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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 173

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Relating to: adding a member to the Council on Veterans Programs.

Veteran — Organization Veterans affairs, department of Veterinary medicine

  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

Under current law, the Council on Veterans Programs (council) in the

Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) advises the Board of Veterans Affairs and DVA

on solutions and policy alternatives relating to the problems of veterans. The council

consists of members of various veterans organizations, all of whom are appointed for

one-year terms.

This bill adds one representative of a Wisconsin chapter of the Korean War

Veterans Association to the council.

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Ballweg (R) , Berceau (D) , Born (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Goyke (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Horlacher (R) , Knodl (R) , Kolste (D) , Kremer (R) , Krug (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Murtha (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Petryk (R) , Quinn (R) , Riemer (D) , Ripp (R) , Sinicki (D) , Skowronski (R) , Spiros (R) , Subeck (D) , T. Larson (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Weatherston (R)

6 cosponsors

Erpenbach (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Vinehout (D) , Wanggaard (R) , Wirch (D)

Full history

  1. Apr 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Weatherston, Skowronski, Ballweg, Berceau, Born, E. Brooks, Goyke, Hesselbein, Horlacher, Knodl, Kolste, Kremer, Krug, T. Larson, Murphy, Mursau, Murtha, Ohnstad, A. Ott, Petryk, Quinn, Riemer, Ripp, Sinicki, Spiros, Subeck, Thiesfeldt and Tittl; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, L. Taylor, Erpenbach, Vinehout and Wirch

  2. Apr 22, 2015 · Assembly

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

  3. Apr 23, 2015 · Assembly

    Representative Spreitzer added as a coauthor

  4. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1