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Bills from the 2015–16 session

Senate Bill 365

Going armed with a dangerous weapon at a college or university and providing a criminal penalty

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

    Oct 29, 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.

This bill prohibits a person from carrying a dangerous weapon on a university or college campus. A person who violates the prohibition is guilty of a Class I felony.

Who's behind it

3 senators are its ⁠. All 3 are Democrats.

14 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 17 names

Authors (3)

Signed on in support (14)

What happened

  1. Apr 13, 2016

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Oct 29, 2015

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.

  3. Oct 29, 2015

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Oct 29, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Harris Dodd, Miller and C. Larson; cosponsored by Representatives C. Taylor, Sargent, Berceau, Barnes, Johnson, Sinicki, Billings, Kessler, Brostoff, Subeck, Bowen, Young, Pope and Considine

  2. Oct 29, 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

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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

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