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Proposed Wisconsin Firearm Legislation AB307

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Eliminating criminal defenses of adequate provocation, self-defense, or not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect if the claim is based on the victim's gender identity or sexual orientation.

Description: An Act to renumber and amend 971.15 (2); and to create 939.44 (3), 939.48 (5m) and 971.15 (2) (b) of the statutes; Relating to: eliminating criminal defenses of adequate provocation, self-defense, or not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect if the claim is based on the victim's gender identity or sexual orientation.

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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31 sponsors: Greta Neubauer (D); Marisabel Cabrera (D); Lee Snodgrass (D); Clinton Anderson (D); Jimmy Anderson (D); Deb Andraca (D); Mike Bare (D); Jill Billings (D); Ryan Clancy (D); Dave Considine (D); Jodi Emerson (D); Alex Joers (D); Darrin Madison (D); Lori Palmeri (D); Melissa Ratcliff (D); Katrina Shankland (D); Kristina Shelton (D); Christine Sinicki (D); Shelia Stubbs (D); Lisa Subeck (D); Robyn Vining (D); Sue Conley (D); Tod Ohnstad (D); Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D); Timothy Carpenter (D); Mark Spreitzer (D); Melissa Agard (D); Dianne Hesselbein (D); Christopher Larson (D); Kelda Roys (D); Jeff Smith (D);

Percentage of General Assembly sponsoring bill: 31% (31 of 99)

History
Chamber Date Action
Assembly Apr 15, 2024 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Assembly Jun 14, 2023 Representative Jacobson added as a coauthor
Assembly Jun 9, 2023 Introduced
Assembly Jun 9, 2023 Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jun 9, 2023 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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