SJR 61 Wisconsin Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: designating June 2025 as Pollinator Awareness Month in Wisconsin.

SJR 61 designates June 2025 as Pollinator Awareness Month in Wisconsin. This symbolic resolution does not create new laws or funding but aims to raise public awareness about the importance of pollinators like bees and butterflies to agriculture and ecosystems. It highlights Wisconsin's existing efforts, such as "No Mow May" initiatives, which have demonstrated positive impacts on bee populations. The resolution encourages community engagement in pollinator-friendly practices, such as planting native species and reducing pesticide use, without imposing new requirements on residents or organizations.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared

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May 2025

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Introduced May 30, 2025 Last action Mar 23, 2026

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Mar 23, 2026

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Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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May 30, 2025

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Read and referred to Committee on Senate Organization

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May 30, 2025

Introduced

Introduced by Senators Pfaff, Habush Sinykin, Carpenter, Drake, Hesselbein, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Wall, Wanggaard and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Snodgrass, Behnke, DeSanto, Doyle, Fitzgerald, Joers, Johnson, Madison, Mayadev, Moore Omokunde, Palmeri, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sinicki, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, Vining, Andraca, Udell and J. Jacobson

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