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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 639

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Relating to: funding for the Wisconsin department of the American legion for the operation of the Camp American Legion. (FE)

Recreation Veteran — Organization Veterans affairs department of

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the Department of Veterans Affairs may annually grant up

to $75,000 to the Wisconsin department of the American Legion for the operation of

Camp American Legion. This bill increases the amount the department may grant

to up to $120,000, and directs that the granted money be used to pay up to half of the

annual wages and salaries associated with the operation of Camp American Legion,

or $120,000 for the annual wages and salaries associated with the operation of Camp

American Legion, whichever is less.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Carpenter (D) , Cowles (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Hesselbein (D) , Jacque (R) , James (R) , Marklein (R) , Quinn (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Taylor (D) , Testin (R)

22 cosponsors

Behnke (R) , C. Anderson (D) , Callahan (R) , Conley (D) , Dittrich (R) , Doyle (D) , Edming (R) , Goeben (R) , Kurtz (R) , Magnafici (R) , Melotik (R) , Mursau (R) , Nedweski (R) , Novak (R) , O'Connor (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Penterman (R) , Plumer (R) , Sinicki (D) , Spiros (R) , Swearingen (R) , VanderMeer (R)

Full history

  1. Nov 7, 2023 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Felzkowski, Quinn, Carpenter, Hesselbein, Jacque, James, Marklein, Spreitzer, Taylor, Testin and Cowles; cosponsored by Representatives Swearingen, C. Anderson, Behnke, Callahan, Dittrich, Doyle, Edming, Goeben, Kurtz, Magnafici, Melotik, Mursau, Nedweski, Novak, O'Connor, Penterman, Plumer, Sinicki, VanderMeer, Spiros, Ortiz-Velez and Conley

  2. Nov 7, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families

  3. Nov 16, 2023 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1