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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 817: Relating to: reimbursement for the provision of military funeral honors. (FE)

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 817 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on January 6, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: reimbursement for the provision of military funeral honors. (FE). Primary sponsor: Duke Tucker (Republican), Ben Franklin (Republican), Dave Armstrong (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Rick Gundrum (Republican), Dean Kaufert (Republican), Joel Kitchens (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Tony Kurtz (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), Todd Novak (Republican), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), David Steffen (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 19

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Duke TuckerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse75
Ben FranklinPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse88
Dave ArmstrongPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Elijah BehnkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Lindee BrillPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Barbara DittrichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Joy GoebenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Rick GundrumPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Dean KaufertPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Joel KitchensPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse1
Rob KreibichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28
Tony KurtzPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse41
Dave MaxeyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Todd NovakPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse51
Sylvia Ortiz-VelezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Christine SinickiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse20
David SteffenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse4
Chuck WichgersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84
André JacqueCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Jesse JamesCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate23
Howard MarkleinCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor
  3. Representative Brown added as a coauthor
  4. Laid on the table
  5. Senator Ratcliff added as a cosponsor
  6. Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neubauer
  7. Made a special order of business at 1:25 PM on 2-18-2026 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 13
  8. Representatives Miresse, Sheehan and Anderson added as coauthors
  9. Withdrawn from Committee on Rules and referred to calendar of 2-17-2026
  10. Referred to committee on Rules
  11. Report passage recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 13, Noes 0
  12. Executive action taken

Showing 12 most recent of 19 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source