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SB 70

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Relating to: off-duty law enforcement officers and former law enforcement officers going armed with firearms on or near school grounds.

Firearms and dangerous weapons Police School — Building School — Conveyance of pupil Trespass

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law generally prohibits a person from possessing a firearm on the

grounds of a school or within 1,000 feet of the grounds of a school. Current law

exempts from this prohibition a law enforcement officer acting in his or her official

capacity. This bill also exempts from this prohibition qualified law enforcement

officers, without regard to whether they are on duty, and qualified former law

enforcement officers to restore the law as it existed prior to

2011 Wisconsin Act 35

,

commonly known as the Concealed Carry Act.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Bewley (D) , Farrow (R) , Gudex (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Marklein (R) , Moulton (R) , Olsen (R) , Petrowski (R) , Roth (R) , Vinehout (D) , Vukmir (R) , Wanggaard (R)

44 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Born (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Czaja (R) , Danou (D) , Doyle (D) , Edming (R) , Gannon (R) , Heaton (R) , Horlacher (R) , Hutton (R) , J. Ott (R) , Jacque (R) , Jagler (R) , Jarchow (R) , Jorgensen (D) , Kapenga (R) , Kerkman (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Knodl (R) , Kremer (R) , Krug (R) , Macco (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Murtha (R) , Novak (R) , Petersen (R) , Quinn (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Ripp and Sinicki , Rodriguez (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Skowronski (R) , Spiros (R) , Steffen (R) , Swearingen (R) , T. Larson (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Vorpagel (R) , Weatherston (R) , Young (D)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Apr 23, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Apr 23, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 21, Noes 12

Passed 21–12 Jun 9, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 20, Noes 13

Passed 20–13 Jun 9, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Senate Amendment 5 laid on table, Ayes 21, Noes 12

Passed 21–12 Jun 9, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Passed, Ayes 22, Noes 11

Passed 22–11 Jun 9, 2015 official source full page

Full history

  1. Mar 5, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Bewley, Farrow, Gudex, LeMahieu, Marklein, Moulton, Petrowski, Roth, Vinehout, Vukmir and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Kleefisch, Ballweg, Born, Brandtjen, R. Brooks, Czaja, Danou, Doyle, Edming, Gannon, Heaton, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, Jarchow, Jorgensen, Kapenga, Kerkman, Knodl, Krug, T. Larson, Macco, Murphy, Mursau, Murtha, Novak, J. Ott, Petersen, Quinn, Rodriguez, Rohrkaste, Sanfelippo, Skowronski, Spiros, Steffen, Swearingen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Vorpagel, Weatherston, Young, Kremer and Horlacher

  2. Mar 5, 2015 · Senate

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

  3. Mar 24, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Apr 21, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard

  5. Apr 23, 2015 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  6. Apr 23, 2015 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  7. Apr 23, 2015 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  8. Apr 23, 2015 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Jun 8, 2015 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-9-2015 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  10. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 3 offered by Senators L. Taylor, Risser, Miller, Bewley, Harris Dodd, C. Larson, Shilling and Lassa

  11. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 4 offered by Senators L. Taylor, Harris Dodd and C. Larson

  12. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Read a second time

  13. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 adopted

  14. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 5 offered by Senators Lassa and L. Taylor

  15. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 laid on table, Ayes 21, Noes 12

  16. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 3 laid on table, Ayes 20, Noes 13

  17. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 4 withdrawn and returned to author

  18. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 5 laid on table, Ayes 21, Noes 12

  19. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  20. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  21. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Read a third time

  22. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Passed, Ayes 22, Noes 11

  23. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  24. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  25. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Read

  26. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Rules suspended and taken up

  27. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  28. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  29. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  30. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  31. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Representatives Ripp and Sinicki added as cosponsors

  32. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  33. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 2 offered by Senators L. Taylor, Risser, Miller, Harris Dodd, C. Larson and Lassa

  34. Jun 10, 2015 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  35. Jun 17, 2015 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  36. Jun 17, 2015 · Senate

    LRB correction

  37. Jun 23, 2015 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 6-23-2015

  38. Jun 24, 2015 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 6-24-2015. 2015 Wisconsin Act 23

  39. Jun 24, 2015 · Senate

    Published 6-25-2015