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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

AB 131

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: the veterans outreach and recovery program and making an appropriation. (FE)

Alcohol and other drug abuse Alcohol beverage — Regulation Mental health Military personnel Milwaukee — City National guard Natural resource Sunset Veteran Veteran — Education 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 DVA to administer a program to provide outreach, mental

health services, and support to certain individuals who are serving or who have

served in the armed forces, who reside in Wisconsin, and who may have a mental

health condition or substance use disorder. The bill provides $1,296,400 in each year

of the 2019-21 fiscal biennium for this purpose.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Felzkowski (R) , Kurtz (R) , Murphy (R) , Skowronski (R) , Sortwell (R) , Spiros (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tusler (R) , VanderMeer (R) , Wichgers (R) , Zimmerman (R)

1 cosponsors

Jacque (R)

Full history

  1. Mar 25, 2019 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kurtz, Felzkowski, Murphy, Sortwell, Skowronski, Spiros, Thiesfeldt, Tusler, Wichgers, Zimmerman and VanderMeer; cosponsored by Senator Jacque

  2. Mar 25, 2019 · Assembly

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

  3. Apr 8, 2019 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1