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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 418

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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, 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

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

17 cosponsors

A. Ott (R) , Allen (R) , Berceau (D) , Brostoff (D) , Edming (R) , Hansen (D) , Horlacher (R) , Lassa (D) , Macco (R) , Meyers (D) , Milroy (D) , Petryk (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Riemer (D) , Sinicki (D) , Skowronski (R) , T. Larson (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Jan 25, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Feb 8, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Feb 8, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 0

Passed 32–0 Feb 9, 2016 official source full page

Not voting · 1

Assembly: Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 98, Noes 0

Passed 98–0 Feb 16, 2016 official source full page

Aye · 98

Not voting · 1

Full history

  1. Dec 3, 2015 · Senate

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

  2. Dec 3, 2015 · Senate

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

  3. Dec 11, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Jan 14, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Jan 21, 2016 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Jan 25, 2016 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  7. Jan 25, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  8. Feb 8, 2016 · Senate

    Referred to joint committee on Finance by Committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  9. Feb 8, 2016 · Senate

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and made Available for Scheduling by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  10. Feb 8, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-9-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  11. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  12. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  14. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 32, Noes 0

  15. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Senator Hansen added as a coauthor

  16. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Senator Lassa added as a coauthor

  17. Feb 9, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Feb 9, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  19. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  20. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

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

  21. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  22. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  23. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  24. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  25. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 98, Noes 0

  26. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Representative Meyers added as a cosponsor

  27. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  28. Feb 17, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  29. Feb 25, 2016 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  30. Apr 21, 2016 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 4-21-2016

  31. Apr 25, 2016 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-25-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 383

  32. Apr 25, 2016 · Senate

    Published 4-26-2016