WisconsinAB272025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)House

An Act to amend 45.44 (3) (c) (intro.) and 45.51 (2) (a) 1.; to create 36.27 (2) (b) 5., 36.27 (3p) (a) 1r. g., 38.24 (8) (a) 1r. g. and 45.01 (12) (fm) of the statutes; Relating to: expanding veterans benefits to individuals who served in Laos in support of the United States during the Vietnam War.

Sponsored By: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), David Armstrong (Republican), Brent Jacobson (Republican), Mike Bare (Democratic), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Jill Billings (Democratic), Lindee Brill (Republican), Brienne Brown (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Bob Donovan (Republican), Benjamin Franklin (Republican), Andrew Hysell (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Joel Kitchens (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), Maureen McCarville (Democratic), Paul Melotik (Republican), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), David Murphy (Republican), Jeffrey Mursau (Republican), Greta Neubauer (Democratic), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic), Joe Sheehan (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Patrick Snyder (Republican), Ryan Spaude (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), Duke Tucker (Republican), Ron Tusler (Republican), Randy Udell (Democratic), Chuck Wichgers (Republican)

Failed

Minority groupsVeteran

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Clinton Anderson

    Democratic • House

  • David Armstrong

    Republican • House

  • Brent Jacobson

    Republican • House

  • Mike Bare

    Democratic • House

  • Elijah Behnke

    Republican • House

  • Jill Billings

    Democratic • House

  • Lindee Brill

    Republican • House

  • Brienne Brown

    Democratic • House

  • Ben DeSmidt

    Democratic • House

  • Bob Donovan

    Republican • House

  • Benjamin Franklin

    Republican • House

  • Andrew Hysell

    Democratic • House

  • Alex Joers

    Democratic • House

  • Joel Kitchens

    Republican • House

  • Rob Kreibich

    Republican • House

  • Dave Maxey

    Republican • House

  • Maureen McCarville

    Democratic • House

  • Paul Melotik

    Republican • House

  • Vincent Miresse

    Democratic • House

  • David Murphy

    Republican • House

  • Jeffrey Mursau

    Republican • House

  • Greta Neubauer

    Democratic • House

  • Jerry O'Connor

    Republican • House

  • Lori Palmeri

    Democratic • House

  • Jim Piwowarczyk

    Republican • House

  • Amaad Rivera-Wagner

    Democratic • House

  • Ann Roe

    Democratic • House

  • Joe Sheehan

    Democratic • House

  • Christine Sinicki

    Democratic • House

  • Patrick Snyder

    Republican • House

  • Ryan Spaude

    Democratic • House

  • Lisa Subeck

    Democratic • House

  • Angelito Tenorio

    Democratic • House

  • Duke Tucker

    Republican • House

  • Ron Tusler

    Republican • House

  • Randy Udell

    Democratic • House

  • Chuck Wichgers

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Julian Bradley

    Republican • Senate

  • Tim Carpenter

    Democratic • Senate

  • Kristin Dassler-Alfheim

    Democratic • Senate

  • Dianne Hesselbein

    Democratic • Senate

  • André Jacque

    Republican • Senate

  • Sarah Keyeski

    Democratic • Senate

  • Karen Kirsch

    Democratic • House

  • Brad Pfaff

    Democratic • Senate

  • Melissa Ratcliff

    Democratic • Senate

  • Mark Spreitzer

    Democratic • Senate

  • David Steffen

    Republican • House

  • Cory Tomczyk

    Republican • Senate

  • Jamie Wall

    Democratic • Senate

  • Van Wanggaard

    Republican • Senate

  • Robert Wirch

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

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Actions Timeline

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    3/23/2026House
  2. Senator Hesselbein added as a cosponsor

    1/29/2026House
  3. Referred to committee on Rules

    6/20/2025House
  4. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 11, Noes 0

    6/20/2025House
  5. Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 11, Noes 0

    6/20/2025House
  6. Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

    6/16/2025House
  7. Executive action taken

    6/12/2025House
  8. Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Murphy

    6/9/2025House
  9. Representative Kirsch added as a coauthor

    6/3/2025House
  10. Public hearing held

    5/22/2025House
  11. Senator Dassler-Alfheim added as a cosponsor

    5/15/2025House
  12. Read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs

    2/17/2025House
  13. Introduced by Representatives Murphy, Snyder, Anderson, Armstrong, Bare, Behnke, Billings, Brill, Brown, DeSmidt, Donovan, Franklin, Hysell, B. Jacobson, Kitchens, Kreibich, Maxey, McCarville, Melotik, Miresse, Mursau, O'Connor, Palmeri, Piwowarczyk, Rivera-Wagner, Sheehan, Sinicki, Spaude, Subeck, Tenorio, Tucker, Tusler, Wichgers, Neubauer, Udell, Roe and Joers; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Tomczyk, Carpenter, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Spreitzer, Wall, Wanggaard, Wirch and Bradley

    2/17/2025House

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