Assembly Bill 817
Reimbursement for the provision of military funeral honors. (FE)
Topics: Funeral and funeral director, Military personnel, Veteran, Veterans Affairs, Department of
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
Jan 6, 2026
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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 810. That version became law.
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Committee
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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
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Author
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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.
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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 would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the Department of Veterans Affairs coordinates the provision of military funeral honors to deceased members or former members of the military. If the provision of military funeral honors is conducted by a local unit of a member organization of the council on veterans programs or a local unit of a veterans organization certified by the department to provide military funeral honors, the department must reimburse the organization for its cost in providing military funeral honors in an amount of up to $50 per funeral. This bill increases the reimbursement amount to $100 per funeral.
Who's behind it
18 representatives are its . 16 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
9 more lawmakers .
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Authors (18)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Lindee Brill · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Ben Franklin · Republican, Assembly
- Joy Goeben · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Kreibich · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Kurtz · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Todd Novak · Republican, Assembly
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Duke Tucker · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (9)
- Brienne Brown · Democrat, Assembly
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Howard Marklein · Republican, Senate
- Miresse, Sheehan and Anderson
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Summerfield · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
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 was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs vote to recommend it
Passed, 13 to 0 · Feb 4, 2026
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 Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 13, 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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Feb 16, 2026 to Mar 20, 2026
5 more representatives and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Feb 4, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 4, 2026
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 13 to 0.
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Jan 30, 2026 to Feb 3, 2026
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jan 29, 2026
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jan 15, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jan 6, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Jan 6, 2026
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 6, 2026 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Tucker, Franklin, Armstrong, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Kaufert, Kitchens, Kreibich, Kurtz, Maxey, Novak, Ortiz-Velez, Sinicki, Steffen and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators James, Jacque and Marklein
- Jan 6, 2026 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
- Jan 15, 2026 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 29, 2026 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jan 30, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Summerfield added as a coauthor
- Feb 3, 2026 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Brown, Sinicki, McCarville and Tenorio
- Feb 3, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Moses added as a coauthor
- Feb 4, 2026 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Feb 4, 2026 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 13, Noes 0
- Feb 4, 2026 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 13, 2026 · Assembly
Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
- Feb 16, 2026 · Assembly
Representatives Miresse, Sheehan and Anderson added as coauthors
- Feb 17, 2026 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 1:25 PM on 2-18-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 13
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neubauer
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor
- Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- Feb 20, 2026 · Assembly
Representative Brown added as a coauthor
- Mar 20, 2026 · Assembly
Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
- 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
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
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
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