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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Senate Bill 47

Service-connected disability rating for disabled veteran-owned businesses

Became law

The governor signed it on Dec 6, 2017. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 15, 2017

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed Nov 7, 2017

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Nov 9, 2017

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2017 Wisconsin Act 122

Latest entry in the official record, Dec 6, 2017: “Published 12-7-2017”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill eliminates the minimum service-connected disability rating applicable for the Department of Administration's certification of disabled veteran-owned businesses for state procurement and contracting purposes. Under current law, that disability rating must be a minimum of 20 percent, as awarded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Under the bill, a person who is in receipt of any award of a service-connected disability rating from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs satisfies the state requirement.

Who's behind it

14 senators are its ⁠. 8 are Republicans and 6 are Democrats.

55 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 69 names

Authors (14)

Signed on in support (55)

How lawmakers voted

There was one vote on this bill.

Senate Committee on Workforce Development vote to recommend it

Passed, 5 to 0 · Nov 1, 2017

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Military Affairs and Senior Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Dec 6, 2017

    The new law was published.

  2. Dec 6, 2017

    The governor signed it. It became 2017 Wisconsin Act 122.

  3. Dec 4, 2017

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Nov 9, 2017

    3 more representatives signed on in support.

  5. Nov 9, 2017

    The Assembly passed it too.

  6. Nov 7, 2017

    “Read first time and referred to calendar of 11-9-2017” (the official wording)

  7. Nov 7, 2017

    The Assembly received it.

  8. Nov 7, 2017

    The Senate passed it.

  9. Nov 7, 2017

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  10. Nov 1, 2017

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.

  11. Oct 4, 2017

    The committee held a public hearing.

  12. Feb 15, 2017

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Workforce Development, Military Affairs and Senior Issues.

  13. Feb 15, 2017

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 15, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Roth, Ringhand, Carpenter, Darling, Feyen, Harsdorf, Johnson, C. Larson, Lasee, LeMahieu, Olsen, Petrowski, L. Taylor and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Goyke, Kooyenga, Allen, Ballweg, Berceau, Bernier, Billings, Bowen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Brostoff, Considine, Duchow, Edming, Felzkowski, Fields, Genrich, Hebl, Hesselbein, Horlacher, Hutton, Katsma, Kerkman, Kleefisch, Kolste, Kremer, Macco, Mason, Milroy, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, Ohnstad, Ott, Petryk, Quinn, Riemer, Ripp, Rohrkaste, Sargent, Sinicki, Skowronski, Spiros, Spreitzer, Subeck, Summerfield, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, VanderMeer, Vruwink, Weatherston and Zepnick

  2. Feb 15, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Workforce Development, Military Affairs and Senior Issues

  3. Oct 4, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Nov 1, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Nov 1, 2017 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Workforce Development, Military Affairs and Senior Issues, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  6. Nov 1, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Nov 3, 2017 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 11-7-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. Nov 7, 2017 · Senate

    Senator Hansen added as a coauthor

  9. Nov 7, 2017 · Senate

    Read a second time

  10. Nov 7, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Nov 7, 2017 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  12. Nov 7, 2017 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  13. Nov 7, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Nov 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  15. Nov 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to calendar of 11-9-2017

  16. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  17. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  18. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  20. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  21. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Representatives Steffen, Barca and Shankland added as cosponsors

  22. Nov 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Nov 9, 2017 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  24. Nov 20, 2017 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  25. Dec 4, 2017 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 12-4-2017

  26. Dec 6, 2017 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 12-6-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 122

  27. Dec 6, 2017 · Senate

    Published 12-7-2017

Terms on this page

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act. 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

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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