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WI AB 408

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Relating to: designating the bacterium Lactococcus lactis as the Wisconsin state microbe.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did WI AB 408 pass?

No. WI AB 408 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI AB 408 about?

WI AB 408 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: designating the bacterium Lactococcus lactis as the Wisconsin state microbe.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 408?

Clancy, Miresse, Madison and 2 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 408, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-08-29
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Clancyprimary
  • Miresseprimary
  • Madisonprimary
  • Goodwinprimary
  • Wittkeprimary
  • Cabral-Guevaracosponsor
  • Royscosponsor
  • Spreitzercosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-23

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    failure

  2. 2026-01-08

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  3. 2025-11-20

    Referred to committee on Rules

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-11-20

    Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-11-12

    Executive action taken

  6. 2025-10-22

    Public hearing held

  7. 2025-08-29

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

    reading-1,referral-committee

  8. 2025-08-29

    Introduced by Representatives Wittke, Goodwin, Madison, Miresse and Clancy; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Roys and Spreitzer

    introduction

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Documents

Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

    2025-11-20 · pass · 10-0

Related bills

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab408

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