Senate Bill 195
Adding a member to the council on veterans programs
Topics: Veterans Affairs, Department of
Became law
The governor signed it on Oct 6, 2009. It's .
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Introduced, passed
May 7, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Sep 15, 2009
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Sep 16, 2009
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2009 Wisconsin Act 49
Latest entry in the official record, Oct 9, 2009: “Published 10-20-2009.”
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Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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 does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law the council on veterans programs (council) advises the board of veterans affairs and the department of veterans affairs (DVA) on solutions and policy alternatives relating to the problems of veterans. The council is attached to DVA and consists of members of various veterans organizations, all of whom are appointed for one-year terms.
This bill adds one representative of the Wisconsin American GI Forum to the council.
Who's behind it
6 senators are its . All 6 are Democrats.
15 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Spencer Coggs · Democrat, Senate
- Dave Hansen · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Jim Sullivan · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (15)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Pedro Colon · Democrat, Assembly
- David Cullen · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Hilgenberg · Democrat, Assembly
- Thomas Lothian · Republican, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Kevin Petersen · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Keith Ripp · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Aug 26, 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, Biotechnology, and Financial Institutions, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Oct 9, 2009
The new law was published.
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Oct 6, 2009
The governor signed it. It became 2009 Wisconsin Act 49.
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Oct 5, 2009
Sent to the governor.
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Sep 16, 2009
The Assembly passed it too.
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Sep 16, 2009
“Read” (the official wording)
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Sep 16, 2009
The Assembly received it.
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Sep 15, 2009
The Senate passed it.
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Aug 26, 2009
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Jul 15, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 7, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Biotechnology, and Financial Institutions.
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May 7, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- May 7, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Sullivan, Hansen, Taylor, Lassa, Carpenter and Coggs;Cosponsored by Representatives Hilgenberg, Colon, Pasch, Turner, Bies, Townsend, Berceau, Petrowski, Zepnick, Petersen, Sinicki, Lothian, Spanbauer, Cullen and Ripp
- May 7, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Biotechnology, and Financial Institutions
- Jul 15, 2009 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Aug 26, 2009 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Aug 26, 2009 · Senate
Report passage recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Biotechnology, and Financial Institutions, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Aug 26, 2009 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Sep 8, 2009 · Senate
Placed on calendar 9-15-2009 by committee on Senate Organization
- Sep 15, 2009 · Senate
Read a second time
- Sep 15, 2009 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Sep 15, 2009 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Sep 15, 2009 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Sep 15, 2009 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly
Read
- Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and place on calendar 9-16-2009
- Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Sep 16, 2009 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Sep 17, 2009 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Sep 21, 2009 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled on 9-21-2009
- Oct 5, 2009 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 10-5-2009
- Oct 6, 2009 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 10-6-2009. 2009 Wisconsin Act 49
- Oct 9, 2009 · Senate
Published 10-20-2009.
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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