December 8, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives Hong, Wittke, Myers, C. Anderson, Clancy, Emerson, Gustafson, Jacobson, Joers, Madison, Palmeri, Ratcliff, Schmidt, Shankland and Sinicki, cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Roys and Spreitzer. Referred to Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight.
AB800,,22An Act to amend 1.10 (4); and to create 1.10 (3) (w) of the statutes; relating to: designating the bacterium Lactococcus lactis as the Wisconsin state microbe. AB800,,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 bacterium Lactococcus lactis as the Wisconsin state microbe and requires the Wisconsin Blue Book to include that information.
AB800,,44The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: AB800,15Section 1. 1.10 (3) (w) of the statutes is created to read: AB800,,661.10 (3) (w) The bacterium Lactococcus lactis is the state microbe. AB800,27Section 2. 1.10 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: AB800,,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 microbe.
