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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 404

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: the Veterans Outreach and Recovery Program and making an appropriation. (FE)

Mental health Mental health — Hospitals and institutes Public employee Veteran — Relief

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill provides an additional $512,900 in the 2025-26 fiscal year and $602,800 in the 2026-27 fiscal year to the Veterans Outreach and Recovery Program and increases the authorized positions to the Department of Veterans Affairs by seven positions to provide increased services under the program. The Veterans Outreach and Recovery Program provides outreach, treatment, and support to veterans who have a mental health condition or a substance use disorder.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Anderson (D) , Andraca (D) , Bare (D) , Brown (D) , DeSanto (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Doyle (D) , Emerson (D) , Fitzgerald (D) , Goodwin (D) , Haywood (D) , Hong (D) , Joers (D) , Johnson (D) , Kirsch (D) , McCarville (D) , Miresse (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Neubauer (D) , Palmeri (D) , Prado (D) , Roe (D) , Sheehan (D) , Sinicki (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Spaude (D) , Stubbs (D) , Taylor (D) , Tenorio (D) , Udell (D) , Vining (D)

18 cosponsors

Arney (D) , Carpenter (D) , Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Drake (D) , Habush Sinykin (D) , Hesselbein (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Keyeski (D) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Mayadev (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , Wall (D) , Wirch (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 2

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Full history

  1. Aug 29, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Vining, Sinicki, Tenorio, Brown, McCarville, Roe, DeSanto, Anderson, Andraca, Bare, DeSmidt, Doyle, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Haywood, Hong, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Neubauer, Palmeri, Prado, Sheehan, Snodgrass, Spaude, Stubbs, Taylor and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Carpenter, Drake, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall, Wirch and Dassler-Alfheim

  2. Aug 29, 2025 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs

  3. Sep 9, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Arney added as a coauthor

  4. Sep 10, 2025 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Sep 23, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Subeck added as a coauthor

  6. Oct 21, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Mayadev added as a coauthor

  7. Jan 8, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  8. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1