Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill
SB 983: Relating to: the definition of “veteran” for purposes of certain state veterans benefits.
Did not advance Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Did not advance
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Plain-language summary
SB 983 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on February 6, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: the definition of “veteran” for purposes of certain state veterans benefits. Primary sponsor: Patrick Testin (Republican), Howard Marklein (Republican), Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic). It lists 18 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.
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Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 5 · Republican 17
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Testin | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 24 |
| Howard Marklein | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 17 |
| Tim Carpenter | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 3 |
| Kristin Dassler-Alfheim | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 18 |
| Elijah Behnke | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 6 |
| Brienne Brown | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 43 |
| Barbara Dittrich | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 99 |
| Ben Franklin | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 88 |
| Joy Goeben | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 5 |
| Chanz Green | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 74 |
| Rick Gundrum | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 58 |
| Karen Hurd | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 69 |
| Dean Kaufert | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 53 |
| Dan Knodl | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 24 |
| Tony Kurtz | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 41 |
| Dave Maxey | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 83 |
| Dave Murphy | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 56 |
| Todd Novak | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 51 |
| Christine Sinicki | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 20 |
| Shelia Stubbs | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 78 |
| Duke Tucker | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 75 |
| Chuck Wichgers | Co-sponsor | Republican | House | 84 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor
- Representative Joers added as a cosponsor
- Representative Melotik added as a cosponsor
- Representative Udell added as a cosponsor
- Read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Veteran and Military Affairs
- Introduced by Senators Testin, Marklein, Carpenter and Dassler-Alfheim; cosponsored by Representatives Maxey, Kurtz, Franklin, Tucker, Behnke, Brown, Dittrich, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Hurd, Kaufert, Knodl, Murphy, Novak, Sinicki, Stubbs and Wichgers