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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

AB 251

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adding a member to the council on veterans programs.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law the council on veterans programs (council) advises the board

of veterans affairs and the department of veterans affairs (DVA) on solutions and

policy alternatives relating to the problems of veterans. The council is attached to

DVA and consists of members of various veterans organizations, all of whom are

appointed for one-year terms.

This bill adds one representative of the Wisconsin American GI Forum to the

council.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Berceau (D) , Bies (R) , Colon (D) , Cullen (D) , Hilgenberg (D) , Lothian (R) , Pasch (D) , Petersen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Ripp (R) , Sinicki (D) , Spanbauer (R) , Townsend (R) , Turner (D) , Zepnick (D)

6 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , Coggs (D) , Hansen (D) , Lassa (D) , Sullivan (D) , Taylor (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

Passed 10–0 Sep 4, 2009 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Apr 30, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Hilgenberg, Colon, Pasch, Turner, Bies, Townsend, Berceau, Petrowski, Zepnick, Petersen, Sinicki, Lothian, Cullen, Spanbauer and Ripp;Cosponsored by Senators Sullivan, Hansen, Taylor, Lassa, Carpenter and Coggs

  2. Apr 30, 2009 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Veterans and Military Affairs

  3. Jul 28, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Sep 1, 2009 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Sep 4, 2009 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  6. Sep 4, 2009 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. Sep 10, 2009 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 9-16-2009 by committee on Rules

  8. Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  9. Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1