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WI SB914
Bill
Status
1/27/2026
Primary Sponsor
Law Revision Committee
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AI Summary
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Repeals two expired grant programs: a volunteer placement program for returning service members (expired July 1, 2011) and a housing assistance program for chronically homeless veterans (expired after fiscal year 2006-07)
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Clarifies that the Department of Veterans Affairs may provide information on mental health services, not just medical services, for post-traumatic stress disorder to service members and veterans
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Specifies that the first $50,000 of cash surrender value of any life insurance policy is excluded when calculating a veteran's assets for eligibility for subsistence and health care assistance payments
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Updates terminology throughout Chapter 45 statutes, including standardizing "U.S. armed forces" instead of "armed forces of the United States," replacing "Internet website" with "website," and defining "council" as the Council on Veterans Programs
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Makes grammatical corrections to conform with current drafting conventions, such as changing "shall not" to "may not" and updating federal statutory references for disabled veterans compensation (38 USC 1101-1163)
Legislative Description
Repealing expired programs within the Department of Veterans Affairs; definition, terminology, and grammatical changes for the Department of Veterans Affairs, mental health services for post-traumatic stress disorder; reporting on rules proposed by the Department of Veterans Affairs; asset calculation for determining eligibility for veterans assistance payments; and deceased veterans’ graves (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Veterans Affairs).
Last Action
Available for scheduling
1/27/2026