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Proposed Wisconsin Firearm Legislation AB579

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Voluntary prohibitions on purchasing a handgun. (FE)

Description: An Act to amend 175.35 (1) (at) and 175.35 (2g) (c) 4. a. and b.; and to create 165.64 of the statutes; Relating to: voluntary prohibitions on purchasing a handgun. (FE)

Session: 2017-2018 Regular Session

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

Last Action Date: March 28, 2018

Sponsors

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20 sponsors: Melissa Sargent (D); Dave Considine (D); Jocasta Zamarripa (D); Jimmy Anderson (D); Chris Taylor (D); Jonathan Brostoff (D); Lisa Subeck (D); Mark Spreitzer (D); Josh Zepnick (D); Evan Goyke (D); Sondy Pope-Roberts (D); Christine Sinicki (D); Tod Ohnstad (D); Terese Berceau (D); Debra Kolste (D); Jason Fields (D); Amy Vruwink (D); Eric Genrich (D); LaTonya Johnson (D); Christopher Larson (D);

Percentage of General Assembly sponsoring bill: 20% (20 of 99)

History
Chamber Date Action
Assembly Mar 28, 2018 Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Assembly Oct 26, 2017 Representative Hintz added as a coauthor
Assembly Oct 24, 2017 Introduced
Assembly Oct 24, 2017 Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Oct 24, 2017 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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