Assembly Bill 518
Requiring a person to report a stolen or lost firearm, creating a database for stolen and lost firearms, and providing a penalty
Topics: Crime and criminals, Firearms and dangerous weapons, Legislature: Criminal Penalties, Joint Review Committee on, Police, Sales
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Oct 23, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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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 ”
It sat with the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice.
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Committee
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Public hearing
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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
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Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
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Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
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Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
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Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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 this bill, a person who owns a firearm that is stolen or missing must report the theft or loss to a law enforcement agency within 48 hours of discovering the theft or loss. A person who violates this requirement is guilty of a misdemeanor.
If the violation is the person's first violation, he or she is subject to a fine of up to $1,000 or a sentence of imprisonment of up to 90 days, or both. If the violation is the person's second or subsequent violation, he or she is subject to a fine of up to $10,000 or a sentence of imprisonment of up to nine months, or both. A person who falsely reports a stolen or lost firearm is guilty of obstructing an officer and is subject to a fine of up to $10,000 or a sentence of imprisonment of up to nine months, or both.
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Under current law, a person who commercially transfers or sells a firearm to another person must provide the other person a written warning that he or she may be fined or imprisoned for leaving a loaded firearm within the easy access of a child if the child improperly possesses, discharges, or exhibits the firearm. This bill requires the seller or transferor to provide the other person a written notice of the requirement, created in this bill, to report a theft or loss of a firearm within 48 hours of discovering it. A seller or transferor who violates this requirement is subject to a fine of up to $500 or imprisonment for up to 30 days, or both.
Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime, the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a report concerning the proposed penalty and the costs or savings that are likely to result if the bill is enacted.
Who's behind it
13 representatives are its . All 13 are Democrats.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (13)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Pedro Colon · Democrat, Assembly
- Jason Fields · Democrat, Assembly
- Tamara Grigsby · Democrat, Assembly
- Frederick Kessler · Democrat, Assembly
- Sandy Pasch · Democrat, Assembly
- Jon Richards · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Tony Staskunas · Democrat, Assembly
- Barbara Toles · Democrat, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
- Leon Young · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Spencer Coggs · Democrat, Senate
- Julie M. Lassa · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Dec 15, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 10, 2009
The committee held a public hearing.
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Nov 6, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 4, 2009
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 23, 2009
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice.
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Oct 23, 2009
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Oct 23, 2009 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Richards, Staskunas, Turner, Young, Pasch, Fields, Berceau, Colon, Grigsby, Sinicki, Kessler, Zepnick and Toles;Cosponsored by Senators Coggs, Taylor and Lassa
- Oct 23, 2009 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Criminal Justice
- Nov 4, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 6, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 6, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Dec 10, 2009 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Dec 15, 2009 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- 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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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
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.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
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