WisconsinSB9832025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)Senate

An Act to amend 45.51 (2) (a) 1.; to create 45.01 (12) (jm) of the statutes; Relating to: the definition of “veteran” for purposes of certain state veterans benefits.

Sponsored By: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Howard Marklein (Republican), Patrick Testin (Republican)

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Sen Bill 983National GuardVeteran

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Bill Overview

No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsors

  • Tim Carpenter

    Democratic • Senate

  • Kristin Dassler-Alfheim

    Democratic • Senate

  • Howard Marklein

    Republican • Senate

  • Patrick Testin

    Republican • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Elijah Behnke

    Republican • House

  • Brienne Brown

    Democratic • House

  • Barbara Dittrich

    Republican • House

  • Jodi Emerson

    Democratic • House

  • Benjamin Franklin

    Republican • House

  • Joy Goeben

    Republican • House

  • Chanz Green

    Republican • House

  • Rick Gundrum

    Republican • House

  • Karen Hurd

    Republican • House

  • Alex Joers

    Democratic • House

  • Dean Kaufert

    Republican • House

  • Daniel Knodl

    Republican • House

  • Tony Kurtz

    Republican • House

  • Dave Maxey

    Republican • House

  • Paul Melotik

    Republican • House

  • David Murphy

    Republican • House

  • Todd Novak

    Republican • House

  • Christine Sinicki

    Democratic • House

  • Shelia Stubbs

    Democratic • House

  • Duke Tucker

    Republican • House

  • Randy Udell

    Democratic • House

  • Chuck Wichgers

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

Actions Timeline

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    3/23/2026Senate
  2. Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor

    3/19/2026Senate
  3. Representative Joers added as a cosponsor

    3/12/2026Senate
  4. Representative Melotik added as a cosponsor

    2/17/2026Senate
  5. Representative Udell added as a cosponsor

    2/16/2026Senate
  6. Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs

    2/6/2026Senate
  7. Introduced by Senators Testin, Marklein, Carpenter and Dassler-Alfheim; cosponsored by Representatives Maxey, Kurtz, Franklin, Tucker, Behnke, Brown, Dittrich, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Hurd, Kaufert, Knodl, Murphy, Novak, Sinicki, Stubbs and Wichgers

    2/6/2026Senate

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