Assembly Bill 48
Expanding veterans benefits to individuals who served in Laos in support of the United States during the Vietnam War
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, 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
Feb 10, 2021
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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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 sat with the Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill expands the definition of “veteran” to include either 1) individuals who were naturalized pursuant to the Hmong Veterans' Naturalization Act of 2000; or 2) individuals who the secretary of Veterans Affairs has determined served honorably with a special guerrilla unit or irregular forces operating from a base in Laos in support of the armed forces of the United States at any time during the period from February 28, 1961, to May 7, 1975, and who are citizens of the United States or aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States who reside in Wisconsin. The bill extends most veterans benefits to anyone who meets this newly expanded definition of veteran, however, admission to a state veterans home and burial in a veterans cemetery are not included benefits as they are subject to federal regulation.
Who's behind it
22 lawmakers are its . 15 are Democrats and 7 are Republicans.
11 more lawmakers .
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Authors (22)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Samba Baldeh · Democrat, Assembly
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- Dora Drake · Democrat, Senate
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Gordon Hintz · Democrat, Assembly
- Francesca Hong · Democrat, Assembly
- Nick Milroy · Democrat, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Greta Neubauer · Democrat, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Lee Snodgrass · Democrat, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (11)
- Brandtjen and Hesselbein
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Brad Pfaff · Democrat, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
- Eric Wimberger · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 29, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Feb 11, 2021 to Apr 29, 2021
4 more representatives signed on in support.
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Feb 10, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Feb 10, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 10, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Murphy, Emerson, Anderson, Baldeh, Billings, Cabrera, Doyle, Drake, Hintz, Hong, Milroy, Moses, Neubauer, Rozar, Shankland, Snodgrass, Steffen, Subeck, Thiesfeldt, Tusler, Tittl and Brostoff; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Wimberger, Carpenter, Pfaff, Marklein, Ringhand, Smith and Testin
- Feb 10, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
- Feb 11, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor
- Apr 26, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Sinicki added as a coauthor
- Apr 29, 2021 · Assembly
Representatives Brandtjen and Hesselbein added as coauthors
- Apr 29, 2021 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- 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
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