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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 542

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Relating to: a nonprofit organization grant program administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs and making an appropriation. (FE)

Organization, miscellaneous Veteran — Relief Veterans affairs, department of

  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

This bill creates a grant program administered by the Department of Veterans

Affairs (DVA). Under the bill, DVA may make up to a total of $250,000 in grants to

nonprofit organizations that provide financial assistance or other services to

veterans and their families. A nonprofit organization may receive up to $25,000 in

grants under this program.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Allen (R) , Berceau (D) , Brostoff (D) , Edming (R) , Horlacher (R) , Macco (R) , Milroy (D) , Petryk (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Riemer (D) , Sinicki (D) , Skowronski (R) , T. Larson (R)

11 cosponsors

Barca (D) , Carpenter (D) , Darling (R) , Harsdorf (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Marklein (R) , Moulton (R) , Petrowski (R) , Ringhand (D) , Vinehout (D) , Wirch (D)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 14, Noes 0

Passed 14–0 Feb 2, 2016 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. Nov 24, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Edming, Petryk, Allen, Berceau, R. Brooks, Brostoff, Horlacher, T. Larson, Macco, Milroy, A. Ott, Riemer, Sinicki and Skowronski; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Carpenter, Darling, Harsdorf, Marklein, Moulton, Ringhand, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch

  2. Nov 24, 2015 · Assembly

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

  3. Dec 2, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Dec 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 21, 2016 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 2, 2016 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 14, Noes 0

  7. Feb 2, 2016 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-16-2016 by Committee on Rules

  9. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Representative Barca added as a coauthor

  10. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  11. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1