Wisconsin bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Wisconsin SB 2
Relating to: expanding veterans benefits to individuals who served in Laos in support of the United States during the Vietnam War.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Wirch (Democratic)
- Wanggaard (Republican)
- Wall (Democratic)
- Spreitzer (Democratic)
- Ratcliff (Democratic)
- Pfaff (Democratic)
- Keyeski (Democratic)
- Carpenter (Democratic)
- Tomczyk (Republican)
- Jacque (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Mar 23, 2026): Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2025 Senate | Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs, Ayes 4, Noes 1 | pass | Set your home in Wisconsin to see |
Actions
- Mar 23, 2026 · House
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 - Jan 29, 2026 · House
Senator Hesselbein added as a coauthor - Jun 16, 2025 · House
Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor - May 27, 2025 · House
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules - May 20, 2025 · House
Senator Drake added as a coauthor - May 15, 2025 · House
Received from Senate - May 15, 2025 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged - May 15, 2025 · Senate
Senators Dassler-Alfheim and Smith added as coauthors - May 15, 2025 · Senate
Read a third time and passed - May 15, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading - May 15, 2025 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading - May 15, 2025 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 adopted - May 15, 2025 · Senate
Read a second time - May 13, 2025 · Senate
Placed on calendar 5-15-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) - Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque - Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
Available for scheduling - Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs, Ayes 4, Noes 1 - Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
Executive action taken - Feb 6, 2025 · Senate
Senator Bradley added as a coauthor - Feb 3, 2025 · Senate
Representative Roe added as a cosponsor - Jan 29, 2025 · Senate
Representative Joers added as a cosponsor - Jan 28, 2025 · Senate
Public hearing held - Jan 28, 2025 · Senate
Representative Udell added as a cosponsor - Jan 27, 2025 · Senate
Senators Habush Sinykin and Larson added as coauthors - Jan 24, 2025 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs - Jan 24, 2025 · Senate
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