Assembly Bill 118
Exceptions to the prohibition against firearms in school zones
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
Apr 3, 2013
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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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 8, 2014: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Judiciary. 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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Current law generally prohibits a person from possessing a firearm in a school zone. Current law provides many exceptions including references to federal law that exempt the following: a person on private property that is not part of school grounds;
a person who possesses the firearm for use in a program approved by a school in the school zone; a person who possesses the firearm in accordance with a contract entered into between a school in the school zone and the person or the person's employer; a law enforcement officer acting in his or her official capacity; and a person who possesses a firearm that is unloaded and who is traversing school premises to gain access to lands open to hunting. This bill enumerates these exceptions in statute versus using a reference to federal law.
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The bill also explicitly permits a school board to enter into a contract with a person, or a person's employer, that allows the person to possess a firearm in a school zone.
Who's behind it
5 representatives are its . All 5 are Republicans.
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Authors (5)
- Edward Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Don Pridemore · Republican, Assembly
- Thomas Larson · Republican, Assembly
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Apr 3, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.
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Apr 3, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 3, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Pridemore, Thiesfeldt, T. Larson, Brooks and Knodl
- Apr 3, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Apr 8, 2014 · 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
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