Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive Bipartisan · 5 D · 2 R cosponsors

SB 387 — Relating to: indication of veteran status of certain service members on operators’ licenses or identification cards. (FE)

Last action — Published 4-9-2026

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    Passed Senate
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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced August 11, 2025. It awaits signature.

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Likely to advance 90% · high confidence

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Moderate

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  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 29 sponsors

    1 primary, 28 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (5 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to create 45.01 (12) (L) of the statutes;

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

41 added · 13 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendment to SB 387 changes the definition of who can identify as a veteran on Wisconsin operator’s licenses and identification cards. Originally, the bill defined a veteran as someone who has served active duty with honorable conditions, excluding many National Guard and Reserve members. The amendment expands this definition to include former members of the armed forces and Reserve or National Guard units who meet certain discharge conditions, allowing more individuals to claim their veteran status. This change matters because it recognizes and honors the contributions of a broader group of service members, potentially providing them with more access to benefits and recognition.

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- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRBa0607/1 ZDW:cjs SENATE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 387 November 6, 2025 - Offered by SenatACQUE.
- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-4078/1 ZDW:klm SENATE BILL 387 August 11, 2025 - Introduced by SenatorACQUE , PFAFF, EYEN , HABUSH SINYKIN , HESSELBEIN , RATCLIFF, SPREITZER and W IRCH , cosponsored by Representatives FRANKLIN , ORTWELL , INICKI, DOYLE , EHNKE , DITTRICH, FITZGERALD , GOEBEN , GOODWIN , HYSELL , B.
At the locations indicated, amend the bill as follows:
ACOBSON , K NODL, KREIBICH , M ADISON, M AXEY, MURPHY , MURSAU , ROE , UDELL, W ICHGERS and S TROUD .
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Referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government.
Page 2, line 2:
A N A CT to create 45.01 (12) (L) of the statutes;
delete lines 2 to 5 and substitute:
relating to:
“45.01 (12) (L) For purposes of ss.
indication of veteran status of certain service members on operators’ licenses or identification cards.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under current law, a veteran of the U.S.
armed forces may elect to indicate his or her veteran status on his or her Wisconsin operator’s license or identification card.
“Veteran” is a defined term that includes individuals who have served a specified period of active duty under honorable conditions in the U.S.
armed forces or in forces incorporated as part of the U.S.
armed forces.
With limited exceptions, neither national guard duty nor service in a reserve unit qualifies as active duty.
This bill creates a definition of “veteran” that includes any person who is a former member of the U.S.
armed forces, a reserve unit of the U.S.
armed forces, or the national guard and who meets the eligibility requirements for a veterans home loan established by the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs.
This definition applies only for the purpose of enabling such a person to indicate on his or her operator’s license or identification card that he or she is a veteran and does not apply to any other veteran benefit.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
- 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-4078/1 ZDW:klm SENATE BILL 387 S ECTION 1 The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
45.01 (12) (L) of the statutes is created to read:
45.01 (12) (L) For purposes of ss.
armed forces who received a discharge under honorable conditions, or a former member of a reserve unit of the U.S.
armed forces, a reserve unit of the U.S.
armed forces or the national guard who met the requirements for satisfactory completion of his or her initial term of obligated service and received a discharge of either honorable or under honorable conditions.”.
armed forces, or the national guard who meets the eligibility requirements for a veterans home loan established by the U.S.
department of veterans affairs.
SECTION 2.
Initial applicability.
(1) This act first applies to applications that are received by the department of transportation on the effective date of this subsection.
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Action History

  1. Published 4-9-2026

  2. Report approved by the Governor on 4-8-2026. 2025 Wisconsin Act 207

  3. Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

  4. Representative Emerson added as a cosponsor

  5. Representative Brown added as a cosponsor

  6. Report correctly enrolled

  7. Received from Assembly concurred in

  8. Ordered immediately messaged

  9. Read a third time and concurred in

  10. Rules suspended

  11. Ordered to a third reading

  12. Representatives Joers and Stubbs added as cosponsors

  13. Read a second time

  14. Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up

  15. Representatives O'Connor and Arney added as cosponsors

  16. Placed on calendar 1-20-2026 by Committee on Rules

  17. Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  18. Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor

  19. Representative Tucker added as a cosponsor

  20. Received from Senate

  21. Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Read a third time and passed

  23. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  24. Ordered to a third reading

  25. Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  26. Read a second time

  27. Senator Roys added as a coauthor

  28. Fiscal estimate received

  29. Placed on calendar 11-18-2025 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  30. Available for scheduling

  31. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  32. Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Transportation and Local Government, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  33. Executive action taken

  34. Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque

  35. Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor

  36. Public hearing held

  37. Representative Tittl added as a cosponsor

  38. Representative Subeck added as a cosponsor

  39. Representative Ortiz-Velez added as a cosponsor

  40. Fiscal estimate received

  41. Representative Gustafson added as a cosponsor

  42. Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government

  43. Introduced by Senators Jacque, Pfaff, Feyen, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, Ratcliff, Spreitzer and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Franklin, Sortwell, Sinicki, Doyle, Behnke, Dittrich, Fitzgerald, Goeben, Goodwin, Hysell, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, Madison, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, Roe, Udell, Wichgers and Stroud

Sponsors

  • Habush Sinykin · Cosponsor
  • Franklin · Cosponsor
  • Sortwell · Cosponsor
  • Sinicki · Cosponsor
  • Doyle · Cosponsor
  • Behnke · Cosponsor
  • Dittrich · Cosponsor
  • Fitzgerald · Cosponsor
  • Goeben · Cosponsor
  • Goodwin · Cosponsor
  • Hysell · Cosponsor
  • B. Jacobson · Cosponsor
  • Knodl · Cosponsor
  • Kreibich · Cosponsor
  • Madison · Cosponsor
  • Maxey · Cosponsor
  • Murphy · Cosponsor
  • Mursau · Cosponsor
  • Roe · Cosponsor
  • Udell · Cosponsor
  • Wichgers · Cosponsor
  • Stroud · Cosponsor
  • André Jacque · Primary
  • Brad Pfaff · Cosponsor
  • Dan Feyen · Cosponsor
  • Dianne Hesselbein · Cosponsor
  • Melissa Ratcliff · Cosponsor
  • Mark Spreitzer · Cosponsor
  • Robert Wirch · Cosponsor

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1 sponsors · 28 co-sponsors · 103 not signed on

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Not signed on (103)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 387 do?
An Act to create 45.01 (12) (L) of the statutes;
Who sponsors SB 387?
SB 387 is sponsored by Habush Sinykin, Franklin, Sortwell, Sinicki, Doyle, Behnke, Dittrich, Fitzgerald, Goeben, Goodwin, Hysell, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, Madison, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, Roe, Udell, Wichgers, Stroud, Jacque, André (Republican), Pfaff, Brad (Democrat), Feyen, Dan (Republican), Hesselbein, Dianne (Democrat), Ratcliff, Melissa (Democrat), Spreitzer, Mark (Democrat), and Wirch, Robert (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 387?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced August 11, 2025. It awaits signature.
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