Assembly Bill 73
Cash value of life insurance regarding eligibility for the veterans assistance program
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
Feb 17, 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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Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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 Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) may provide assistance payments to veterans who have suffered a loss of income due to illness, injury, or natural disaster. DVA may not provide the assistance if the veteran has other assets or income available to meet basic subsistence needs or if the veteran is eligible to receive aid from other sources. Currently, DVA may also provide health care aid to a veteran who does not have sufficient income and assets to obtain the health care. Current law allows the unremarried spouse and dependent children of a deceased veteran to receive assistance and health care if they do not have sufficient income and assets. DVA is required under current law to promulgate rules specifying the eligibility criteria and income limits for these assistance programs. The current rule limits eligibility to applicants whose liquid assets, including bank accounts, stocks, funds in retirement accounts, and cash value of life insurance, do not exceed $1,000.
This bill exempts the cash value of life insurance from being considered when determining if a veteran or his or her unremarried spouse and dependent children are eligible for an assistance payment or health care aid.
Who's behind it
15 lawmakers are its . 9 are Democrats and 6 are Republicans.
12 more lawmakers .
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Authors (15)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- Phil Garthwaite · Democrat, Assembly
- Scott Gunderson · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Kevin Petersen · Republican, Assembly
- Jon Richards · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Pat Strachota · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Toles · Democrat, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (12)
- Jon Erpenbach · Democrat, Senate
- Pat Kreitlow · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Mary Lazich · Republican, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Joe Leibham · Republican, Senate
- Jeffrey Plale · Democrat, Senate
- Scott L. Fitzgerald · Republican, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Kathleen Vinehout · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 15, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Mar 4, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 17, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Feb 17, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 17, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Milroy, Garthwaite, Hebl, A. Ott, Sinicki, Fields, Townsend, Richards, Smith, Gunderson, Toles, Berceau, Petersen, Bies and Strachota;Cosponsored by Senators Kreitlow, Erpenbach, Taylor, Lassa, Plale, Lehman, Wirch, Schultz, Vinehout, S. Fitzgerald, Leibham and Lazich
- Feb 17, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
- Mar 4, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 15, 2009 · 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate