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a state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments

a state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments

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This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representatives Franklin, Moses, Hurd, Summerfield, Armstrong, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Donovan, Goeben, Green, B. Jacobson, Kaufert, Knodl, O'Connor, Penterman, Snyder, Spiros, Tucker, Wichgers and Mursau, cosponsored by Senators Wimberger, James, Quinn, Stafsholt and Tomczyk
Last action
2026-04-02
Official status
A - Enacted into Law
Effective date
Not listed

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a state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments

a state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments Status: A - Enacted into Law

What This Bill Does

  • a state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments Status: A - Enacted into Law

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  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-02 Asm.

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-2-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 154

  2. 2026-04-02 Asm.

    Published 4-3-2026

  3. 2026-04-01 Asm.

    Presented to the Governor on 4-1-2026

  4. 2026-02-13 Asm.

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-12-2026

  5. 2026-02-12 Asm.

    Received from Senate concurred in

  6. 2026-02-11 Sen.

    Read a second time

  7. 2026-02-11 Sen.

    Ordered to a third reading

  8. 2026-02-11 Sen.

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  9. 2026-02-11 Sen.

    Read a third time and concurred in

  10. 2026-02-11 Sen.

    Senator Spreitzer added as a cosponsor

  11. 2026-02-11 Sen.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. 2026-02-09 Sen.

    Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  13. 2026-01-22 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  14. 2026-01-22 Sen.

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families , Ayes 5, Noes 0

  15. 2026-01-22 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  16. 2026-01-13 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  17. 2025-11-20 Sen.

    Received from Assembly

  18. 2025-11-20 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to committee on Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention, Children and Families

  19. 2025-11-19 Asm.

    Representatives Ortiz-Velez and Stubbs added as coauthors

  20. 2025-11-19 Asm.

    Read a second time

  21. 2025-11-19 Asm.

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  22. 2025-11-19 Asm.

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. 2025-11-19 Asm.

    Rules suspended

  24. 2025-11-19 Asm.

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 98, Noes 0

  25. 2025-11-19 Asm.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. 2025-11-13 Asm.

    Executive action taken

  27. 2025-11-13 Asm.

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs , Ayes 12, Noes 0

  28. 2025-11-13 Asm.

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs , Ayes 12, Noes 0

  29. 2025-11-13 Asm.

    Referred to committee on Rules

  30. 2025-11-13 Asm.

    Placed on calendar 11-19-2025 by Committee on Rules

  31. 2025-11-12 Asm.

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representatives Sinicki , Tenorio , McCarville and Brown

  32. 2025-11-11 Asm.

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Franklin

  33. 2025-11-07 Asm.

    Fiscal estimate received

  34. 2025-10-29 Asm.

    Public hearing held

  35. 2025-10-29 Asm.

    Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

  36. 2025-10-27 Asm.

    Introduced by Representatives Franklin , Moses , Hurd , Summerfield , Armstrong , Behnke , Brill , Dittrich , Donovan , Goeben , Green , B. Jacobson , Kaufert , Knodl , O'Connor , Penterman , Snyder , Spiros , Tucker , Wichgers and Mursau ; cosponsored by Senators Wimberger , James , Quinn , Stafsholt and Tomczyk

  37. 2025-10-27 Asm.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs

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a state matching grant program for recipients of federal per diem payments
Status: A - Enacted into Law

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 597
October 27, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives
Franklin
,
Moses
,
Hurd
,
Summerfield
,
Armstrong
,
Behnke
,
Brill
,
Dittrich
,
Donovan
,
Goeben
,
Green
,
B. Jacobson
,
Kaufert
,
Knodl
,
O'Connor
,
Penterman
,
Snyder
,
Spiros
,
Tucker
,
Wichgers
and
Mursau
, cosponsored by Senators
Wimberger
,
James
,
Quinn
,
Stafsholt
and
Tomczyk
. Referred to Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs.
AB597,1,2
1
An Act

to create
45.49 of the statutes;
relating to:
a state matching grant
2
program for recipients of federal per diem payments.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Under current federal law, the federal Department of Veterans Affairs awards per diem payments to eligible organizations that furnish services to homeless veterans in an amount of up to $82.73 per day per veteran housed.
This bill creates a state matching grant program to provide state matching per diem payments to organizations that, on the date of their grant application, have been awarded federal per diem payments for the upcoming fiscal year. Under the bill, the state Department of Veterans Affairs may approve grants of $25 per day per veteran that may be housed, and must pay the grant awards on a quarterly basis in an amount that equals $25 per day per veteran housed by the eligible entity in the previous quarter.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
AB597,1
3
Section

1
.
45.49 of the statutes is created to read:
AB597,2,5
1
45.49

State matching grants for recipients of federal per diem
2
payments.

(1)

Definition.
In this section, “eligible entity” means an eligible
3
entity under
38 USC 201
1 (d) other than the state that, on the date of application
4
under this section, has been awarded per diem payments under
38 USC 201
2 (a) for
5
the upcoming fiscal year.
AB597,2,9
6
(2)

Matching per diem payments
. (a) The department may award state
7
matching grants to eligible entities, in the order in which the applications are
8
received, for services that qualify for federal per diem payments under
38 USC
9
2012
.
AB597,2,12
10
(b) The department shall take applications for grants under this section on an
11
annual basis, and may approve grants of $25 per day per veteran that the eligible
12
entity is capable of housing, for up to 365 days per year.
AB597,2,15
13
(c) The department shall pay grants awarded to eligible entities under par. (b)
14
on a quarterly basis in an amount that equals $25 per day per veteran housed by the
15
eligible entity in the previous quarter.
AB597,2,16
16
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