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2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 363
July 27, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives ANDRACA, OLDENBURG, SNODGRASS,
C. ANDERSON, J. ANDERSON, BALDEH, BILLINGS, CABRERA, CONLEY, EMERSON,
HAYWOOD, JACOBSON, JOERS, MOORE OMOKUNDE, OHNSTAD, PALMERI, RATCLIFF,
SHANKLAND, SHELTON, SINICKI, STUBBS and SUBECK, cosponsored by Senators
LARSON, SMITH, AGARD, CABRAL-GUEVARA, CARPENTER, HESSELBEIN, ROYS and
SPREITZER. Referred to Committee on State Affairs.
1 AN ACT to amend 1.10 (4); and to create 1.10 (3) (w) of the statutes; relating
2 to: designating the rusty patched bumble bee as the state native insect.
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 rusty patched
bumble bee as the state native insect and requires the Wisconsin Blue Book to include
information concerning that designation.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
3 SECTION 1. 1.10 (3) (w) of the statutes is created to read:
4 1.10 (3) (w) The rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) is the state native
5 insect.
6 SECTION 2. 1.10 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
7 1.10 (4) The Wisconsin Blue Book shall include the information contained in
8 this section concerning the state song, ballad, waltz, dance, beverage, tree, grain,
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ASSEMBLY BILL 363 SECTION 2
1 flower, bird, fish, animal, domestic animal, wildlife animal, dog, insect, native insect,
2 fossil, mineral, rock, soil, fruit, tartan, pastry, dairy product, and herb.
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Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 1.10(4), 1.10