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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 396

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 Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, 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: Carpenter (D) , Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Drake (D) , Habush Sinykin (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Keyeski (D) , L. Johnson (D) , Larson (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Wall (D) , Wirch (D)

35 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Andraca (D) , Arney (D) , Bare (D) , Brown (D) , DeSanto (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Doyle (D) , Emerson (D) , Fitzgerald (D) , Goodwin (D) , Haywood (D) , Hong (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Johnson (D) , Kirsch (D) , Mayadev (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) , Subeck (D) , Taylor (D) , Tenorio (D) , Udell (D) , Vining (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 1

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 25, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Hesselbein, Smith, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch; cosponsored 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

  2. Aug 25, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs

  3. Aug 28, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Sep 9, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Arney added as a cosponsor

  5. Sep 23, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  6. Dec 11, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Mayadev added as a cosponsor

  7. Jan 9, 2026 · Senate

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  8. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1