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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 416

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Relating to: grants to counties for veterans services.

Civil service Indians and tribal issues Veterans affairs department of

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

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. To be eligible

for a grant under the program, the county veteran's service officer must, if chosen

after April 15, 2015, have taken a civil service examination for the position developed

by the Bureau of Merit Recruitment and Selection in the Department of

Administration or have been appointed under a civil service competitive

examination procedure. This bill changes that requirement so that instead, to

receive a grant, the county veteran's service officer must, if chosen after April 15,

2015, be a Wisconsin resident who served on active duty under honorable conditions

in the U.S. armed forces or in forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces and

meet certain other conditions.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Felzkowski (R) , James (R) , Marklein (R) , Stroebel (R) , Testin (R) , Wirch (D)

23 cosponsors

Armstrong (R) , Brandtjen (R) , C. Anderson (D) , Carpenter (D) , Edming (R) , Emerson (D) , Goeben (R) , Gustafson (R) , Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Krug (R) , Magnafici (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , O'Connor (R) , Rettinger (R) , Rozar (R) , Schutt (R) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Tittl (R) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Oct 16, 2023 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Sep 8, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Testin, Ballweg, Felzkowski, James, Marklein, Stroebel and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Edming, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Goeben, Gustafson, Joers, Krug, Magnafici, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Rettinger, Schutt, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Tittl and Wichgers

  2. Sep 8, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs

  3. Oct 5, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Oct 13, 2023 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Oct 16, 2023 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  6. Oct 16, 2023 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Oct 16, 2023 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  8. Oct 17, 2023 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  9. Oct 17, 2023 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  10. Oct 17, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  11. Oct 17, 2023 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  12. Oct 17, 2023 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor

  13. Oct 17, 2023 · Senate

    Read a second time

  14. Oct 17, 2023 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  15. Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  16. Dec 13, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative C. Anderson added as a cosponsor

  17. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  18. Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-18-2024 by Committee on Rules

  19. Jan 17, 2024 · Assembly

    Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor

  20. Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  21. Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  22. Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  24. Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  25. Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly

    Representative Rozar added as a cosponsor

  26. Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  27. Jan 18, 2024 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  28. Jan 18, 2024 · Senate

    Representative Shankland added as a cosponsor

  29. Jan 22, 2024 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  30. Mar 18, 2024 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2024

  31. Mar 26, 2024 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 3-22-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 203

  32. Mar 26, 2024 · Senate

    Published 3-23-2024