Relating to: designating manoomin as the Wisconsin state native grain.
SB 1078 designates "manoomin" (Ojibwe for wild rice) as Wisconsin's state native grain. The bill adds this designation to Wisconsin statutes and requires the Wisconsin Blue Book to list "native grain" among other state symbols like the state song and tree. This is a symbolic, non-regulatory change that recognizes wild rice's cultural significance to Native American communities in Wisconsin.
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Feb 2026
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Introduced Feb 26, 2026
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Introduced by Senators Smith, Hesselbein, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys and Spreitzer;
cosponsored by Representatives Palmeri, Miresse, Stroud, Emerson, Sinicki, Goodwin, Moore Omokunde and Joers
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