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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Assembly Bill 258

Carrying a weapon on a public mass transportation system and providing a 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

    Apr 20, 2017

  2. Committee, stopped here

    Stopped here. No public hearing was held.

  3. Assembly vote, not reached

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on State Affairs. 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 carrying a firearm in certain buildings owned or leased by the state or a local government if properly posted. This bill allows the state or a local government to post vehicles that are part of a public mass transportation system. A person who carries a firearm on a posted vehicle is subject to a Class B forfeiture, which is the same penalty as carrying a firearm into a building that is posted by the state or a local government.

Who's behind it

10 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 10 are Democrats.

2 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 12 names

Authors (10)

Signed on in support (2)

What happened

  1. Mar 28, 2018

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Apr 20, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.

  3. Apr 20, 2017

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Apr 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Subeck, Anderson, Berceau, Sargent, C. Taylor, Billings, Fields, Sinicki, Spreitzer and Zamarripa; cosponsored by Senators Risser and Johnson

  2. Apr 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    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.

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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