Assembly Bill 185
Directing the governor to annually proclaim Veteran Education Awareness Week
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 22, 2015
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Public hearing
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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
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Author
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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
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Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
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 the second week of November as "Veteran Education Awareness Week" to raise public awareness of the educational benefits to which veterans are entitled and the resources available to help veterans maximize their educational benefits.
Who's behind it
20 lawmakers are its . 18 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (20)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Evan Goyke · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Debra Kolste · Democrat, Assembly
- Cory Mason · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Daniel Riemer · Democrat, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Dana Wachs · Democrat, Assembly
- JoCasta Zamarripa · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Peter Barca · Democrat, Assembly
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill. Taking a bill up right away needs two-thirds of the members, a higher bar than passing it, so that vote can draw more yeses than the final one.
Assembly vote to take it up right away
Failed, 36 to 60 · Jan 12, 2016
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Veterans and Military Affairs and take up, Ayes 36, Noes 60”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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May 20, 2015
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Apr 22, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Apr 22, 2015
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 22, 2015 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Hesselbein, Petryk, Goyke, Milroy, Subeck, Mason, Kolste, Ohnstad, Wachs, Sinicki, Thiesfeldt, Johnson, Pope, Considine, Zamarripa, Berceau, Hebl, Shankland, Spreitzer and Riemer; cosponsored by Senators Lassa, Wirch and Carpenter
- Apr 22, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
- May 20, 2015 · Assembly
Representative Barca added as a coauthor
- Jan 12, 2016 · Assembly
Refused to suspend rules to withdraw from committee on Veterans and Military Affairs and take up, Ayes 36, Noes 60
- Apr 13, 2016 · 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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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