September 20, 2023 - Introduced by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Ballweg and Taylor, cosponsored by Representatives Tittl, C. Anderson, Behnke, Billings, Goeben, Gustafson, Jacobson, Joers, Kitchens, Melotik, Michalski, Ortiz-Velez, Ratcliff, Sapik, Shankland, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Subeck, Tusler, VanderMeer, Cabrera and Sinicki. Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
SB443,,22An Act to amend 1.10 (4); and to create 1.10 (3) (w) of the statutes; relating to: designating the monarch butterfly as the state butterfly. SB443,,33Analysis 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 monarch as the Wisconsin state butterfly and requires the Wisconsin Blue Book to include that information.
SB443,,44The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SB443,15Section 1. 1.10 (3) (w) of the statutes is created to read: SB443,,661.10 (3) (w) The monarch butterfly is the state butterfly. SB443,27Section 2. 1.10 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: SB443,,881.10 (4) The Wisconsin Blue Book shall include the information contained in this section concerning the state song, ballad, waltz, dance, beverage, tree, grain, flower, bird, fish, animal, domestic animal, wildlife animal, dog, insect, fossil, mineral, rock, soil, fruit, tartan, pastry, dairy product, and herb, and butterfly.
