WI AB 27

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Relating to: expanding veterans benefits to individuals who served in Laos in support of the United States during the Vietnam War.

Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did WI AB 27 pass?

No. WI AB 27 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI AB 27 about?

WI AB 27 is a bill in the 2025-2026 Regular Session titled “Relating to: expanding veterans benefits to individuals who served in Laos in support of the United States during the Vietnam War.”.

Who sponsors WI AB 27?

Joers, Roe, Udell and 34 others are the primary sponsors of WI AB 27, joined by 11 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2025-02-17
Latest action: 2026-03-23 — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-23
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
failure
2026-01-29
Senator Hesselbein added as a cosponsor
2025-06-20
Referred to committee on Rules
referral-committee
2025-06-20
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 11, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-06-20
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 11, Noes 0
committee-passage-favorable
2025-06-16
Representative Steffen added as a coauthor
2025-06-12
Executive action taken
2025-06-09
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Murphy
amendment-introduction
2025-06-03
Representative Kirsch added as a coauthor
2025-05-22
Public hearing held
2025-05-15
Senator Dassler-Alfheim added as a cosponsor
2025-02-17
Read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-02-17
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
introduction

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Votes

Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 11, Noes 0
2025-06-20 · pass · 11-0
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 11, Noes 0
2025-06-20 · pass · 11-0

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Official source

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab27

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