# Wisconsin AJR109: Relating to: honoring Wisconsin’s Hispanic and Latino veterans.

Wisconsin AJR109, Relating to: honoring Wisconsin’s Hispanic and Latino veterans., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Scott Allen (Republican), Deb Andraca (Democratic), David Armstrong (Republican) and 28 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AJR109
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: Relating to: honoring Wisconsin’s Hispanic and Latino veterans.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-10-24
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Scott Allen (Republican), Deb Andraca (Democratic), David Armstrong (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Bob Donovan (Republican), Cindi Duchow (Republican), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Benjamin Franklin (Republican), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Scott Krug (Republican), Tony Kurtz (Republican), Paul Melotik (Republican), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), David Murphy (Republican), Todd Novak (Republican), Jerry O'Connor (Republican), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), Jessie Rodriguez (Republican), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), Ron Tusler (Republican), Randy Udell (Democratic), Robyn Vining (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: Asm Joint Resolution 109, Minority groups, Veteran
- 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: Scott Allen (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Deb Andraca (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: David Armstrong (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Barbara Dittrich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Bob Donovan (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Cindi Duchow (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Benjamin Franklin (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Russell Goodwin (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Rick Gundrum (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Tara Johnson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Dean Kaufert (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Scott Krug (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Tony Kurtz (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Paul Melotik (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: David Murphy (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Todd Novak (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Amaad Rivera-Wagner (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jessie Rodriguez (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ron Tusler (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Robyn Vining (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Rachael Cabral-Guevara (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jesse James (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kelda Roys (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jamie Wall (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Wirch (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (10)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (Senate)
- 2025-11-20: Available for scheduling (Senate)
- 2025-11-20: Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization (Senate)
- 2025-11-20: Received from Assembly (Senate)
- 2025-11-19: Ordered immediately messaged (House)
- 2025-11-19: Adopted (House)
- 2025-11-19: Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up (House)
- 2025-11-13: Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-10-24: Read and referred to Committee on Rules (House)
- 2025-10-24: Introduced by Representatives Kurtz, Ortiz-Velez, Rodriguez, Rivera-Wagner, Allen, Andraca, Armstrong, Behnke, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Donovan, Duchow, Fitzgerald, Franklin, Goodwin, Gundrum, Johnson, Kaufert, Kreibich, Krug, Melotik, Miresse, Murphy, Novak, O'Connor, Palmeri, Stubbs, Taylor, Tusler, Udell and Vining; cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, James, Carpenter, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall, Wirch and Larson (House)

## Bill text

- Joint Resolution Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AJR109), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AJR109.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Joint Resolution Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AJR109)
- [Joint Resolution Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AJR109.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AJR109-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).