Assembly Bill 165
Certification cards to carry concealed weapons for residents of Wisconsin who formerly were employed as law enforcement officers in another state. (FE)
Passed the Assembly, then stopped
The Assembly passed it on Nov 5, 2013, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to . To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 25, 2013
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Nov 5, 2013
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Senate vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.
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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 concur in pursuant to ”
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Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. 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 going armed with a concealed and dangerous weapon. This prohibition has many exceptions, including an exception for former law enforcement officers who have one of the following: 1) a photographic identification issued by the law enforcement agency that formerly employed him or her that indicates that, within the previous 12 months, that agency found him or her to meet the firearms training standards the law enforcement agency sets for active law enforcement officers to carry the type of firearm the former officer is carrying; or 2) both a photographic identification issued by the law enforcement agency that formerly employed the officer and a certification card issued in Wisconsin, if the former officer resides in Wisconsin, or a certification card issued by the state in which the former officer resides. The certification card must indicate that, within the previous 12 months, the former officer's state of residence, or a certified firearms instructor if such an instructor may conduct a firearms qualification test for active law enforcement officers in that state, has found the former officer to meet the firearms training standards for active law enforcement officers to carry the type of firearm he or she is carrying. Current law permits a qualified former law enforcement officer who was employed by a state or local Wisconsin law enforcement agency to receive a certification card from the law enforcement agency that employed him or her. Current law permits the Department of Justice (DOJ) to issue a certification card to a qualified former federal law enforcement officer who resides in Wisconsin. This bill permits DOJ to issue a certification card also to a qualified former law enforcement officer who was employed by a state or local law enforcement agency in another state but who resides in Wisconsin.
Who's behind it
9 lawmakers are its . 5 are Republicans and 4 are Democrats.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Janet Bewley · Democrat, Senate
- Mary Czaja · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Stephen Smith · Democrat, Assembly
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt · Republican, Assembly
- Amy Sue Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- Mandy Wright · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- John Lehman · Democrat, Senate
- Dale Schultz · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice vote on an amendment
Passed, 7 to 0 · Oct 31, 2013
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice vote to recommend it
Passed, 7 to 0 · Oct 31, 2013
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 7, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 8, 2014
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Nov 6, 2013
Sent to the Senate Committee on Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Nov 6, 2013
The Senate received it.
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Nov 5, 2013
The Assembly passed it.
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Nov 5, 2013
The Assembly adopted it.
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Oct 31, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Oct 31, 2013
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 7 to 0.
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Oct 10, 2013
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 10, 2013
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Sep 12, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice.
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Apr 25, 2013
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.
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Apr 25, 2013
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 25, 2013 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Bewley, Bernier, Czaja, Kleefisch, Smith, Stroebel, Thiesfeldt, Vruwink and Wright; cosponsored by Senators Lehman, Schultz and L. Taylor
- Apr 25, 2013 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
- Sep 12, 2013 · Assembly
Withdrawn from committee on Judiciary and referred to committee on Criminal Justice pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)
- Oct 8, 2013 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kleefisch
- Oct 10, 2013 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 10, 2013 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Oct 31, 2013 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Oct 31, 2013 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Oct 31, 2013 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice, Ayes 7, Noes 0
- Oct 31, 2013 · Assembly
Referred to Committee on Rules
- Oct 31, 2013 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 11-5-2013 by Committee on Rules
- Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
- Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 6, 2013 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Nov 6, 2013 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs
- Apr 8, 2014 · Senate
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Second chamber's vote
A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.
Official term: Concurrence
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote