Wisconsin legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Wisconsin AB322: An Act to amend 1.10 (4); to create 1.10 (3) (w) of the statutes; Relating to: designating the monarch butterfly as the state butterfly.
Status: Failed, March 23, 2026
What the bill says
To amend 1.10 (4); to create 1.10 (3) (w) of the statutes; relating to: 2designating the monarch butterfly as the state butterfly. 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 monarch as the Wisconsin state butterfly and requires the Wisconsin Blue Book to include that information.
From the introduced text, July 8, 2025:
to amend 1.10 (4); to create 1.10 (3) (w) of the statutes; relating to: 2designating the monarch butterfly as the state butterfly. 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 monarch as the Wisconsin state butterfly 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: AB322,13Section 1. 1.10 (3) (w) of the statutes is created to read: AB322,1,441.10 (3) (w) The monarch butterfly is the state butterfly. AB322,25Section 2. 1.10 (4) of the statutes is amended to read: AB322,2,261.10 (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 butterfly. AB322,2,33(end) Down Down /2025/related/proposals/ab322 true proposaltext /2025/related/proposals/ab322 proposaltext/2025/REG/AB322 proposaltext/2025/REG/AB322 section true - Menu - »2025 - »Related Documents - »Proposal Text - »AB322: Bill Text × Details for PDF view Link (Permanent link) Bookmark this location View toggle Go to top of document Search in this chapter Search in this section Search in this agency Search in …
Sponsors
- Tittl, Paul (R, HD-025) · primary sponsor
- Melotik, Paul (R, HD-022)
- Vos, Robin (R, HD-033)
- Goodwin, Russell (D, HD-012)
- Clancy, Ryan (D, HD-019)
- Fitzgerald, Joan (D, HD-046)
- Kitchens, Joel (R, HD-001)
- Mursau, Jeffrey (R, HD-036)
- Brown, Brienne (D, HD-043)
- Subeck, Lisa (D, HD-079)
- Kaufert, Dean (R, HD-053)
- Anderson, Clinton (D, HD-045)
Latest actions
- : Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- : Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a coauthor
- : Representative Billings added as a coauthor
- : Representatives J. Jacobson and Kurtz added as coauthors
- : Referred to committee on Rules
- : Report passage recommended by Committee on Environment , Ayes 6, Noes 0
- : Executive action taken
- : Public hearing held
- : Representative Tucker added as a coauthor
- : Read first time and referred to Committee on Environment
Common questions
- What is AB322?
- AB322 is a bill in the Wisconsin Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): An Act to amend 1.10 (4); to create 1.10 (3) (w) of the statutes; Relating to: designating the monarch butterfly as the state butterfly.
- What does AB322 do?
- In its own words: To amend 1.10 (4); to create 1.10 (3) (w) of the statutes; relating to: 2designating the monarch butterfly as the state butterfly. 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 monarch as the Wisconsin state butterfly and requires the Wisconsin Blue Book to include that information.
- What is the status of AB322?
- Failed as of March 23, 2026. Latest action: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (March 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored AB322?
- Tittl, Paul (R, HD-025), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for AB322?
- On the Wisconsin Legislature website: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/ab322
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