Assembly Bill 27
Expanding veterans benefits to individuals who served in Laos in support of the United States during the Vietnam War
Topics: Minority groups, Veteran
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Feb 17, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 2. That version died when the session ended.
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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 would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill expands the definition of “veteran” to include individuals who were naturalized pursuant to the Hmong Veterans’ Naturalization Act of 2000. The bill extends most veterans benefits to anyone who meets this newly expanded definition of veteran, however, admission to a state veterans home and burial in a veterans cemetery are not included benefits as they are subject to federal regulation.
Who's behind it
37 representatives are its . 19 are Democrats and 18 are Republicans.
15 more lawmakers .
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Authors (37)
- Clint Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Brent Jacobson · Republican, Assembly
- Mike Bare · Democrat, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Jill Billings · Democrat, Assembly
- Lindee Brill · Republican, Assembly
- Brienne Brown · Democrat, Assembly
- Ben DeSmidt · Democrat, Assembly
- Bob Donovan · Republican, Assembly
- Ben Franklin · Republican, Assembly
- Andrew Hysell · Democrat, Assembly
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Kreibich · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Maureen McCarville · Democrat, Assembly
- Paul Melotik · Republican, Assembly
- Vinnie Miresse · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Greta Neubauer · Democrat, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Lori Palmeri · Democrat, Assembly
- Jim Piwowarczyk · Republican, Assembly
- Amaad Rivera-Wagner · Democrat, Assembly
- Ann Roe · Democrat, Assembly
- Joe Sheehan · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Pat Snyder · Republican, Assembly
- Ryan Spaude · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Angelito Tenorio · Democrat, Assembly
- Duke Tucker · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Randy Udell · Democrat, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (15)
- Julian Bradley · Republican, Senate
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Kristin Dassler-Alfheim · Democrat, Senate
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Sarah Keyeski · Democrat, Senate
- Karen Kirsch · Democrat, Assembly
- Brad Pfaff · Democrat, Senate
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Cory Tomczyk · Republican, Senate
- Jamie Wall · Democrat, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs vote on an amendment
Passed, 11 to 0 · Jun 20, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 11, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs vote to recommend it
Passed, 11 to 0 · Jun 20, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 11, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 29, 2026
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Jun 20, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jun 20, 2025
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 0.
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Jun 3, 2025 to Jun 16, 2025
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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May 22, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 15, 2025
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Feb 17, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Feb 17, 2025
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Feb 17, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Murphy, Snyder, Anderson, Armstrong, Bare, Behnke, Billings, Brill, Brown, DeSmidt, Donovan, Franklin, Hysell, B. Jacobson, Kitchens, Kreibich, Maxey, McCarville, Melotik, Miresse, Mursau, O'Connor, Palmeri, Piwowarczyk, Rivera-Wagner, Sheehan, Sinicki, Spaude, Subeck, Tenorio, Tucker, Tusler, Wichgers, Neubauer, Udell, Roe and Joers; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Tomczyk, Carpenter, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Spreitzer, Wall, Wanggaard, Wirch and Bradley
- Feb 17, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
- May 15, 2025 · Assembly
Senator Dassler-Alfheim added as a cosponsor
- May 22, 2025 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jun 3, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Kirsch added as a coauthor
- Jun 9, 2025 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Murphy
- Jun 12, 2025 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jun 16, 2025 · Assembly
Representative Steffen added as a coauthor
- Jun 20, 2025 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 11, Noes 0
- Jun 20, 2025 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 11, Noes 0
- Jun 20, 2025 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jan 29, 2026 · Assembly
Senator Hesselbein added as a cosponsor
- Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. 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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
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