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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Assembly Bill 49

Waiting period for handgun purchases

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 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.

Who's behind it

32 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 32 are Republicans.

8 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 40 names

Authors (32)

Signed on in support (8)

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 Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote on an amendment

Passed, 12 to 0 · May 7, 2015

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 7 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 12, Noes 0”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote to recommend it

Passed, 8 to 4 · May 7, 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 Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 13, 2016

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. May 7, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  3. May 7, 2015

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 8 to 4.

  4. Feb 26, 2015

    The committee held a public hearing.

  5. Feb 18, 2015 to Feb 19, 2015

    2 more representatives signed on in support.

  6. Feb 17, 2015

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

  7. Feb 17, 2015

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  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 1 offered by Representative Goyke

  7. Apr 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Goyke

  8. Apr 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Goyke

  9. Apr 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 4 offered by Representative Goyke

  10. Apr 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 5 offered by Representative Goyke

  11. Apr 22, 2015 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 6 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

Terms on this page

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

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