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Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

AB 97

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the designation of Vietnam Veterans Day.

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

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.

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Barca (D) , Benedict (D) , Berceau (D) , Bernard Schaber (D) , Bies (R) , Black (D) , Brooks (R) , Clark (D) , Colon (D) , Cullen (D) , Danou (D) , Davis (R) , Dexter (D) , Fields (D) , Friske (R) , Garthwaite (D) , Grigsby (D) , Gunderson (R) , Gundrum (R) , Hebl (D) , Hilgenberg (D) , Hintz (D) , Hixson (D) , Honadel (R) , Hraychuck (D) , Hubler (D) , Huebsch (R) , Jorgensen (D) , Kaufert (R) , Kerkman (R) , Kessler (D) , Kestell (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Lothian (R) , M. Williams (R) , Mason (D) , Milroy (D) , Molepske Jr. (D) , Montgomery (R) , Murtha (R) , Nelson (D) , Parisi (D) , Pasch (D) , Petrowski (R) , Pocan (D) , Pope-Roberts (D) , Pridemore (R) , Radcliffe (D) , Richards (D) , Ripp (R) , Roys (D) , Schneider (D) , Seidel (D) , Sheridan (D) , Sherman , Shilling , Sinicki (D) , Smith (D) , Soletski (D) , Spanbauer (R) , Steinbrink (D) , Strachota (R) , Tauchen (R) , Toles (D) , Townsend (R) , Turner (D) , Van Akkeren (D) , Vruwink (D) , Zepnick (D) , Ziegelbauer (I) , Zigmunt (D)

13 cosponsors

Coggs (D) , Cowles (R) , Decker (D) , Hansen (D) , Lazich (R) , Lehman (D) , Olsen (R) , Plale (D) , S. Fitzgerald (R) , Schultz (R) , Taylor (D) , Vinehout (D) , Wirch (D)

Votes

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

Passed 10–0 Apr 17, 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 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