2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
LRB-4191/1
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August 25, 2025 - Introduced by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Roys and Spreitzer, cosponsored by Representatives Wittke, Goodwin, Madison, Miresse and Clancy. Referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs.
SB402,1,2
1An Act to amend 1.10 (4); to create 1.10 (3) (w) of the statutes; relating to:
2designating the bacterium Lactococcus lactis as the Wisconsin state microbe. 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 bacterium Lactococcus lactis as the Wisconsin state microbe 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:
SB402,13Section 1. 1.10 (3) (w) of the statutes is created to read: SB402,1,441.10 (3) (w) The bacterium Lactococcus lactis is the state microbe. SB402,25Section 2. 1.10 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: SB402,2,261.10 (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 microbe.
