Relating to: funding for the War Memorial Center and making an appropriation. (FE)
AB 250 allocates $9 million annually from the Veterans Affairs budget to fund war memorials in populous counties. Memorial boards must provide a full matching contribution to request funds, which can cover operations, maintenance, construction, or facility improvements. Boards must report annually to the legislature on fund usage and remaining balances. The bill creates a formal process for memorial boards to access state funding while requiring transparency in how funds are spent.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced May 8, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Jun 20, 2025
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Jun 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Ayes 11, Noes 0
lower
May 8, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Kurtz, Donovan, Sinicki, Anderson, Brown, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Doyle, Franklin, Goeben, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, McCarville, Melotik, Moore Omokunde, Mursau, Novak, O'Connor, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Prado, Snodgrass, Snyder, Steffen, Tenorio, Tucker and Wichgers;
cosponsored by Senators Wimberger, Bradley, Carpenter, Habush Sinykin, L. Johnson, Pfaff and Wirch
lower
29 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angelito Tenorio
DDemocratic
P
Barbara Dittrich
RRepublican
P
Ben DeSmidt
DDemocratic
P
Ben Franklin
RRepublican
P
Bob Donovan
RRepublican
P
Brent Jacobson
RRepublican
P
Brienne Brown
DDemocratic
P
Christine Sinicki
DDemocratic
P
Chuck Wichgers
RRepublican
P
Clint Anderson
DDemocratic
P
Dan Knodl
RRepublican
P
David Steffen
RRepublican
P
Duke Tucker
RRepublican
P
Jeff Mursau
RRepublican
P
Jerry O'Connor
RRepublican
P
Jim Piwowarczyk
RRepublican
P
Joy Goeben
RRepublican
P
Lee Snodgrass
DDemocratic
P
Maureen McCarville
DDemocratic
P
Pat Snyder
RRepublican
P
Paul Melotik
RRepublican
P
Priscilla Prado
DDemocratic
P
Rick Gundrum
RRepublican
P
Rob Kreibich
RRepublican
P
Steve Doyle
DDemocratic
P
Supreme Moore Omokunde
DDemocratic
P
Todd Novak
RRepublican
P
Tony Kurtz
RRepublican
P
Will Penterman
RRepublican
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