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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 49

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Relating to: waiting period for handgun purchases.

Firearms and dangerous weapons Justice, department of

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law provides that a federally licensed firearms dealer must request the

Department of Justice (DOJ) to conduct a background check of a prospective

purchaser before the dealer may transfer a handgun after a sale. Current law also

requires the firearms dealer to wait 48 hours after receiving notice that DOJ received

the request for a background check, without receiving notice that state or federal law

prohibits the purchaser from possessing a firearm, before transferring the handgun

to the purchaser. This bill eliminates the 48-hour waiting period. Under this bill,

the dealer may transfer the handgun immediately after receiving notice from DOJ

that the background check indicates that the purchaser is not prohibited from

possessing a firearm.

Sponsors

Introduced by: A. Ott (R) , Allen (R) , August (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Craig (R) , Czaja (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Gannon (R) , Horlacher (R) , Jarchow (R) , Kapenga (R) , Katsma (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Knodl (R) , Kremer (R) , Krug (R) , Kulp (R) , Macco (R) , Mursau (R) , Murtha (R) , Neylon (R) , Quinn (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Schraa (R) , Skowronski (R) , Steffen (R) , Swearingen (R) , T. Larson (R) , Tauchen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Weatherston (R)

8 cosponsors

Born (R) , Lazich (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Moulton (R) , Nass (R) , Tiffany (R) , Vorpagel (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 7 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0

Passed 12–0 May 7, 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 4

Passed 8–4 May 7, 2015 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. Feb 17, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Quinn, Kremer, Czaja, Thiesfeldt, Allen, August, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Craig, Gannon, Horlacher, Jarchow, Kapenga, Katsma, Kleefisch, Knodl, Krug, Kulp, T. Larson, Macco, Mursau, Murtha, Neylon, A. Ott, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Steffen, Swearingen, Tauchen and Weatherston; cosponsored by Senators Wanggaard, Tiffany, Lazich, LeMahieu, Moulton and Nass

  2. Feb 17, 2015 · Assembly

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

  3. Feb 18, 2015 · Assembly

    Representative Born added as a coauthor

  4. Feb 19, 2015 · Assembly

    Representative Vorpagel added as a coauthor

  5. Feb 26, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Apr 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 6 offered by Representative Goyke

  7. Apr 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Goyke

  8. Apr 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Goyke

  9. Apr 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Goyke

  10. Apr 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 4 offered by Representative Goyke

  11. Apr 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 5 offered by Representative Goyke

  12. Apr 23, 2015 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  13. Apr 23, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 7 offered by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  14. May 7, 2015 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 7 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  15. May 7, 2015 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 4

  16. May 7, 2015 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  17. Jun 3, 2015 · Assembly

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

  18. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  19. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1