Senate Bill 416
Grants to counties for veterans services
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 26, 2024. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Sep 8, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Oct 17, 2023
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jan 18, 2024
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2023 Wisconsin Act 203
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 26, 2024: “Published 3-23-2024”
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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
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.
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.
Who's behind it
7 senators are its . 6 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
23 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (23)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Joy Goeben · Republican, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Scott Krug · Republican, Assembly
- Gae Magnafici · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Nik Rettinger · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Ellen Schutt · Republican, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Lee Snodgrass · Democrat, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Senate Committee on Labor vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Oct 16, 2023
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 Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 26, 2024
The new law was published.
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Mar 26, 2024
The governor signed it. It became 2023 Wisconsin Act 203.
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Mar 18, 2024
Sent to the governor.
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Jan 18, 2024
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jan 18, 2024
The Assembly passed it too.
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Jan 17, 2024
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 16, 2024
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Nov 7, 2023 to Dec 13, 2023
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Oct 17, 2023
The Assembly received it.
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Oct 17, 2023
The Senate passed it.
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Oct 17, 2023
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Oct 16, 2023
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Oct 5, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 8, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Sep 8, 2023
Introduced in the Senate.
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- 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
- Sep 8, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs
- Oct 5, 2023 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Oct 13, 2023 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Oct 16, 2023 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Oct 16, 2023 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Oct 16, 2023 · Senate
Placed on calendar 10-17-2023 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor
- Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Read a second time
- Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Oct 17, 2023 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Oct 17, 2023 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Nov 7, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- Dec 13, 2023 · Assembly
Representative C. Anderson added as a cosponsor
- Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 1-18-2024 by Committee on Rules
- Jan 17, 2024 · Assembly
Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor
- Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly
Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up
- Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly
Representative Rozar added as a cosponsor
- Jan 18, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 18, 2024 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Jan 18, 2024 · Senate
Representative Shankland added as a cosponsor
- Jan 22, 2024 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Mar 18, 2024 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2024
- Mar 26, 2024 · Senate
Report approved by the Governor on 3-22-2024. 2023 Wisconsin Act 203
- Mar 26, 2024 · Senate
Published 3-23-2024
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
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote