2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Assembly bill

AB 697

Relating to: designating the Wisconsin natural pearl as the state gem.

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 5

Prime sponsors

Brown, DeSmidt, J. Jacobson, Stroud, Stubbs

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 6

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Assembly	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
December 12, 2025	Assembly	Representative Goodwin added as a coauthor
December 9, 2025	Assembly	Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor
December 4, 2025	Assembly	Representative Sinicki added as a coauthor
November 26, 2025	Assembly	Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
November 26, 2025	Assembly	Introduced by Representatives J. Jacobson, DeSmidt, Brown, Stubbs and Stroud; cosponsored by Senators Hesselbein, Dassler-Alfheim, Ratcliff, Cabral-Guevara, Roys, Spreitzer and Keyeski

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.