# Wisconsin AB817: An Act to amend 45.60 (2) of the statutes; Relating to: reimbursement for the provision of military funeral honors. (FE)

Wisconsin AB817, An Act to amend 45.60 (2) of the statutes; Relating to: reimbursement for the provision of military funeral honors. (FE), is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by David Armstrong (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican) and 15 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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- As of: 2026-10-17
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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB817
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to amend 45.60 (2) of the statutes; Relating to: reimbursement for the provision of military funeral honors. (FE)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-06
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: David Armstrong (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Benjamin Franklin (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Joel Kitchens (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Tony Kurtz (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), Todd Novak (Republican), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), David Steffen (Republican), Duke Tucker (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: Funeral and funeral director, Military personnel, Veteran, Veterans Affairs, Department of
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David Armstrong (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Lindee Brill (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Benjamin Franklin (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joy Goeben (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rick Gundrum (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dean Kaufert (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joel Kitchens (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Tony Kurtz (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dave Maxey (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Todd Novak (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: David Steffen (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Duke Tucker (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chuck Wichgers (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: André Jacque (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Howard Marklein (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Clint Moses (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Rob Summerfield (Republican), House

## Actions (19)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-03-20: Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-20: Representative Brown added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-18: Laid on the table (House)
- 2026-02-18: Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2026-02-18: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neubauer (House)
- 2026-02-17: Made a special order of business at 1:25 PM on 2-18-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 13 (House)
- 2026-02-16: Representatives Miresse, Sheehan and Anderson added as coauthors (House)
- 2026-02-13: Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026 (House)
- 2026-02-04: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2026-02-04: Report passage recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 13, Noes 0 (House)
- 2026-02-04: Executive action taken (House)
- 2026-02-03: Representative Moses added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-03: Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Brown, Sinicki, McCarville and Tenorio (House)
- 2026-01-30: Representative Summerfield added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-29: Public hearing held (House)
- 2026-01-15: Fiscal estimate received (House)
- 2026-01-06: Read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs (House)
- 2026-01-06: Introduced by Representatives Tucker, Franklin, Armstrong, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Kaufert, Kitchens, Kreibich, Kurtz, Maxey, Novak, Ortiz-Velez, Sinicki, Steffen and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators James, Jacque and Marklein (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB817), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB817.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB817)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB817.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB817-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).