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Proposed Wisconsin Firearm Legislation AB65

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Sales and transfers of firearms and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)

Description: An Act to repeal 175.35 (1) (b); to renumber 175.35 (2) (a), (b), (c) and (d) and 175.35 (2j); to renumber and amend 175.35 (2) (intro.) and 175.35 (2i); to amend 20.455 (2) (gr), 175.35 (title), 175.35 (1) (at), 175.35 (2g) (a), 175.35 (2g) (b), 175.35 (2k) (ar) 2., 175.35 (2k) (c) 2. a., 175.35 (2k) (c) 2. b., 175.35 (2k) (g), 175.35 (2k) (h), 175.35 (2L), 175.35 (2t) (a), (b) and (c), 175.60 (7) (d), 175.60 (15) (b) 4. b., 938.208 (1) (b), 938.34 (4m) (b) 2., 938.341, 941.237 (1) (d), 941.296 (1) (b), 968.20 (3) (b), 971.17 (1g) and 973.176 (1); and to create 175.33, 175.35 (2) (bm), 175.35 (2) (cm) (intro.), 175.35 (2i) (b) 2., 175.35 (2j) (b) and 941.29 (1m) (dm), (dn) and (do) of the statutes; Relating to: sales and transfers of firearms and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)

Session: 2017-2018 Regular Session

Last Action: Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Last Action Date: March 28, 2018

Sponsors

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26 sponsors: Terese Berceau (D); Chris Taylor (D); Evan Goyke (D); Jason Fields (D); David Crowley (D); Debra Kolste (D); Tod Ohnstad (D); Jimmy Anderson (D); Melissa Sargent (D); Lisa Subeck (D); Mark Spreitzer (D); Jonathan Brostoff (D); Leon Young (D); Dianne Hesselbein (D); Jocasta Zamarripa (D); Daniel Riemer (D); Christine Sinicki (D); Jill Billings (D); Dana Wachs (D); David Bowen (D); LaTonya Johnson (D); Timothy Carpenter (D); Mark Miller (D); Christopher Larson (D); Fred Risser (D); Lena Taylor (D);

Percentage of General Assembly sponsoring bill: 26% (26 of 99)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Mar 28, 2018 Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Senate Mar 13, 2018 Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
Senate Mar 9, 2018 Printed engrossed by the direction of the Senate Chief Clerk-5570
Senate Feb 21, 2018 Received from Assembly
Assembly Feb 20, 2018 Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted, Ayes 68, Noes 27
Assembly Feb 20, 2018 Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Pope and Barca
Assembly Feb 20, 2018 Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
Assembly Feb 20, 2018 Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted, Ayes 64, Noes 31
Assembly Feb 20, 2018 Ordered to a third reading
Assembly Feb 20, 2018 Rules suspended
Assembly Feb 20, 2018 Read a third time and passed, Ayes 71, Noes 24
Assembly Feb 20, 2018 Ordered immediately messaged
Assembly Feb 20, 2018 LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)
Assembly Feb 20, 2018 LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1)
Assembly Feb 20, 2018 Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on State Affairs, and take up Ayes 95, Noes 0
Assembly Feb 20, 2018 Read a second time
Assembly Feb 20, 2018 Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kleefisch
Assembly Feb 20, 2018 Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 not well taken
Assembly Feb 20, 2018 Decision of the Chair appealed
Assembly Feb 20, 2018 Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 60, Noes 35
Assembly Feb 20, 2018 Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Spreitzer
Assembly Feb 20, 2018 Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sanfelippo
Assembly Feb 20, 2018 Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Spreitzer
Assembly Feb 20, 2018 Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 60, Noes 35
Assembly Feb 20, 2018 Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
Assembly Apr 26, 2017 Senator Shilling added as a cosponsor
Assembly Mar 14, 2017 Fiscal estimate received
Assembly Mar 13, 2017 Fiscal estimate received
Assembly Feb 24, 2017 Fiscal estimate received
Assembly Feb 22, 2017 Fiscal estimate received
Assembly Feb 20, 2017 Fiscal estimate received
Assembly Feb 17, 2017 Representative Pope added as a coauthor
Assembly Feb 13, 2017 Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
Assembly Feb 13, 2017 Introduced
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Feb 13, 2017 state link bill text
Introduced Feb 13, 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

Assembly: Rules suspended to withdraw from committee on State Affairs, and take up Ayes 95, Noes 0

Assembly: Decision of the Chair upheld

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

Assembly: Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table

Assembly: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

Assembly: Read a third time and passed

Link: link to state bill page

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