Assembly Bill 203
The governor's duty to review national guard federalization orders
Topics: Federal-state relations, Governor, Legislature: Committees, National Guard
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 9, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill requires the governor to examine every federal order that places the Wisconsin national guard on federal active duty to determine if that order is lawful and valid. If the governor determines that the federal order is not lawful or valid, the bill requires the governor to take appropriate action, which may include commencing legal action in state or federal court, to prevent the Wisconsin national guard from being placed on federal active duty.
The bill also requires the governor to submit to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature a summary of the governor's review of every federal order that places the Wisconsin national guard on federal active duty and any action he of she takes in response to that review.
Who's behind it
9 representatives are its . All 9 are Democrats.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Annette Williams · Democrat, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Spencer Black · Democrat, Assembly
- Tamara Grigsby · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Joe Parisi · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Pocan · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Jon Richards · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 9, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 13, 2009
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Apr 9, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Apr 9, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 9, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Black, Berceau, Grigsby, Milroy, Parisi, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, A. Williams and Richards;Cosponsored by Senator Erpenbach
- Apr 9, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
- Oct 13, 2009 · Assembly
Senator Taylor added as a cosponsor
- Mar 9, 2010 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor