2025 to 2026 Legislature · State Senate bill

SB 686

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 7

Prime sponsors

Cabral-Guevara, Dassler-Alfheim, Hesselbein, Keyeski, Ratcliff, 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 5

Date	Chamber	Action
March 23, 2026	Senate	Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
December 9, 2025	Senate	Representative Palmeri added as a cosponsor
December 4, 2025	Senate	Representative Sinicki added as a cosponsor
December 2, 2025	Senate	Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs
December 2, 2025	Senate	Introduced by Senators Hesselbein, Dassler-Alfheim, Ratcliff, Cabral-Guevara, Roys, Spreitzer and Keyeski; cosponsored by Representatives J. Jacobson, DeSmidt, Brown, Stroud and Stubbs

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.