SB 720 Wisconsin Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: veterans cemetery caretaker positions and making an appropriation. (FE)

SB 720 increases funding to hire three additional full-time caretaker positions at the state's three veterans cemeteries. The bill allocates $131,800 for fiscal year 2025-26 and $170,800 for fiscal year 2026-27 under the Department of Veterans Affairs budget. These positions will directly support the maintenance and care of veterans cemeteries, addressing staffing needs for cemetery operations. The measure makes a concrete budget adjustment without altering eligibility or benefits for veterans.
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Introduced Dec 2, 2025 Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Introduced by Senators Hesselbein, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Ratcliff, Roys, L. Johnson, Dassler-Alfheim, Smith, Carpenter, Larson and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Johnson, Sinicki, Rivera-Wagner, Tenorio, Miresse, Joers, Subeck, Stubbs, Kaufert, Udell, Sheehan, Roe, McCarville, Hong, Bare, Arney, Neubauer and Stroud
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