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Introduced
05/30/2025
05/30/2025
In Committee
05/30/2025
05/30/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025-2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
This bill prohibits a person that provides plants or that sells plants at retail from labeling or advertising the plant as being beneficial to pollinators if the plant has been treated with an insecticide that contains warnings about pollinator hazards on its label. For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
AI Summary
This bill establishes new regulations for labeling and selling plants in Wisconsin, specifically targeting the marketing of plants as pollinator-friendly. The bill defines key terms, including "plant" as any annual plant, bedding plant, or nursery stock; "pollinator" as an insect that pollinates flowers; and "systemic insecticide" as an insecticide that is absorbed and moves through a plant's vascular system. Under the new law, retailers and plant providers are prohibited from labeling or advertising a plant as beneficial to pollinators if the plant has been treated with a systemic insecticide that includes pollinator protection warnings or precautionary statements about bees or pollinators in its environmental hazards section. The goal of this legislation appears to be protecting pollinators by preventing potentially misleading marketing of plants that have been treated with insecticides that could be harmful to these important insects. The bill will take effect on the first day of the seventh month following its publication, giving businesses time to adjust their labeling and marketing practices.
Committee Categories
Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (43)
Tim Carpenter (D)*,
Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (D)*,
Dora Drake (D)*,
Jodi Habush Sinykin (D)*,
Dianne Hesselbein (D)*,
Chris Larson (D)*,
Melissa Ratcliff (D)*,
Kelda Roys (D)*,
Jeff Smith (D)*,
Mark Spreitzer (D)*,
Jamie Wall (D)*,
Bob Wirch (D)*,
Clint Anderson (D),
Deb Andraca (D),
Margaret Arney (D),
Mike Bare (D),
Elijah Behnke (R),
Jill Billings (D),
Ryan Clancy (D),
Angelina Cruz (D),
Karen DeSanto (D),
Ben DeSmidt (D),
Steve Doyle (D),
Joan Fitzgerald (D),
Jenna Jacobson (D),
Alex Joers (D),
Tara Johnson (D),
Darrin Madison (D),
Renuka Mayadev (D),
Vincent Miresse (D),
Supreme Moore Omokunde (D),
Lori Palmeri (D),
Christian Phelps (D),
Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D),
Ann Roe (D),
Joe Sheehan (D),
Christine Sinicki (D),
Lee Snodgrass (D),
Shelia Stubbs (D),
Lisa Subeck (D),
Angelito Tenorio (D),
Randy Udell (D),
Robyn Vining (D),
Last Action
Fiscal estimate received (on 07/10/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb294 |
| Fiscal Note - SB294: Fiscal Estimate From DATCP | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/sb294/sb294_datcp.pdf |
| BillText | https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB294.pdf |
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