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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Senate Bill 199

Possession of firearms by individuals who commit multiple or violent misdemeanor offenses and providing a criminal penalty. (FE)

Stopped in committee

It never got a ⁠, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jun 18, 2015

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Senate vote, not reached

  4. Assembly 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 ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.

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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 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.

Under this bill, a person may not possess a firearm for ten years following his or her most recent criminal conviction if either of the following is true: the person was convicted of three or more misdemeanors within a five-year period; or the person was convicted of a violent misdemeanor. 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.

Who's behind it

Nikiya Harris Dodd, a Democrat, is its ⁠.

12 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 13 names

Author (1)

Signed on in support (12)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

What happened

  1. Apr 13, 2016

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Jul 28, 2015

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  3. Jul 8, 2015

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  4. Jul 2, 2015

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  5. Jun 30, 2015

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  6. Jun 29, 2015

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  7. Jun 18, 2015

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.

  8. Jun 18, 2015

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jun 18, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senator Harris Dodd; cosponsored by Representatives Johnson, Barnes, Goyke, Subeck, Berceau, Kolste, Genrich, Quinn, Hesselbein, Young and Bowen

  2. Jun 18, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  3. Jun 29, 2015 · Senate

    Representative C. Taylor added as a cosponsor

  4. Jun 30, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Jul 2, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Jul 8, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Jul 28, 2015 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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Committee

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

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Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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

Cost estimate

A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.

Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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.

Public hearing

A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.

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

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

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

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