Assembly Bill 425
Directing the governor to annually proclaim March 25 as Medal of Honor Day
Topics: Governor, Holidays and special dates, Medal of Honor
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Sep 22, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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 ”
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Committee
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
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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
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the governor must annually proclaim certain days as holidays in remembrance or recognition of certain persons. Currently, those holidays include Armistice Day, Prisoner of War Remembrance Day, Purple Heart Day, and Gulf War Illnesses Recognition Day. This bill requires the governor to annually proclaim March 25 as Medal of Honor Day to celebrate and honor those members of the U.S. armed forces who have been awarded the Medal of Honor for their valor in action above and beyond the call of duty and to recognize their bravery, heroism, and sacrifice for the United States.
Who's behind it
21 lawmakers are its . 11 are Republicans and 10 are Democrats.
10 more lawmakers .
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Authors (21)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Tamara Grigsby · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- Andy Jorgensen · Democrat, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Lothian · Republican, Assembly
- Mary Williams · Republican, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Louis Molepske Jr. · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Lee Nerison · Republican, Assembly
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Roger Roth · Republican, Senate
- Marlin Schneider · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (10)
- Spencer Coggs · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Dan Kapanke · Republican, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs vote to recommend it
Passed, 8 to 0 · Feb 12, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 12, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 12, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 0.
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Oct 29, 2009
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Oct 28, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 22, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Sep 22, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Molepske Jr., Turner, Roth, Brooks, Berceau, Hebl, Schneider, Townsend, Nerison, Mason, Jorgensen, Ripp, A. Ott, Knodl, Grigsby, Mursau, Lothian, Hintz, Sinicki, Strachota and M. Williams;Cosponsored by Senators Lassa, Hansen, Darling, Schultz, Taylor, Lehman, Coggs, Cowles and Kapanke
- Sep 22, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
- Oct 28, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 29, 2009 · Assembly
Representative Petrowski added as a coauthor
- Feb 11, 2010 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 12, 2010 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 8, Noes 0
- Feb 12, 2010 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote