Assembly Bill 887
An addition to the 2021-23 Authorized State Building Program for the construction of additional columbarium units at the Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Apr 8, 2022. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Jan 21, 2022
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 23, 2022
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Mar 8, 2022
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2021 Wisconsin Act 229
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 8, 2022: “Published 4-9-2022”
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Wisconsin Act
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Official term: Act. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
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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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it does
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill amends the 2021-23 Authorized State Building Program to add one project for the Department of Veterans Affairs. The project involves the construction of additional columbarium units at the Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in the village of Union Grove. The project is financed with $440,000 in program revenue and $4,560,000 in federal funds.
Who's behind it
18 lawmakers are its . 11 are Republicans and 7 are Democrats.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (18)
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Born · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Jon Plumer · Republican, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Rob Swearingen · Republican, Assembly
- Nancy VanderMeer · Republican, Assembly
- Robin Vos · Republican, Assembly
- Don Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Bob Wittke · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (8)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Local Government vote to recommend it
Passed, 9 to 0 · Feb 22, 2022
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 Local Government, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 8, 2022
The new law was published.
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Apr 8, 2022
The governor signed it. It became 2021 Wisconsin Act 229.
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Apr 4, 2022
Sent to the governor.
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Mar 8, 2022
The Senate passed it too.
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Feb 24, 2022
Sent to the Senate Committee on Senate Organization.
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Feb 23, 2022
The Senate received it.
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Feb 23, 2022
The Assembly passed it.
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Feb 22, 2022
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 22, 2022
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.
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Feb 9, 2022
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Feb 2, 2022
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 31, 2022 to Feb 2, 2022
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jan 27, 2022
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 21, 2022
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Local Government.
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Jan 21, 2022
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 21, 2022 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Swearingen, Wittke, Vos, Born, Billings, Novak, Brooks, Emerson, James, Mursau, Plumer, Pope, Schraa, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stubbs, VanderMeer and Vruwink; cosponsored by Senators Petrowski, Jacque, Wanggaard, Ringhand, Ballweg and Carpenter
- Jan 21, 2022 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Local Government
- Jan 27, 2022 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 31, 2022 · Assembly
Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor
- Feb 2, 2022 · Assembly
Representative Skowronski added as a coauthor
- Feb 2, 2022 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Feb 8, 2022 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 9, 2022 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Local Government, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 9:00 AM on 2-23-2022 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29
- Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 23, 2022 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Feb 24, 2022 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization
- Feb 24, 2022 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 8, 2022 · Senate
Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on Senate Organization and take up
- Mar 8, 2022 · Senate
Read a second time
- Mar 8, 2022 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Mar 8, 2022 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Mar 8, 2022 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in
- Mar 8, 2022 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Mar 9, 2022 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Mar 15, 2022 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 3-15-2022
- Apr 4, 2022 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 4-4-2022 by directive of the Speaker
- Apr 8, 2022 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2022. 2021 Wisconsin Act 229
- Apr 8, 2022 · Assembly
Published 4-9-2022
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote