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SB385 • 2025

the veterans housing and recovery program and making an appropriation

the veterans housing and recovery program and making an appropriation

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Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Senators Smith, Wall, Hesselbein, Dassler-Alfheim, Ratcliff, Carpenter, Roys, Larson, Spreitzer, James, Keyeski, Habush Sinykin, Drake, Wirch, L. Johnson and Pfaff, cosponsored by Representatives Emerson, Spaude, Phelps, Sinicki, Brown, Rivera-Wagner, McCarville, Tenorio, Doyle, Cruz, Neubauer, DeSmidt, Sheehan, Roe, Taylor, Goodwin, Andraca, Moore Omokunde, Hysell, Franklin, Fitzgerald, Anderson, Moses and Stroud
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
S - Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs
Effective date
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the veterans housing and recovery program and making an appropriation

the veterans housing and recovery program and making an appropriation Status: S - Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

What This Bill Does

  • the veterans housing and recovery program and making an appropriation Status: S - Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Sen.

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. 2026-01-09 Sen.

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  3. 2025-12-11 Sen.

    Representative Mayadev added as a cosponsor

  4. 2025-09-23 Sen.

    Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  5. 2025-09-19 Sen.

    Representative Udell added as a cosponsor

  6. 2025-09-12 Sen.

    Representative Haywood added as a cosponsor

  7. 2025-08-28 Sen.

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senators Smith and Wall

  8. 2025-08-21 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  9. 2025-08-11 Sen.

    Introduced by Senators Smith , Wall , Hesselbein , Dassler-Alfheim , Ratcliff , Carpenter , Roys , Larson , Spreitzer , James , Keyeski , Habush Sinykin , Drake , Wirch , L. Johnson and Pfaff ; cosponsored by Representatives Emerson , Spaude , Phelps , Sinicki , Brown , Rivera-Wagner , McCarville , Tenorio , Doyle , Cruz , Neubauer , DeSmidt , Sheehan , Roe , Taylor , Goodwin , Andraca , Moore Omokunde , Hysell , Franklin , Fitzgerald , Anderson , Moses and Stroud

  10. 2025-08-11 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

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the veterans housing and recovery program and making an appropriation
Status: S - Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 385
August 11, 2025 - Introduced by Senators
Smith
,
Wall
,
Hesselbein
,
Dassler-Alfheim
,
Ratcliff
,
Carpenter
,
Roys
,
Larson
,
Spreitzer
,
James
,
Keyeski
,
Habush Sinykin
,
Drake
,
Wirch
,
L. Johnson
and
Pfaff
, cosponsored by Representatives
Emerson
,
Spaude
,
Phelps
,
Sinicki
,
Brown
,
Rivera-Wagner
,
McCarville
,
Tenorio
,
Doyle
,
Cruz
,
Neubauer
,
DeSmidt
,
Sheehan
,
Roe
,
Taylor
,
Goodwin
,
Andraca
,
Moore Omokunde
,
Hysell
,
Franklin
,
Fitzgerald
,
Anderson
,
Moses
and
Stroud
. Referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs.
SB385,1,2
1
An Act

relating to:
the veterans housing and recovery program and making
2
an appropriation.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill provides to the Department of Veteran’s Affairs $900,000 in 2025-26 and $1,050,000 in 2026-27 for the veterans housing and recovery program to increase funding for supplies and services costs for the program’s three locations in Chippewa Falls, Green Bay, and Union Grove and for costs associated with leasing a different facility for the Chippewa Falls-based program due to space and facility deficiencies of the current location.
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:
SB385,1
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Section

1
. Fiscal changes.
SB385,2,9
4
(
1
)
Veterans housing and recovery program.
In the schedule under s.
5
20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s.
1
20.485 (2) (rm), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is increased by $900,000
2
to increase funding for supplies and services costs in the program, and for costs
3
associated with leasing a different facility for the Chippewa Falls–based program
4
due to space and facility deficiencies of the current location. In the schedule under
5
s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of veterans affairs under s.
6
20.485 (2) (rm), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is increased by $1,050,000
7
to increase funding for supplies and services costs in the program, and for costs
8
associated with leasing a different facility for the Chippewa Falls–based program
9
due to space and facility deficiencies of the current location.
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