Senate Bill 449
Possession of a firearm at school or under the supervision of a school authority
Topics: Firearms and dangerous weapons, School: Building, School: Discipline
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
Jan 7, 2010
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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 Education. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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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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, with one exception relating to hunting in a school forest, a public school pupil must be suspended from school if the school district administrator or a principal or teacher designated by the administrator finds that the pupil possessed a firearm while at school or at a school function, and the school board must commence a proceeding to expel the pupil from school for not less than one year.
This bill provides that the above requirements regarding suspension and expulsion do not apply to any of the following:
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1. A firearm lawfully stored in a locked vehicle on school property.
2. Possession of a firearm for an activity approved and authorized by a school board if the school board has adopted appropriate safeguards to ensure pupil safety.
The addition of these exceptions makes state law consistent with the federal Gun-Free Schools Act. See 20 USC 7151 .
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . 3 are Democrats and 2 are Republicans.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Glenn Grothman · Republican, Senate
- Jim Holperin · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (8)
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Ann Hraychuck · Democrat, Assembly
- Steve Kestell · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Staskunas · Democrat, Assembly
- Scott Suder · Republican, Assembly
- Robert Turner · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 28, 2010
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 7, 2010
Sent to the Senate Committee on Education.
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Jan 7, 2010
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jan 7, 2010 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Holperin, Lehman, Grothman, Taylor and Olsen;Cosponsored by Representatives Hraychuck, Staskunas, Kestell, Suder, Turner, Brooks, Bies and Mursau
- Jan 7, 2010 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Education
- 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