WI SB 2
in committeeRelating 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
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Quick answers
Did WI SB 2 pass?
Not yet. WI SB 2 is in committee 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, joined by 33 cosponsors.
- 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
- Murphycosponsor
- Snydercosponsor
- Andersoncosponsor
- Armstrongcosponsor
- Barecosponsor
- Behnkecosponsor
- Billingscosponsor
- Brillcosponsor
- Browncosponsor
- DeSmidtcosponsor
- Donovancosponsor
- Franklincosponsor
- Hysellcosponsor
- B. Jacobsoncosponsor
- Kitchenscosponsor
- Kreibichcosponsor
- Maxeycosponsor
- McCarvillecosponsor
- Melotikcosponsor
- Miressecosponsor
- Mursaucosponsor
- O'Connorcosponsor
- Palmericosponsor
- Piwowarczykcosponsor
- Rivera-Wagnercosponsor
- Sheehancosponsor
- Sinickicosponsor
- Spaudecosponsor
- Subeckcosponsor
- Tenoriocosponsor
- Tuckercosponsor
- Tuslercosponsor
- Wichgerscosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-23
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
amendment-failure
2026-01-29
Senator Hesselbein added as a coauthor
2025-06-16
Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor
2025-05-27
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
reading-1,referral-committee
2025-05-20
Senator Drake added as a coauthor
2025-05-15
Received from Senate
receipt
2025-05-15
Ordered immediately messaged
2025-05-15
Senators Dassler-Alfheim and Smith added as coauthors
2025-05-15
Read a third time and passed
passage,reading-3
2025-05-15
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2025-05-15
Ordered to a third reading
reading-3
2025-05-15
Senate Amendment 1 adopted
amendment-passage
2025-05-15
Read a second time
reading-2
2025-05-13
Placed on calendar 5-15-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2025-03-12
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque
amendment-introduction
2025-03-11
Available for scheduling
2025-03-11
Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs, Ayes 4, Noes 1
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-11
Executive action taken
2025-02-06
Senator Bradley added as a coauthor
2025-02-03
Representative Roe added as a cosponsor
2025-01-29
Representative Joers added as a cosponsor
2025-01-28
Public hearing held
2025-01-28
Representative Udell added as a cosponsor
2025-01-27
Senators Habush Sinykin and Larson added as coauthors
2025-01-24
Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs
reading-1,referral-committee
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
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Votes
Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs, Ayes 4, Noes 1
2025-03-11 · pass · 4-1
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