2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill

SB 293

Relating to: native prairie and forage plants.

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 12

Prime sponsors

Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Smith, Spreitzer, Wall, Wirch

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: Senate Natural Resources, Veteran and Military 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	Senate	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
June 12, 2025	Senate	Representative Haywood added as a cosponsor
May 30, 2025	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs
May 30, 2025	Senate	Introduced by Senators Smith, Pfaff, Habush Sinykin, Carpenter, Drake, Hesselbein, Larson, Ratcliff, Spreitzer, Wall, Wirch and Dassler-Alfheim; cosponsored by Representatives Snodgrass, Behnke, DeSanto, Miresse, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Billings, Clancy, Cruz, DeSmidt, Doyle, Fitzgerald, Joers, Johnson, Madison, Mayadev, Moore Omokunde, Palmeri, Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, Andraca, J. Jacobson and Udell

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.