Senate Bill 546
Admission of spouses at veterans homes. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Mar 26, 2024. It's .
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Introduced, passed
Oct 23, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed Jan 16, 2024
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Feb 22, 2024
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2023 Wisconsin Act 204
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
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 allows spouses of veterans to be admitted as members to state veterans homes before the veteran spouse is admitted as a member. Under current law, in addition to other eligibility requirements, a spouse of a veteran may be admitted to a state veterans home only if that person's veteran spouse is already a member of the state veterans home. This bill provides that a spouse of a veteran may be admitted to a state veterans home even when the person's veteran spouse is not a member of the state veteran home, if the spouse of the veteran meets all other eligibility requirements, including that he or she 1) is permanently incapacitated due to physical disability or age from any substantially gainful occupation; 2) has not been convicted of certain crimes; 3) provides a financial statement to the Department of Veterans Affairs; and 4) has care needs that the veterans home is able to provide.
Who's behind it
8 senators are its . 6 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
32 more lawmakers .
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Authors (8)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Patrick Testin · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (32)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- Calvin Callahan · Republican, Assembly
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Donovan · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Joy Goeben · Republican, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Karen Hurd · Republican, Assembly
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Gae Magnafici · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Tom Michalski · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Kevin Petersen · Republican, Assembly
- Donna Rozar · Republican, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Robin Vos · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
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.
Senate Committee on Labor vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 0 · Jan 12, 2024
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 204.
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Mar 18, 2024
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 22, 2024
The Assembly passed it too.
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Feb 21, 2024
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Feb 14, 2024
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 22, 2024
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Jan 16, 2024
The Assembly received it.
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Jan 16, 2024
The Senate passed it.
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Jan 12, 2024
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 0.
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Jan 10, 2024 to Jan 11, 2024
1 more representative and 2 senators signed on in support.
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Jan 10, 2024
The committee held a public hearing.
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Nov 15, 2023
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 7, 2023
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Oct 23, 2023
Sent to the Senate Committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Oct 23, 2023
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Oct 23, 2023 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Ballweg, Wanggaard, Hesselbein, James, Marklein, Nass, Taylor and Testin; cosponsored by Representatives Petersen, Vos, Armstrong, Behnke, Cabrera, Callahan, Dittrich, Donovan, Edming, Goeben, Gustafson, Hurd, Magnafici, Michalski, Murphy, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Penterman, Rozar, Shankland, Stubbs, Subeck and Sinicki
- Oct 23, 2023 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs
- Nov 7, 2023 · Senate
Representative Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- Nov 15, 2023 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 10, 2024 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jan 10, 2024 · Senate
Senator Wirch added as a coauthor
- Jan 11, 2024 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Jan 11, 2024 · Senate
Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor
- Jan 11, 2024 · Senate
Representative Joers added as a cosponsor
- Jan 12, 2024 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Labor, Regulatory Reform, Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 5, Noes 0
- Jan 12, 2024 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Jan 12, 2024 · Senate
Placed on calendar 1-16-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jan 16, 2024 · Senate
Read a second time
- Jan 16, 2024 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Jan 16, 2024 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Jan 16, 2024 · Senate
Read a third time and passed
- Jan 16, 2024 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jan 16, 2024 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Jan 22, 2024 · Assembly
Representative Maxey added as a cosponsor
- Feb 14, 2024 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 20, 2024 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 10:20 AM on 2-22-2024 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 28
- Feb 21, 2024 · Assembly
Representative C. Anderson added as a cosponsor
- Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in
- Feb 22, 2024 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 22, 2024 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Feb 29, 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 204
- 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
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