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Proposed Wisconsin Firearm Legislation AB173

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

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

Session: 2023-2024 Regular Session

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

Last Action Date: April 15, 2024

Sponsors

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14 sponsors: Shae Sortwell (R); Scott Johnson (R); Steve Doyle (D); Deb Andraca (D); David Armstrong (R); Barbara Dittrich (R); James Edming (R); Katrina Shankland (D); Jesse James (R); Joan Ballweg (R); Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R); Timothy Carpenter (D); Mark Spreitzer (D); Lena Taylor (D);

Percentage of General Assembly sponsoring bill: 14% (14 of 99)

History
Chamber Date Action
Assembly Apr 15, 2024 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Assembly Mar 15, 2024 Representative Emerson added as a coauthor
Assembly Dec 1, 2023 Referred to committee on Rules
Assembly Dec 1, 2023 Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention, Ayes 11, Noes 1
Assembly Dec 1, 2023 Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention, Ayes 8, Noes 4
Assembly Nov 9, 2023 Executive action taken
Assembly Oct 23, 2023 Representative J. Anderson added as a coauthor
Assembly Oct 19, 2023 Senator Roys added as a cosponsor
Assembly Oct 18, 2023 Representative Considine added as a coauthor
Assembly Oct 17, 2023 Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor
Assembly Oct 12, 2023 Representative Moore Omokunde added as a coauthor
Assembly Oct 11, 2023 Representative Hong added as a coauthor
Assembly Oct 4, 2023 Representatives C. Anderson, Donovan and Goyke added as coauthors
Assembly Sep 27, 2023 Representative Haywood added as a coauthor
Assembly Sep 22, 2023 Representative Bare added as a coauthor
Assembly Jun 29, 2023 Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sortwell
Assembly Jun 19, 2023 Representative Joers added as a coauthor
Assembly May 17, 2023 Representative Ratcliff added as a coauthor
Assembly May 11, 2023 Senator Wanggaard added as a cosponsor
Assembly May 11, 2023 Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor
Assembly May 9, 2023 Public hearing held
Assembly May 8, 2023 Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
Assembly May 3, 2023 Representative Jacobson added as a coauthor
Assembly Apr 26, 2023 Representative Snodgrass added as a coauthor
Assembly Apr 26, 2023 Senator Agard added as a cosponsor
Assembly Apr 18, 2023 Representative Conley added as a coauthor
Assembly Apr 17, 2023 Fiscal estimate received
Assembly Apr 10, 2023 Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention
Assembly Apr 10, 2023 Introduced
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Apr 10, 2023 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
Assembly Amendment 1 Assembly Amendment 1 Jun 29, 2023 State Link amendment text No
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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