WisconsinGovernor would proclaim an annual week about veterans’ benefits
The failed proposal would require the governor to proclaim each November a week that highlights benefits available to veterans.
What it does
The governor would annually proclaim a November week to help veterans learn about and use the benefits available to them.
Argument forA yearly proclamation could help veterans find and use benefits by drawing attention to programs they may not know about.
Argument againstBecause the proposal calls for an informational proclamation, it may not directly provide veterans with benefits or services.
More detail
The governor would issue a suitable proclamation each year for Veterans Benefits Education Week. The observance would inform veterans about benefits they may receive and help them make greater use of those benefits. The proclamation would highlight the benefits to which veterans are entitled. The observance would run from Sunday through Saturday during the November week that includes November 11.
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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
- Jan 27Representative Johnson added as a cosponsor
- Jan 26Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor
- 2025
- Dec 2Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military AffairsMinor
- Dec 2Introduced by Senators Hesselbein, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Ratcliff, Roys, L. Johnson, Wirch, Dassler-Alfheim, Smith, Carpenter, Larson and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives McCarville, Sinicki, Rivera-Wagner, Tenorio, Miresse, Prado, Joers, Subeck, Madison, Palmeri, Stubbs, Phelps, Udell, Roe, Bare, Arney, Neubauer and StroudIntroduced
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