WisconsinBill would fund a cloud system for veterans benefits grants
The failed proposal would increase state funding to buy and maintain a cloud-based grant system for veterans benefits programs in 2025-26 and 2026-27.
What it does
The proposal would set aside $1,887,200 for 2025-26 and $3,132,400 for 2026-27 to buy and maintain a cloud system for veterans benefits grants.
Argument forA shared cloud system could help staff manage veterans benefits grants more consistently and keep program information in one place.
Argument againstMay commit state funding to ongoing cloud-system maintenance, leaving less flexibility for other veterans benefits administration needs.
More detail
The state would increase funding for a new cloud-based system that manages grants for veterans benefits programs. The funding would support veterans benefits programs and the system used to administer their grants. The money would pay for the system's purchase and ongoing maintenance. The proposed funding would increase the fiscal year 2025-26 amount by $1,887,200 and the fiscal year 2026-27 amount by $3,132,400.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 1Senator Keyeski added as a coauthorLatest
- Mar 23Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Major
- Mar 19Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- Feb 17Representative Moore Omokunde added as a cosponsor
- Jan 27Representative Johnson added as a cosponsor
- 2025
- Dec 8Fiscal estimate receivedMinor
- Dec 2Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military AffairsMinor
- Dec 2Introduced by Senators Hesselbein, Habush Sinykin, Drake, Ratcliff, Roys, L. Johnson, Wirch, Dassler-Alfheim, Smith, Carpenter, Larson and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Tenorio, Sinicki, Rivera-Wagner, Miresse, Joers, Subeck, Stubbs, Udell, Roe, McCarville, Snodgrass, Hong, Bare, Arney, Neubauer and StroudIntroduced
VeteransTaxes & BudgetTechnology