AB 287 Wisconsin Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: local regulation of pesticides to protect pollinators.

AB 287 creates a new section of state law allowing local governments (like cities or counties) to regulate pesticides specifically to protect pollinators, such as bees and butterflies. The bill defines "pollinator" as insects that pollinate flowers and establishes a legal basis for local ordinances restricting pesticide use in ways that safeguard these insects and their habitats. This legislation directly affects local governments, enabling them to develop their own pesticide rules without overriding state law, while focusing on concrete protection for pollinators rather than imposing new statewide restrictions.
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Introduced May 30, 2025 Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Introduced by Representatives Snodgrass, Behnke, DeSanto, Miresse, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Billings, Clancy, Cruz, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, J. Jacobson, Joers, Johnson, Madison, Mayadev, Moore Omokunde, Palmeri, Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio and Vining; cosponsored by Senators Smith, Habush Sinykin, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Wall and Wirch
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