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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 264

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Relating to: waiting period for purchase of handguns.

Firearms and dangerous weapons Justice, department of

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

2015 Wisconsin Act 22

eliminated a provision that prohibited a federally

licensed firearms dealer from transferring a handgun to a purchaser until 48 hours

had passed since the firearms dealer requested the Department of Justice (DOJ) to

perform a background check on the prospective purchaser. This bill restores the

48-hour waiting period so that a firearms dealer must wait 48 hours after requesting

a background check from DOJ before the dealer may transfer the handgun to the

purchaser.

Sponsors

Introduced by: C. Larson (D) , Carpenter (D) , Harris Dodd (D) , Miller (D) , Ringhand (D) , Risser (D)

22 cosponsors

Barnes (D) , Berceau (D) , Bowen (D) , Brostoff (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Goyke (D) , Hebl (D) , Hesselbein (D) , Hintz (D) , Johnson (D) , Kessler (D) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Riemer (D) , Sargent (D) , Sinicki (D) , Spreitzer (D) , Stuck (D) , Subeck (D) , Wachs (D) , Young (D) , Zamarripa (D)

Full history

  1. Sep 21, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Harris Dodd, Risser, Ringhand, Miller, C. Larson and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives C. Taylor, Sinicki, Wachs, Sargent, Zamarripa, Stuck, Spreitzer, Hebl, Goyke, Subeck, Brostoff, Berceau, Ohnstad, Hesselbein, Pope, Johnson, Barnes, Bowen, Hintz, Riemer, Young and Kessler

  2. Sep 21, 2015 · Senate

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

  3. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1