Assembly Bill 700
Authorization for final disposition of a decedent's remains
Topics: Death, Military personnel, United States: Defense, Department of
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
Feb 3, 2010
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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
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a person may execute an authorization for final disposition that designates another to control the final disposition of the person's remains. An authorization for final disposition must be witnessed by two witnesses or signed before a notary public. This bill provides that a member of the U.S. armed forces may execute a valid authorization for final disposition in the manner and on a form provided by the federal department of defense.
Who's behind it
10 lawmakers are its . 7 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans. 1 has no party on record.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (10)
- Annette Williams · Democrat, Assembly
- Phil Garthwaite · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Hilgenberg · Democrat, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Shilling
- John Steinbrink · Democrat, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Leon Young · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (6)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Pat Kreitlow · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Miller · Democrat, 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, 10 to 0 · Mar 3, 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 10, 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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Apr 13, 2010
“Placed on the calendar of 4-13-2010 following Assembly Bill 542” (the official wording)
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Mar 3, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Mar 3, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 0.
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Feb 11, 2010
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 5, 2010
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Feb 3, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Feb 3, 2010
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 3, 2010 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Hilgenberg, Turner, Garthwaite, Roys, A. Williams, Steinbrink, Townsend, Young, Shilling and Knodl;Cosponsored by Senators Lehman, Miller, Taylor, Kreitlow and Lassa
- Feb 3, 2010 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
- Feb 5, 2010 · Assembly
Senator Grothman added as a cosponsor
- Feb 11, 2010 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Mar 2, 2010 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Mar 3, 2010 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0
- Mar 3, 2010 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 7, 2010 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 4-13-2010 by committee on Rules
- Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly
Placed on the calendar of 4-13-2010 following Assembly Bill 542
- Apr 13, 2010 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- 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