Assembly Bill 157
Grants to counties for veterans services and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped in committee
It never got a , so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Mar 10, 2021
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 15, 2022: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a county or tribe may annually apply for a grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purpose of improving services provided to former military personnel through that county's veterans service office. DVA must award grants to counties that meet the standards under the program, in the following amounts: $8,500 for a county with a population of less than 20,000, $10,000 for a county with a population of 20,000 to 45,499, $11,500 for a county with a population of 45,500 to 74,999, and $13,000 for a county with a population of 75,000 or more. Grants are funded from two appropriation accounts.
This bill increases the grant award amounts for counties to be as follows:
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$22,000 for a county with a population of less than 45,000 and $25,000 for a county with a population of 45,000 or more. The bill also changes the funding source so that grants are funded from only one appropriation account.
Who's behind it
20 representatives are its . 16 are Republicans and 4 are Democrats.
7 more lawmakers .
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Authors (20)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Calvin Callahan · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Samantha Kerkman · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Warren Petryk · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Nancy VanderMeer · Republican, Assembly
- Don Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (7)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 31, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Mar 10, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Mar 10, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Mar 10, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Edming, Armstrong, Brooks, Callahan, Kerkman, Krug, Loudenbeck, Milroy, Murphy, Ortiz-Velez, Petryk, Rozar, Sinicki, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vruwink, Wichgers and Mursau; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Nass, Bernier, Carpenter, Ringhand, Testin and Wirch
- Mar 10, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
- Mar 18, 2021 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Edming
- Mar 31, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate