Proposed Wisconsin Firearm Legislation SB641
Legislation Overview
Title: Eliminating the prohibitions on electric weapons and providing a penalty.
Description: An Act to repeal 165.81 (2) and 941.295; to amend 165.63 (4) (a), 175.60 (1) (j), 938.341, 938.78 (3), 939.22 (10), 948.60 (1), 971.17 (1g) and 973.176 (1); and to create 939.22 (11m) and 941.2915 of the statutes; Relating to: eliminating the prohibitions on electric weapons and providing a penalty.
Session: 2023-2024 Regular Session
Last Action: Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
Last Action Date: May 14, 2024
Sponsors
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13 sponsors: Jesse James (R); Steve Nass (R); Shae Sortwell (R); Gae Magnafici (R); Scott Allen (R); David Armstrong (R); Janel Brandtjen (R); Joy Goeben (R); Nate Gustafson (R); Scott Johnson (R); Nik Rettinger (R); Peter Schmidt (R); Chuck Wichgers (R);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 39% (13 of 33)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | May 14, 2024 | Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82 |
| Senate | May 13, 2024 | Placed on calendar 5-14-2024 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a) |
| Senate | Mar 29, 2024 | Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-29-2024 |
| Senate | Mar 26, 2024 | Presented to the Governor on 3-26-2024 |
| Senate | Feb 29, 2024 | Report correctly enrolled |
| Senate | Feb 29, 2024 | LRB correction |
| Senate | Feb 15, 2024 | Received from Assembly concurred in |
| Assembly | Feb 15, 2024 | Ordered immediately messaged |
| Assembly | Feb 15, 2024 | Rules suspended to withdraw from calendar and take up |
| Assembly | Feb 15, 2024 | Read a second time |
| Assembly | Feb 15, 2024 | Ordered to a third reading |
| Assembly | Feb 15, 2024 | Rules suspended |
| Assembly | Feb 15, 2024 | Read a third time and concurred in |
| Assembly | Feb 14, 2024 | Representative O'Connor added as a cosponsor |
| Assembly | Feb 13, 2024 | Placed on calendar 2-15-2024 by Committee on Rules |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2024 | Read a second time |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2024 | Ordered to a third reading |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2024 | Rules suspended to give bill its third reading |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2024 | Read a third time and passed, Ayes 22, Noes 10 |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2024 | Ordered immediately messaged |
| Assembly | Feb 13, 2024 | Received from Senate |
| Assembly | Feb 13, 2024 | Read first time and referred to committee on Rules |
| Senate | Feb 9, 2024 | Placed on calendar 2-13-2024 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1) |
| Senate | Jan 31, 2024 | Available for scheduling |
| Senate | Jan 31, 2024 | Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 2 |
| Senate | Jan 31, 2024 | Executive action taken |
| Senate | Jan 11, 2024 | Public hearing held |
| Senate | Nov 7, 2023 | Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety |
| Senate | Nov 7, 2023 | Introduced |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Enrolled | not available | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Nov 7, 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
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate: Read a third time and passed | 02/13/2024 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
