Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill
SB 717: Relating to: Veterans Benefits Education Week.
In committee Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 717 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on December 2, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: Veterans Benefits Education Week. Primary sponsor: Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Dora Drake (Democratic), Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Kelda Roys (Democratic), LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Bob Wirch (Democratic), Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Jeff Smith (Democratic), Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic). It lists 18 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 1, 2026): Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor.
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Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 30
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dianne Hesselbein | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 27 |
| Dora Drake | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 4 |
| Jodi Habush Sinykin | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 8 |
| Melissa Ratcliff | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 16 |
| Kelda Roys | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 26 |
| LaTonya Johnson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 6 |
| Bob Wirch | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 22 |
| Kristin Dassler-Alfheim | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 18 |
| Jeff Smith | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 31 |
| Tim Carpenter | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 3 |
| Chris Larson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 7 |
| Mark Spreitzer | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 15 |
| Margaret Arney | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 18 |
| Mike Bare | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 80 |
| Alex Joers | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 81 |
| Darrin Madison | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 10 |
| Maureen McCarville | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 42 |
| Vinnie Miresse | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 71 |
| Greta Neubauer | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 66 |
| Lori Palmeri | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 54 |
| Christian Phelps | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 93 |
| Priscilla Prado | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 9 |
| Amaad Rivera-Wagner | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 90 |
| Ann Roe | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 44 |
| Christine Sinicki | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 20 |
| Angela Stroud | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 73 |
| Shelia Stubbs | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 78 |
| Lisa Subeck | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 79 |
| Angelito Tenorio | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 14 |
| Randy Udell | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 47 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor
- Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
- Representative Johnson added as a cosponsor
- Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor
- Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs
- Introduced 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 Stroud