Senate Bill 131
Carrying a concealed weapon if prohibited from possessing a firearm, purchasing a firearm for a person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm, and providing a penalty
Topics: Crime and criminals: Felony, Criminal identification and investigation, Firearms and dangerous weapons, Legislature: Criminal Penalties, Joint Review Committee on
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
Jun 17, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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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, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, if a person violates the law by going armed with a concealed and dangerous weapon, he or she is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Under this bill, a person would be guilty of a felony if he or she violated the law by going armed with a concealed and dangerous weapon if he or she is ineligible to possess a firearm as indicated by a search in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
In addition, if the person has been previously convicted of a violent offence, the person must serve at least three years of confinement in prison.
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Current law prohibits certain persons from possessing a firearm including a person who is convicted, adjudicated delinquent, or found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect for a crime that is a felony; a person who is subject to a domestic abuse or child abuse injunction and, in some cases, a harassment injunction; and a person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm in connection with a court-ordered mental health commitment. A person who violates the prohibition against possessing a firearm is guilty of a Class G felony. Any person who knowingly furnishes a firearm to a person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm is also guilty of a Class G felony. This bill creates an additional prohibition against purchasing a firearm for a person knowing that the person is prohibited from possessing a firearm, and makes it a Class G felony as well. The bill also makes it a Class F felony for a person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm to possess the firearm if he or she knows it was purchased for him or her.
This bill is contingent upon the enactment of another bill creating the license to carry a concealed weapon.
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
5 senators are its . 4 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.
10 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Pam Galloway · Republican, Senate
- Luther S. Olsen · Republican, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (10)
- Alvin Ott · Republican, Assembly
- Garey Bies · Republican, Assembly
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Daniel LeMahieu · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Kevin Petersen · Republican, Assembly
- Richard Spanbauer · Republican, Assembly
- Tony Staskunas · Democrat, Assembly
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Mary Williams · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jul 7, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 30, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 29, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 21, 2011
2 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jun 21, 2011
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jun 17, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
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Jun 17, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Jun 17, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Darling, Galloway, Wanggaard, Olsen and Carpenter;Cosponsored by Representatives Bies, Petersen, Spanbauer, A. Ott, Mursau, Brooks, Staskunas and Stroebel
- Jun 17, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations
- Jun 21, 2011 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Jun 21, 2011 · Senate
Representative Williams added as a cosponsor
- Jun 21, 2011 · Senate
Representative LeMahieu added as a cosponsor
- Jun 29, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 30, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jul 7, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jul 7, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 23, 2012 · 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
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