Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive Bipartisan · 4 R · 1 D cosponsors

SB 164 — Relating to: use of certified seed potatoes in planting potatoes and providing a penalty. (FE)

Last action — Published 12-10-2025

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced March 27, 2025. It awaits signature.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 90% · high confidence

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 13 sponsors

    1 primary, 12 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

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Summary

An Act to renumber and amend 94.36 (1) (a) and 94.36 (1) (b); to amend 94.36 (1) (title); to repeal and recreate 94.36 (3); to create 94.36 (2m) of the statutes;

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Published 12-10-2025

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 12-9-2025. 2025 Wisconsin Act 66

  3. Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2025

  4. Report correctly enrolled

  5. Received from Assembly concurred in

  6. Ordered immediately messaged

  7. Read a third time and concurred in

  8. Rules suspended

  9. Ordered to a third reading

  10. Read a second time

  11. Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  12. Representatives Miresse and Stubbs added as cosponsors

  13. Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 6-24-2025

  14. Representative Johnson added as a cosponsor

  15. Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  16. Received from Senate

  17. Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Read a third time and passed

  19. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  20. Ordered to a third reading

  21. Read a second time

  22. Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  23. Placed on calendar 4-22-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  24. Fiscal estimate received

  25. Available for scheduling

  26. Report passage recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  27. Executive action taken

  28. Senator Spreitzer added as a coauthor

  29. Public hearing held

  30. Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue

  31. Introduced by Senators Testin, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Marklein and Pfaff; cosponsored by Representatives Krug, Callahan, Billings, Mursau, O'Connor, Petersen, Tranel and VanderMeer

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 119 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (12)

Not signed on (119)

119 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

agriculture
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 164 do?
An Act to renumber and amend 94.36 (1) (a) and 94.36 (1) (b); to amend 94.36 (1) (title); to repeal and recreate 94.36 (3); to create 94.36 (2m) of the statutes;
Who sponsors SB 164?
SB 164 is sponsored by Billings, Testin, Patrick (Republican), Cabral-Guevara, Rachael (Republican), Felzkowski, Mary (Republican), Marklein, Howard (Republican), Pfaff, Brad (Democrat), Krug, Callahan, Mursau, O'Connor, Petersen, Tranel, and VanderMeer.
What is the current status of SB 164?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced March 27, 2025. It awaits signature.
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