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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 402

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Relating to: suspending and expelling a pupil for possession of a firearm at school.

Firearms and dangerous weapons Motor vehicle School — Board School — Discipline and student rights

  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

This bill creates two exceptions to the general requirement that a school board

must suspend and expel a pupil if the school board determines the pupil possessed

a firearm at school or while under the supervision of the school board. The first

exception created under this bill is for a firearm that is lawfully stored inside a locked

vehicle on school property. The second exception applies to the possession of a

firearm for an activity approved and authorized by the school board if the school

board adopts appropriate safeguards to ensure pupil safety. Under current law,

there is an exception for the possession of a firearm while legally hunting in a school

forest, if the school district allows firearms in the school forest. Current law also

allows a school board to make modifications to the requirement to expel a pupil on

a case-by-case basis.

Sponsors

Introduced by: LeMahieu (R) , Marklein (R) , Moulton (R) , Olsen (R) , Stroebel (R) , Tiffany (R)

14 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Edming (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Gannon (R) , Horlacher (R) , Jarchow (R) , Katsma (R) , Kleefisch (R) , Milroy (D) , Mursau (R) , Ripp (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tusler (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 7, 2018 official source full page

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

Full history

  1. Sep 14, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Tiffany, Moulton, Olsen, LeMahieu, Marklein and Stroebel; cosponsored by Representatives Kleefisch, Ballweg, Edming, Gannon, Felzkowski, Horlacher, Jarchow, Katsma, Milroy, Mursau, Ripp, Tusler, Thiesfeldt and E. Brooks

  2. Sep 14, 2017 · Senate

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

  3. Jan 30, 2018 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 6, 2018 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Feb 7, 2018 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  6. Feb 7, 2018 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Mar 28, 2018 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1