2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
LRB-3159/1
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May 30, 2025 - Introduced by Senators Smith, Pfaff, Habush Sinykin, Carpenter, Drake, Hesselbein, Larson, Ratcliff, Spreitzer, Wall, Wirch and Dassler-Alfheim, cosponsored by Representatives Snodgrass, Behnke, DeSanto, Miresse, Anderson, Arney, Bare, Billings, Clancy, Cruz, DeSmidt, Doyle, Fitzgerald, Joers, Johnson, Madison, Mayadev, Moore Omokunde, Palmeri, Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, Andraca, J. Jacobson and Udell. Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs.
SB293,1,2
1An Act to create 20.935 of the statutes; relating to: native prairie and forage
2plants. Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires state agencies and other state governmental entities to give preference, where appropriate, to using native prairie and forage plants to benefit native bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. The bill requires the Department of Natural Resources to provide information upon request to support this initiative.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB293,13Section 1. 20.935 of the statutes is created to read: SB293,1,7420.935 Native prairie and forage plants. (1) Definition. In this section, 5“state agency” means an association, authority, board, department, commission, 6independent agency, institution, office, society, system, or other body in state 7government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law. SB293,2,4
1(2) Initiative. Each state agency, where appropriate, shall give preference to 2using native prairie and forage plants to benefit native bees, butterflies, and other 3pollinators. The department of natural resources shall provide information to a 4state agency when requested to support this initiative.
