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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 707

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Relating to: official logotypes for Wisconsin veteran-owned businesses and disabled veteran-owned businesses. (FE)

Administration, department of — Agency and general functions Business Trade practice Veteran 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 requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) to design an official

"Wisconsin Veteran-Owned" logotype for use by businesses owned by Wisconsin

veterans. The bill authorizes DVA to design an official "Wisconsin Disabled

Veteran-Owned" logotype for use by businesses owned by Wisconsin veterans who

are also disabled. Under the bill, DVA must consult with the Department of

Administration in designing the official logotypes.

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) , Czaja (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Genrich (D) , Goyke (D) , Heaton (R) , Hebl (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Hintz (D) , Horlacher (R) , Jagler (R) , Kolste (D) , Kremer (R) , Krug (R) , Milroy (D) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Novak (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Petryk (R) , Pope (D) , Riemer (D) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sinicki (D) , Skowronski (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , VanderMeer (R) , Zamarripa (D) , Zepnick (D)

11 cosponsors

Bewley (D) , Carpenter (D) , Hansen (D) , Harris Dodd (D) , Lassa (D) , LeMahieu (R) , Miller (D) , Nass (R) , Petrowski (R) , Ringhand (D) , Roth (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 15, Noes 0

Passed 15–0 Feb 11, 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. Jan 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Goyke, Allen, Thiesfeldt, Horlacher, Heaton, Kolste, VanderMeer, Rohrkaste, Petryk, Berceau, Ohnstad, Czaja, Riemer, Hesselbein, Murphy, Edming, Zepnick, Brostoff, A. Ott, Sinicki, Kremer, Krug, Genrich, Jagler, Mursau, Milroy, Tittl, Novak, Skowronski, E. Brooks, Zamarripa, Pope, Hebl and Hintz; cosponsored by Senators Roth, Nass, Bewley, LeMahieu, Petrowski, Hansen, Lassa, Harris Dodd, Carpenter, Miller and Ringhand

  2. Jan 13, 2016 · Assembly

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

  3. Jan 21, 2016 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  4. Jan 21, 2016 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Feb 4, 2016 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 15, Noes 0

  7. Feb 11, 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

    Laid on the table

  10. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1