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Bills from the 2009–10 session

Assembly Bill 97

The designation of Vietnam Veterans Day

Topics: Governor, Holidays and special dates, Veteran

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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 27, 2009

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Current law gives the governor authority to set aside, by proclamation, certain days of the year to remember or honor specific groups or concerns. For example, the governor issues a proclamation for Labor Day, Mother's Day, Wonderful Wisconsin Week, Veteran Recognition Week, POW-MIA Recognition Day, and Purple Heart Day.

This bill designates March 29 as "Vietnam Veterans Day" to recognize the 1,239 Wisconsin armed forces members who are listed on the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. The bill requires the governor to issue a proclamation for the observation of that day, asking the public to recall the Vietnam veterans' accomplishments and to thank those veterans for their service during the Vietnam War.

Who's behind it

72 lawmakers are its ⁠. 45 are Democrats, 24 are Republicans and 1 is a Independent. 2 have no party on record.

13 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 85 names

Authors (72)

Signed on in support (13)

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 · Apr 17, 2009

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

  1. Apr 28, 2010

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Apr 17, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. Apr 17, 2009

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 0.

  4. Apr 15, 2009

    The committee held a public hearing.

  5. Feb 27, 2009

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.

  6. Feb 27, 2009

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 27, 2009 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Radcliffe, Barca, Benedict, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bies, Black, Brooks, Clark, Colon, Cullen, Danou, Davis, Dexter, Fields, Garthwaite, Grigsby, Gunderson, Hebl, Hilgenberg, Hintz, Hixson, Honadel, Hraychuck, Hubler, Huebsch, Jorgensen, Kaufert, Kerkman, Kessler, Kestell, Lothian, Mason, Milroy, Molepske Jr., Montgomery, Murtha, Nelson, A. Ott, Parisi, Pasch, Petrowski, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Pridemore, Richards, Ripp, Roys, Schneider, Seidel, Sheridan, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Smith, Soletski, Spanbauer, Steinbrink, Tauchen, Toles, Townsend, Turner, Van Akkeren, Vruwink, M. Williams, Zepnick, Ziegelbauer, Zigmunt, Friske, Strachota, Kleefisch and Gundrum;Cosponsored by Senators Vinehout, Hansen, Cowles, Coggs, Decker, S. Fitzgerald, Lehman, Lazich, Schultz, Plale, Wirch, Taylor and Olsen

  2. Feb 27, 2009 · Assembly

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

  3. Apr 15, 2009 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Apr 15, 2009 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  5. Apr 17, 2009 · Assembly

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

  6. Apr 17, 2009 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  7. 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.

More in the glossary

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.

More in the glossary

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