Skip to content

Bills · 2009-2010 Regular Session

SB 293

Became law Official bill text Atom feed

directing the governor to annually proclaim March 25 as Medal of Honor Day.

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

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the governor must annually proclaim certain days as

holidays in remembrance or recognition of certain persons. Currently, those holidays

include Armistice Day, Prisoner of War Remembrance Day, Purple Heart Day, and

Gulf War Illnesses Recognition Day. This bill requires the governor to annually

proclaim March 25 as Medal of Honor Day to celebrate and honor those members of

the U.S. armed forces who have been awarded the Medal of Honor for their valor in

action above and beyond the call of duty and to recognize their bravery, heroism, and

sacrifice for the United States.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Coggs (D) , Cowles (R) , Darling (R) , Hansen (D) , Kapanke (R) , Lassa (D) , Lehman (D) , Schultz (R) , Taylor (D)

22 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Berceau (D) , Brooks (R) , Carpenter (D) , Grigsby (D) , Hebl (D) , Hintz (D) , Jorgensen (D) , Knodl (R) , Lothian (R) , M. Williams (R) , Mason (D) , Molepske Jr. (D) , Mursau (R) , Nerison (R) , Ripp (R) , Roth (R) , Schneider (D) , Sinicki (D) , Strachota (R) , Townsend (R) , Turner (D)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Biotechnology, and Financial Institutions, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jan 27, 2010 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. Sep 16, 2009 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Lassa, Hansen, Darling, Schultz, Taylor, Lehman, Coggs, Cowles and Kapanke;Cosponsored by Representatives Molepske Jr., Turner, Brooks, Berceau, Townsend, Nerison, Strachota, A. Ott, Knodl, Grigsby, Hebl, Schneider, Roth, Jorgensen, Mursau, Lothian, Ripp, Sinicki, Mason, M. Williams and Hintz

  2. Sep 16, 2009 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Biotechnology, and Financial Institutions

  3. Nov 4, 2009 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 20, 2010 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor

  5. Jan 20, 2010 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Jan 27, 2010 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Biotechnology, and Financial Institutions, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. Jan 27, 2010 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Feb 10, 2010 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-16-2010 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  9. Feb 16, 2010 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  10. Feb 16, 2010 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  11. Feb 16, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. Feb 16, 2010 · Senate

    Read a second time

  13. Feb 16, 2010 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Feb 17, 2010 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  15. Feb 17, 2010 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  16. Feb 17, 2010 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-23-2010 by committee on Rules

  17. Feb 23, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  18. Feb 23, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. Feb 23, 2010 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  20. Feb 23, 2010 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  21. Feb 23, 2010 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Feb 24, 2010 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  23. Feb 26, 2010 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-26-2010

  24. Mar 2, 2010 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-2-2010

  25. Mar 3, 2010 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-3-2010. 2009 Wisconsin Act 144

  26. Mar 5, 2010 · Senate

    Published 3-17-2010