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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 142

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Relating to: going armed with a switchblade.

Crime and criminals Firearms and dangerous weapons Ordinance Police Polk county Public building

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law generally prohibits a person from manufacturing, selling,

transporting, purchasing, or possessing a switchblade knife. This bill excludes from

the definition of switchblade knife a knife with closure-biased springs that require

physical force to be applied to the blade in order to open the knife. This bill exempts

from the prohibition qualified law enforcement officers, qualified former law

enforcement officers, and persons who have a license to carry a concealed weapon,

including certain out-of-state licenses.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bernier (R) , Edming (R) , Gannon (R) , Horlacher (R) , Kapenga (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Kremer (R) , Krug (R) , Mursau (R) , Murtha (R) , Ripp (R) , T. Larson (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R)

3 cosponsors

Harsdorf (R) , Moulton (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 4

Passed 7–4 Jun 4, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 3

Passed 8–3 Jun 4, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Jan 19, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Mar 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Bernier, Kleefisch, Edming, Gannon, Horlacher, Kapenga, Kremer, Krug, T. Larson, Mursau, Murtha, Ripp, Thiesfeldt and Tittl; cosponsored by Senators Moulton, Wanggaard and Harsdorf

  2. Mar 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Apr 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Bernier

  4. Apr 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Bernier

  5. Apr 23, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Bernier

  6. Apr 23, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 4 offered by Representative Kleefisch

  7. Apr 23, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  8. Jun 1, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Bernier

  9. Jun 1, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Goyke

  10. Jun 2, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  11. Jun 4, 2015 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 4

  12. Jun 4, 2015 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 3

  13. Jun 4, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  14. Oct 21, 2015 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 10-27-2015 by Committee on Rules

  15. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  16. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Bernier

  17. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  18. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  19. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  20. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  21. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  22. Oct 27, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Oct 28, 2015 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  24. Oct 29, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  25. Oct 29, 2015 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  26. Jan 19, 2016 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  27. Jan 19, 2016 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 1-20-2016 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  28. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Read a second time

  29. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  30. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  31. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  32. Jan 20, 2016 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  33. Jan 21, 2016 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  34. Jan 26, 2016 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 1-26-2016

  35. Feb 5, 2016 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 2-5-2016

  36. Feb 8, 2016 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 2-6-2016. 2015 Wisconsin Act 149

  37. Feb 8, 2016 · Assembly

    Published 2-7-2016