2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill

AB 305

Relating to: designating the rusty patched bumble bee as the state native insect.

In committee Last action March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Official bill page and text: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov

Sponsors 32

Prime sponsors

Andraca, Arney, Behnke, Billings, Brown, Clancy, Cruz, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Doyle, Fitzgerald, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Palmeri, Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck, Taylor, Tenorio, Udell

Status

In committee as of March 23, 2026. The 2025 to 2026 Legislature serves until the 2027 Legislature convenes on January 4, 2027.

Referred to: Assembly State Affairs (from the official referral record)

Roll-call votes 0

No roll-call votes recorded for this measure.

Timeline 4

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Assembly	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
June 12, 2025	Assembly	Representative Haywood added as a coauthor
June 6, 2025	Assembly	Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
June 6, 2025	Assembly	Introduced by Representatives Andraca, Behnke, Snodgrass, Miresse, DeSanto, Palmeri, Rivera-Wagner, DeSmidt, Sinicki, Doyle, Stubbs, Billings, Tenorio, Brown, Clancy, Moore Omokunde, Arney, Phelps, Madison, Joers, Fitzgerald, Johnson, Roe, Cruz, Subeck, McCarville, Taylor, Kirsch, Sheehan, Mayadev, Udell and J. Jacobson; cosponsored by Senators Habush Sinykin, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and Drake

Data: Open States (bulk data, October 1, 2026 monthly extract, which has no roll-call tallies; public data, attribution appreciated). Official record: docs.legis.wisconsin.gov. Bill pages link to the official text, not copied.