Senate Bill 428
Possessing a weapon on a motor bus used for public transit 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.
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Introduced, passed
Dec 3, 2015
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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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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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. 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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill makes it a Class I felony to possess, with certain exceptions, a weapon on a motor bus that is used for public transit. Under current law, a person may generally carry a weapon that is not concealed. A person who has a license to carry a concealed weapon may generally possess the concealed weapon into any area, but may not possess a concealed weapon in certain excluded areas, including in law enforcement or court buildings, in correctional facilities, in certain mental health institutions, beyond security checkpoints in airports, on school grounds and premises, in taverns if the person is consuming alcohol, at special events where organizers don't allow it, or in businesses or on private property where the owner prohibits or limits concealed weapons.
Under this bill, only a person who is a current or former law enforcement officer or a game warden may possess a weapon on a bus that is used for public transit, regardless of whether the person has a license to carry a concealed weapon. A person who does so is subject to a fine up to $10,000, imprisonment for up to three years and six months, or both.
Who's behind it
2 senators are its . All 2 are Democrats.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (2)
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
Signed on in support (4)
- Terese Berceau · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 13, 2016
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 7, 2016
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 18, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 14, 2015
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 3, 2015
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Dec 3, 2015
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Dec 3, 2015 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Carpenter and C. Larson; cosponsored by Representatives Berceau, Sargent, Subeck and Sinicki
- Dec 3, 2015 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Dec 14, 2015 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Dec 18, 2015 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 7, 2016 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 13, 2016 · Senate
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.
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. 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
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