Assembly Bill 357
Receiving a stolen firearm and providing a penalty
Topics: Crime and criminals, Crime and criminals: Felony, Firearms and dangerous weapons
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Jul 28, 2009
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 28, 2010: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a person who steals a firearm is guilty of a Class H felony and may be fined up to $10,000, imprisoned for up to six years, or both. A person who intentionally receives stolen property may be guilty of a misdemeanor or a felony, depending on the value of the property received, and the amount of the fine, jail time, or imprisonment to which the person may be subjected is determined by the value of the property received.
Under this bill, a person who intentionally receives a stolen firearm, regardless of the value of the firearm, is guilty of a Class H felony and may be fined up to $10,000, imprisoned for up to six years, or both.
Who's behind it
14 representatives are its . 10 are Republicans and 4 are Democrats.
2 more lawmakers .
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Authors (14)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Penny Bernard Schaber · Democrat, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Ann Hraychuck · Democrat, Assembly
- Jim Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Don Pridemore · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Suder · Republican, Assembly
- John Townsend · Republican, Assembly
- Robin Vos · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (2)
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice vote to recommend it
Passed, 9 to 0 · Jan 12, 2010
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 9, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 12, 2010
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jan 12, 2010
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 9 to 0.
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Oct 15, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 14, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 17, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Aug 5, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jul 28, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice.
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Jul 28, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jul 28, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Hraychuck, LeMahieu, Berceau, Suder, Sinicki, Pridemore, Bernard Schaber, Vos, J. Ott, Townsend, Mursau, Brooks, A. Ott and Spanbauer;Cosponsored by Senators Holperin and Olsen
- Jul 28, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Criminal Justice
- Aug 5, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 5, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 17, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 14, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 15, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Dec 10, 2009 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jan 12, 2010 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 9, Noes 0
- Jan 12, 2010 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Apr 28, 2010 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote