Assembly Bill 220
Establishing a mandatory minimum period of confinement in prison for a person who possesses a firearm or who uses a firearm to commit certain crimes after being convicted of committing certain violent felonies, and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)
Became law
The governor signed it on Nov 11, 2015. It's .
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Introduced, passed
May 18, 2015
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed Jun 9, 2015
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 23 to 9
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Governor, passed
Signed
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Law, here now
2015 Wisconsin Act 109
Latest entry in the official record, Nov 11, 2015: “Published 11-12-2015”
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Cost estimate
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Roll call
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What it does
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 if he or she has been convicted of a felony, found not guilty of a felony by reason of mental disease or defect, or adjudicated delinquent for an act that if committed by an adult in this state would be a felony. A person who violates the prohibition is guilty of a felony and is subject to a fine of up to $25,000 or a term of imprisonment of up to ten years, or both.
Under this bill, if the person was convicted of certain violent felonies and violates the prohibition on possessing a firearm, he or she must be sentenced to at least three years of confinement in prison. If the person is convicted of using a firearm to commit certain violent Class A to Class G felonies, he or she must be sentenced to at least five years of confinement in prison. If a person is convicted of using a firearm to commit certain violent Class H or Class I felonies, he or she must be sentenced to at least three years or at least one year and six months, respectively, of confinement in prison. The bill contains a sunset provision that eliminates the mandatory minimum period of confinement for sentences imposed on or after July 1, 2020.
Who's behind it
18 lawmakers are its . 12 are Republicans and 6 are Democrats.
5 more lawmakers .
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Authors (18)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Kathleen Bernier · Republican, Senate
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Gannon · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Robb Kahl · Democrat, Assembly
- Joel Kitchens · Republican, Assembly
- Joel Kleefisch · Republican, Assembly
- Jesse Kremer · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Joe Sanfelippo · Republican, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Josh Zepnick · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (5)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Alberta Darling · Republican, Senate
- Terry Moulton · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Sargent, Rohrkaste, Tittl, Jacque, Schraa, Skowronski, Spiros, Petersen, J. Ott, Thiesfeldt, E. Brooks, Kuglitsch, Jorgensen, Barca and Kolste
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 3 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Corrections vote to recommend it
Passed, 6 to 3 · Jun 3, 2015
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Corrections, Ayes 6, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote to recommend it
Passed, 3 to 2 · Sep 10, 2015
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 23 to 9 · Nov 6, 2015 · 1 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (23)
- Alberta Darling (R, 8)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Dave Hansen (D, 30)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Frank G. Lasee (R, 1)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Jerry Petrowski (R, 29)
- Jon Erpenbach (D, 27)
- Julie M. Lassa (D, 24)
- Kathleen Vinehout (D, 31)
- Leah Vukmir (R, 5)
- Luther S. Olsen (R, 14)
- Mary Lazich (R, 28)
- Richard Gudex (R, 18)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Scott L. Fitzgerald (R, 13)
- Sheila Harsdorf (R, 10)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Terry Moulton (R, 23)
- Thomas Tiffany (R, 12)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
No (9)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Fred A. Risser (D, 26)
- Janet Bewley (D, 25)
- Janis Ringhand (D, 15)
- Jennifer Shilling (D, 32)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
- Mark Miller (D, 16)
- Nikiya Harris Dodd (D, 6)
Didn't vote (1)
- Roger Roth (R, 19)
Official motion: “Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 23, Noes 9”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Nov 11, 2015
The new law was published.
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Nov 11, 2015
The governor signed it. It became 2015 Wisconsin Act 109.
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Nov 10, 2015
Sent to the governor.
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Nov 6, 2015
The Senate passed it too, 23 to 9.
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Sep 10, 2015
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 3 to 2.
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Sep 2, 2015
1 more senator signed on in support.
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Sep 1, 2015
The committee held a public hearing.
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Jun 12, 2015
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Jun 10, 2015
The Senate received it.
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Jun 9, 2015
15 more representatives signed on in support.
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Jun 9, 2015
The Assembly passed it.
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Jun 9, 2015
The Assembly adopted it.
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Jun 9, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 3, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Jun 3, 2015
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 3.
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Jun 3, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 1, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 26, 2015
The committee held a public hearing.
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May 26, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 18, 2015
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Corrections.
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May 18, 2015
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- May 18, 2015 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Kleefisch, Johnson, Berceau, Bernier, Brandtjen, Edming, Gannon, Horlacher, Hutton, Kahl, Kitchens, Kremer, Murphy, Sanfelippo, Sinicki, Steffen, Subeck and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Moulton, Nass and Carpenter
- May 18, 2015 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Corrections
- May 26, 2015 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- May 26, 2015 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Jun 1, 2015 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Bowen
- Jun 1, 2015 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Bowen
- Jun 1, 2015 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 2, 2015 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Jun 3, 2015 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 3, 2015 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Corrections, Ayes 6, Noes 3
- Jun 3, 2015 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Jun 3, 2015 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 6-9-2015 by Committee on Rules
- Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representatives Bowen and Jarchow
- Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 3 adopted
- Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly
Read a third time and passed
- Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly
Representatives Sargent, Rohrkaste, Tittl, Jacque, Schraa, Skowronski, Spiros, Petersen, J. Ott, Thiesfeldt, E. Brooks, Kuglitsch, Jorgensen, Barca and Kolste added as coauthors
- Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Jun 10, 2015 · Senate
Received from Assembly
- Jun 12, 2015 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Sep 1, 2015 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Sep 2, 2015 · Senate
Senator Darling added as a cosponsor
- Sep 10, 2015 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Sep 10, 2015 · Senate
Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Sep 10, 2015 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Nov 5, 2015 · Senate
Placed on calendar 11-6-2015 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Nov 6, 2015 · Senate
Read a second time
- Nov 6, 2015 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 6, 2015 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Nov 6, 2015 · Senate
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 23, Noes 9
- Nov 6, 2015 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 9, 2015 · Assembly
Received from Senate concurred in
- Nov 10, 2015 · Assembly
LRB correction
- Nov 10, 2015 · Assembly
Report correctly enrolled on 11-10-2015
- Nov 10, 2015 · Assembly
Presented to the Governor on 11-10-2015
- Nov 11, 2015 · Assembly
Report approved by the Governor on 11-11-2015. 2015 Wisconsin Act 109
- Nov 11, 2015 · Assembly
Published 11-12-2015
Terms on this page
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act. 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
Wisconsin Act
The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.
Official term: Act
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