2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
LRB-0799/1
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November 26, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives J. Jacobson, DeSmidt, Brown, Stubbs and Stroud, cosponsored by Senators Hesselbein, Dassler-Alfheim, Ratcliff, Cabral-Guevara, Roys, Spreitzer and Keyeski. Referred to Committee on State Affairs.
AB697,1,2
1An Act to amend 1.10 (4); to create 1.10 (3) (w) of the statutes; relating to:
2designating the Wisconsin natural pearl as the state gem. Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law designates a variety of state symbols and requires the Wisconsin Blue Book to include information about them. This bill designates the Wisconsin natural pearl as the Wisconsin state gem and requires the Wisconsin Blue Book to include that information.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB697,13Section 1. 1.10 (3) (w) of the statutes is created to read: AB697,1,441.10 (3) (w) The Wisconsin natural pearl is the state gem. AB697,25Section 2. 1.10 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: AB697,2,261.10 (4) The Wisconsin Blue Book shall include the information contained in 7this section concerning the state song, ballad, waltz, dance, beverage, tree, grain,
1flower, bird, fish, animal, domestic animal, wildlife animal, dog, insect, fossil, 2mineral, rock, soil, fruit, tartan, pastry, dairy product, and herb, and gem.
