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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Assembly Bill 46

Off-duty law enforcement officers and former law enforcement officers going armed with firearms on or near school grounds

Stopped before the full Assembly voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 17, 2015

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 13, 2016: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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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 on the grounds of a school or within 1,000 feet of the grounds of a school. Current law exempts from this prohibition a law enforcement officer acting in his or her official capacity. This bill also exempts from this prohibition qualified law enforcement officers, without regard to whether they are on duty, and qualified former law enforcement officers to restore the law as it existed prior to 2011 Wisconsin Act 35 , commonly known as the Concealed Carry Act.

Who's behind it

40 lawmakers are its ⁠. 36 are Republicans and 4 are Democrats.

16 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 56 names

Authors (40)

Signed on in support (16)

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 State Affairs and Government Operations vote on an amendment

Passed, 10 to 5 · Mar 12, 2015

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 State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 10, Noes 5”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations vote to recommend it

Passed, 13 to 2 · Mar 12, 2015

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 State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 13, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 13, 2016

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Feb 18, 2016

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  3. Mar 12, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  4. Mar 12, 2015

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 13 to 2.

  5. Mar 4, 2015

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  6. Mar 4, 2015

    The committee held a public hearing.

  7. Feb 23, 2015 to Mar 4, 2015

    4 more representatives signed on in support.

  8. Feb 17, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations.

  9. Feb 17, 2015

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 17, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Kleefisch, Ballweg, Born, Brandtjen, R. Brooks, Czaja, Danou, Doyle, Edming, Gannon, Heaton, Hutton, Jacque, Jarchow, Jorgensen, Kapenga, Kerkman, Knodl, Krug, T. Larson, Macco, Murphy, Mursau, Murtha, Novak, J. Ott, Petersen, Quinn, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Skowronski, Spiros, Steffen, Swearingen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Vorpagel, Weatherston and Young; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Bewley, Farrow, Gudex, LeMahieu, Marklein, Moulton, Petrowski, Roth, Vinehout and Vukmir

  2. Feb 17, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations

  3. Feb 23, 2015 · Assembly

    Representative Kremer added as a coauthor

  4. Feb 24, 2015 · Assembly

    Representative Horlacher added as a coauthor

  5. Mar 4, 2015 · Assembly

    Representatives Jagler and Kulp added as coauthors

  6. Mar 4, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. Mar 4, 2015 · Assembly

    Senator Olsen added as a cosponsor

  8. Mar 6, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Kleefisch

  9. Mar 10, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  10. Mar 12, 2015 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 10, Noes 5

  11. Mar 12, 2015 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 13, Noes 2

  12. Mar 12, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  13. Jun 3, 2015 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 6-9-2015 by Committee on Rules

  14. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  15. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Representative Stuck added as a coauthor

  16. Apr 13, 2016 · 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.

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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

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

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

Committee

A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary