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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 961

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Relating to: disclosure to law enforcement of attempted purchases of handguns by persons prohibited from possessing a firearm. (FE)

Attorney general Criminal identification and investigation District attorney Divorce Firearms and dangerous weapons Justice, department of Police

  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

This bill requires the attorney general to notify law enforcement if, during a

background check that the Department of Justice must conduct on persons

purchasing a handgun from a licensed firearms dealer, DOJ determines that the

person who is attempting to purchase a handgun is prohibited from possessing a

firearm. Current law allows, but does not require, the attorney general to so notify

law enforcement. This bill specifies that the required notice must go to Wisconsin

law enforcement agencies, district attorneys, and federal attorneys and must

identify the prospective purchaser, the dealer, and the reason the prospective

purchaser is prohibited from possessing a firearm. Finally, this bill creates a

requirement that each Wisconsin law enforcement agency and district attorney that

receives such a notice must submit an annual report to DOJ detailing actions taken

or not taken and other pertinent information and that DOJ must compile into an

annual report the information DOJ receives from the agencies and district attorneys.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Barnes (D) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , Considine (D) , Johnson (D) , Kessler (D) , Kremer (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Sargent (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Subeck (D) , Zepnick (D)

3 cosponsors

C. Larson (D) , Carpenter (D) , Harris Dodd (D)

Full history

  1. Feb 29, 2016 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Barnes, Kremer, Bowen, Sargent, Johnson, Ohnstad, Brostoff, Considine, Kessler, Sinicki, Zepnick, Spreitzer and Subeck; cosponsored by Senators Harris Dodd, C. Larson and Carpenter

  2. Feb 29, 2016 · Assembly

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

  3. Apr 13, 2016 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1