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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

AB 83

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issuing annual fishing licenses to certain resident disabled veterans.

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current state law, a disabled veteran who is a resident of this state may

be issued an annual fishing license at a lower fee than the regular fee for the license

if he or she has a service-connected disability rating of 70 percent or greater, as

determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This percentage

disability rating is based on medical records and doctors' reports. For example, a

disability rating of 80 percent entitles a veteran to an 80 percent disability

compensation payment. However, in each case, the VA also determines whether the

veteran's disability, based on his or her education, skills, and medical condition, is

so severe as to render the veteran "individually unemployable." If the VA makes this

determination, the veteran is not compensated based on the percentage disability

rating. Instead, he or she is compensated at the 100 percent rating level. This bill

expands the eligibility for an annual fishing license at the lower fee to a veteran who

is determined to be "individually unemployable."

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Berceau (D) , Bernard Schaber (D) , Bies (R) , Brooks (R) , Gunderson (R) , Hraychuck (D) , Hubler (D) , Kaufert (R) , Kestell (R) , Lothian (R) , Meyer (R) , Mursau (R) , Nerison (R) , Petrowski (R) , Pope-Roberts (D) , Roth (R) , Spanbauer (R) , Suder (R) , Townsend (R) , Vos (R)

12 cosponsors

Darling (R) , Erpenbach (D) , Hansen (D) , Kapanke (R) , Kedzie (R) , Lassa (D) , Lazich (R) , Lehman (D) , Olsen (R) , Schultz (R) , Taylor (D) , Vinehout (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

Passed 10–0 Jun 16, 2009 official source full page

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

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 7, Noes 0

Passed 7–0 Sep 21, 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. Feb 24, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Townsend, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bies, Brooks, Gunderson, Hraychuck, Hubler, Kaufert, Kestell, Lothian, Meyer, Mursau, Nerison, A. Ott, Petrowski, Pope-Roberts, Roth, Spanbauer, Suder and Vos;Cosponsored by Senators Darling, Erpenbach, Hansen, Kedzie, Lazich, Lehman, Olsen, Schultz, Taylor and Vinehout

  2. Feb 24, 2009 · Assembly

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

  3. Mar 13, 2009 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 14, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 offered by Representative Townsend

  5. Apr 15, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. May 26, 2009 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Jun 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 0

  8. Jun 16, 2009 · Assembly

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

  9. Jun 16, 2009 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Jun 18, 2009 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 6-23-2009 by committee on Rules

  11. Jun 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Jun 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Assembly amendment 1 adopted

  13. Jun 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Jun 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  15. Jun 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  16. Jun 23, 2009 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  17. Jun 23, 2009 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  18. Jun 25, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources

  19. Jul 16, 2009 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  20. Sep 17, 2009 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  21. Sep 21, 2009 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  22. Sep 21, 2009 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  23. Jan 19, 2010 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-21-2010 by committee on Senate Organization

  24. Jan 21, 2010 · Senate

    Senator Kapanke added as a cosponsor

  25. Jan 21, 2010 · Senate

    Senator Lassa added as a cosponsor

  26. Jan 21, 2010 · Senate

    Read a second time

  27. Jan 21, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  28. Jan 21, 2010 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  29. Jan 21, 2010 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  30. Jan 21, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  31. Jan 21, 2010 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  32. Jan 22, 2010 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled

  33. Feb 3, 2010 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 2-2-2010

  34. Feb 5, 2010 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 2-4-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 109

  35. Feb 9, 2010 · Assembly

    Published 2-18-2010.