial uses of neonicotinoid pesticides. (FE)
Topics: Agriculture, Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Department of, Pests, Plants
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Dec 2, 2025
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Revenue. The committee's chair at the time was Patrick Testin. Chairs decide which bills get a hearing. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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The same bill was also filed in the Assembly as AB 732. That version died when the session ended.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law requires the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to regulate the sale and use of certain pesticides, which include insecticides and herbicides, but does not require DATCP to regulate neonicotinoid pesticides.
This bill prohibits the use of neonicotinoid pesticides on outdoor ornamental plants, trees, or turf that are grown for a noncommercial use, unless the application is made as part of a tree injection, is done by a certified applicator, or is done during the production of an agricultural commodity. An “agricultural commodity” is defined under current law as any plant, animal, or animal product produced primarily for sale, consumption, propagation, or other use by humans or animals.
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A person who violates the prohibition under the bill is subject to the penalties under current law for violating laws regulating other pesticides, which are a civil forfeiture of $100 to $500 for the first violation and $200 to $1,000 for any subsequent violation within five years.
Who's behind it
André Jacque, a Republican, is its .
4 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (4)
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Joy Goeben · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Kreibich · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Dec 2, 2025
Sent to the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Revenue.
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Dec 2, 2025
Introduced in the Senate.
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Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor