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Proposed Wisconsin Firearm Legislatio SB543

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Grants related to preventing suicide by firearm and making an appropriation. (FE)

Description: An Act to create 20.435 (5) (eh) and 51.73 of the statutes; Relating to: grants related to preventing suicide by firearm and making an appropriation. (FE)

Session: 2019-2020 Regular Session

Last Action: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Last Action Date: April 1, 2020

Sponsors

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49 sponsors: Kathleen Bernier (R); Timothy Carpenter (D); Dan Feyen (R); Luther Olsen (R); Lena Taylor (D); Patty Schachtner (D); Christopher Larson (D); Jesse James (R); Melissa Sargent (D); David Bowen (D); Jimmy Anderson (D); Joan Ballweg (R); Marisabel Cabrera (D); Dave Considine (D); Steve Doyle (D); Cindi Duchow (R); James Edming (R); Joel Kitchens (R); Robert Kulp (R); Tony Kurtz (R); Amy Loudenbeck (R); Beth Meyers (D); Nick Milroy (D); Jeffrey Mursau (R); Greta Neubauer (D); Todd Novak (R); Loren Oldenburg (R); Kevin Petersen (R); Warren Petryk (R); Jon Plumer (R); Timothy Ramthun (R); Daniel Riemer (D); Michael Rohrkaste (R); Joe Sanfelippo (R); Michael Schraa (R); Katrina Shankland (D); Christine Sinicki (D); Mark Spreitzer (D); Lisa Subeck (D); Chris Taylor (D); Paul Tittl (R); Travis Tranel (R); Ron Tusler (R); Robyn Vining (D); Don Vruwink (D); Jocasta Zamarripa (D); Shannon Zimmerman (R); Robert Wittke (R); Barbara Dittrich (R);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 148% (49 of 33)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Apr 1, 2020 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Senate Nov 21, 2019 Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Bernier
Senate Nov 20, 2019 Public hearing held
Senate Nov 12, 2019 Fiscal estimate received
Senate Nov 7, 2019 Representative Ramthun withdrawn as a cosponsor
Senate Oct 31, 2019 Introduced
Senate Oct 31, 2019 Read first time and referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Oct 31, 2019 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call

There have not been any votes on this bill

Link: link to state bill page

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