Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill
AB 305: Relating to: designating the rusty patched bumble bee as the state native insect.
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- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Did not advance
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Plain-language summary
AB 305 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on June 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: designating the rusty patched bumble bee as the state native insect. Primary sponsor: Deb Andraca (Democratic), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), Vinnie Miresse (Democratic), Karen DeSanto (Democratic), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Steve Doyle (Democratic), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), Jill Billings (Democratic), Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), Brienne Brown (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic), Supreme Moore Omokunde (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Christian Phelps (Democratic), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic), Angelina Cruz (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Maureen McCarville (Democratic), Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), Karen Kirsch (Democratic), Joe Sheehan (Democratic), Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic), Jenna Jacobson (Democratic). It lists 7 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.
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Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 38 · Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deb Andraca | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 23 |
| Elijah Behnke | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 6 |
| Lee Snodgrass | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 52 |
| Vinnie Miresse | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 71 |
| Karen DeSanto | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 40 |
| Lori Palmeri | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 54 |
| Amaad Rivera-Wagner | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 90 |
| Ben DeSmidt | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 65 |
| Christine Sinicki | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 20 |
| Steve Doyle | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 94 |
| Shelia Stubbs | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 78 |
| Jill Billings | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 95 |
| Angelito Tenorio | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 14 |
| Brienne Brown | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 43 |
| Ryan Clancy | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 19 |
| Supreme Moore Omokunde | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 17 |
| Margaret Arney | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 18 |
| Christian Phelps | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 93 |
| Darrin Madison | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 10 |
| Alex Joers | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 81 |
| Joan Fitzgerald | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 46 |
| Tara Johnson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 96 |
| Ann Roe | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 44 |
| Angelina Cruz | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 62 |
| Lisa Subeck | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 79 |
| Maureen McCarville | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 42 |
| Sequanna Taylor | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 11 |
| Karen Kirsch | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 7 |
| Joe Sheehan | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 26 |
| Renuka Mayadev | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 77 |
| Randy Udell | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 47 |
| Jenna Jacobson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | House | 50 |
| Dora Drake | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 4 |
| Chris Larson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 7 |
| Melissa Ratcliff | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 16 |
| Kelda Roys | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 26 |
| Jodi Habush Sinykin | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 8 |
| Jeff Smith | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 31 |
| Mark Spreitzer | Co-sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 15 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Representative Haywood added as a coauthor
- Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
- 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