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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 408: Relating to: designating the bacterium Lactococcus lactis as the Wisconsin state microbe.

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 408 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on August 29, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: designating the bacterium Lactococcus lactis as the Wisconsin state microbe. Primary sponsor: Bob Wittke (Republican), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Darrin Madison (Democratic), Vinnie Miresse (Democratic), Ryan Clancy (Democratic). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bob WittkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse63
Russell GoodwinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Darrin MadisonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse10
Vinnie MiressePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse71
Ryan ClancyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse19
Rachael Cabral-GuevaraCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate19
Kelda RoysCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Mark SpreitzerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
  3. Referred to committee on Rules
  4. Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0
  5. Executive action taken
  6. Public hearing held
  7. Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
  8. Introduced by Representatives Wittke, Goodwin, Madison, Miresse and Clancy; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Roys and Spreitzer

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source