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Bills from the 2013–14 session

Assembly Bill 9

Law enforcement officers who are on duty, off-duty law enforcement officers, and former law enforcement officers and going armed with firearms

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.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 13, 2013

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 8, 2014: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It sat with the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice.

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, a law enforcement officer or a former law enforcement officer may go armed with (carry) a concealed weapon if he or she has a license issued by the Department of Justice or if he or she carries a photographic identification issued by the law enforcement agency that employs or, in the case of a former law enforcement officer, employed, him or her and meets other qualifications such as meeting any standards established by the agency to carry a firearm, not being under the influence of an intoxicant, and not carrying a machine gun or a firearm silencer.

Federal law explicitly preempts any state law prohibiting a qualified law enforcement officer or a qualified former law enforcement officer from carrying a concealed firearm, but federal law allows a state to permit private persons to prohibit the possession of concealed firearms on their property and to prohibit firearms on any state or local government property, installation, building, base, or park. Current state law prohibits a licensee from carrying a firearm on school grounds and on certain posted private properties. This bill exempts from these prohibitions law enforcement officers who are acting in their official capacity (who are currently exempt only from the prohibition against carrying on school grounds); qualified law enforcement officers, without regard to whether they are on duty; and qualified former law enforcement officers.

Who's behind it

21 lawmakers are its ⁠. 20 are Republicans and 1 is a Democrat.

2 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 23 names

Authors (21)

Signed on in support (2)

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

What happened

  1. Apr 8, 2014

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Oct 10, 2013

    The committee held a public hearing.

  3. Sep 4, 2013

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice.

  4. Feb 13, 2013

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.

  5. Feb 13, 2013

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 13, 2013 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kleefisch, Danou, Jacque, Mursau, Stroebel, Bernier, Born, Swearingen, A. Ott, Brooks, Tranel, Nerison, Bies, Weatherston, Kaufert, Thiesfeldt, Jagler, Schraa, T. Larson, Knodl and Czaja; cosponsored by Senators Gudex, L. Taylor and Kedzie

  2. Feb 13, 2013 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary

  3. Sep 4, 2013 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from committee on Judiciary and referred to committee on Criminal Justice pursuant to Assembly Rule 42 (3)(c)

  4. Oct 10, 2013 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Oct 15, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kleefisch

  6. Oct 15, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Kleefisch

  7. Oct 28, 2013 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Goyke

  8. Nov 5, 2013 · Assembly

    Senator Kedzie withdrawn as a cosponsor

  9. Apr 8, 2014 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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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

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.

More in the glossary

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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