2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill

SB 402

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

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 3

Prime sponsors

Cabral-Guevara, Roys, Spreitzer

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 Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal 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
January 9, 2026	Senate	Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
August 25, 2025	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs
August 25, 2025	Senate	Introduced by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Roys and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Wittke, Goodwin, Madison, Miresse and Clancy

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.