Senate Bill 207
Possession and use of a firearm by a person under the age of 12 years
Topics: Children, Family, Firearms and dangerous weapons, Guardian and ward
Stopped in committee
It never got a , 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
May 18, 2009
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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.
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, a minor under 12 years old may not hunt with a firearm under any circumstances and may possess a firearm only if he or she is carrying an unloaded, encased firearm with the supervision of a parent or guardian to or from a hunter education class given under the hunter education program administered by the Department of Natural Resources. He or she may use the firearm only if he or she is doing so during the class under the supervision of the instructor.
The bill creates an exception to these prohibitions that allows a minor under the age of 12 to possess and use a firearm for the purpose of target practice or trap shooting if the minor is accompanied by a parent or guardian or by a person who is at least 18 years of age and who has been designated by the parent or guardian.
Who's behind it
6 senators are its . 4 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
11 more lawmakers .
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Authors (6)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Sheila Harsdorf · Republican, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- Neal Kedzie · Republican, Senate
- Jeffrey Plale · Democrat, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (11)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Meyer · Republican, Assembly
- Lee Nerison · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry Petrowski · Republican, Senate
- Kitty Rhoades · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Suder · Republican, Assembly
- Robin Vos · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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May 18, 2009
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
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May 18, 2009
Introduced in the Senate.
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- May 18, 2009 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Harsdorf, Holperin, Kedzie, Plale, Grothman and Schultz;Cosponsored by Representatives Rhoades, A. Ott, Meyer, Suder, Brooks, Knodl, LeMahieu, Petrowski, Vos, Nerison and Spanbauer
- May 18, 2009 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources
- Apr 28, 2010 · Senate
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
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