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WI SB 2

in committee

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 · upper

Quick answers

Did WI SB 2 pass?

Not yet. WI SB 2 is in committee as of 2026-03-23 and has not come to a final vote. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

What is WI SB 2 about?

WI SB 2 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 SB 2?

Wirch, Wanggaard, Wall and 7 others are the primary sponsors of WI SB 2.

Introduced
2025-01-24
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Wirchprimary
  • Wanggaardprimary
  • Wallprimary
  • Spreitzerprimary
  • Ratcliffprimary
  • Pfaffprimary
  • Keyeskiprimary
  • Carpenterprimary
  • Tomczykprimary
  • Jacqueprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-24

    Introduced by Senators Jacque, Tomczyk, Carpenter, Keyeski, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Spreitzer, Wall, Wanggaard and Wirch; cosponsored 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 and Wichgers

    introduction

  2. 2025-01-24

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

    reading-1,referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-27

    Senators Habush Sinykin and Larson added as coauthors

  4. 2025-01-28

    Representative Udell added as a cosponsor

  5. 2025-01-28

    Public hearing held

  6. 2025-01-29

    Representative Joers added as a cosponsor

  7. 2025-02-03

    Representative Roe added as a cosponsor

  8. 2025-02-06

    Senator Bradley added as a coauthor

  9. 2025-03-11

    Executive action taken

  10. 2025-03-11

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs, Ayes 4, Noes 1

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-03-11

    Available for scheduling

  12. 2025-03-12

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque

    amendment-introduction

  13. 2025-05-13

    Placed on calendar 5-15-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  14. 2025-05-15

    Read a second time

    reading-2

  15. 2025-05-15

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

    amendment-passage,passage

  16. 2025-05-15

    Ordered to a third reading

    reading-3

  17. 2025-05-15

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  18. 2025-05-15

    Read a third time and passed

    passage,reading-3

  19. 2025-05-15

    Senators Dassler-Alfheim and Smith added as coauthors

  20. 2025-05-15

    Ordered immediately messaged

  21. 2025-05-15

    Received from Senate

    receipt

  22. 2025-05-20

    Senator Drake added as a coauthor

  23. 2025-05-27

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

    reading-1,referral-committee

  24. 2025-06-16

    Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor

  25. 2026-01-29

    Senator Hesselbein added as a coauthor

  26. 2026-03-23

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

    amendment-failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs, Ayes 4, Noes 1

    2025-03-11 · pass · 4-1

Related bills

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