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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Senate Bill 56

Mandatory minimum incarceration period following illegal possession of a firearm

Became law

The governor signed it on Apr 17, 2018. It's ⁠.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 21, 2017

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 29 to 4

  4. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Feb 21, 2018

  5. Governor, passed

    Signed

  6. Law, here now

    2017 Wisconsin Act 310

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 17, 2018: “Published 4-17-2018”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

Under current law, if a person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm due to the commission of, or the solicitation, conspiracy, or attempt to commit, a violent felony is convicted of illegally possessing a firearm, the court must impose a mandatory minimum three-year incarceration period if the person, within the five years prior to the illegal possession of the firearm, was serving a sentence, was on parole, or was committed for a subsequent felony or a violent misdemeanor. Under this bill, the court must also impose the mandatory minimum three-year incarceration period if the person who is prohibited from possessing a firearm violated the prohibition while on probation, parole, extended supervision, or conditional release for the commission of a prior felony or violent misdemeanor.

Who's behind it

5 senators are its ⁠. All 5 are Republicans.

15 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 20 names

Authors (5)

Signed on in support (15)

How lawmakers voted

There were 2 votes on this bill.

Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote to recommend it

Passed, 3 to 2 · May 10, 2017

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 3, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Senate vote to pass it

Passed, 29 to 4 · Nov 7, 2017

See how each of the 33 senators voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 17, 2018

    The new law was published.

  2. Apr 17, 2018

    The governor signed it. It became 2017 Wisconsin Act 310.

  3. Apr 12, 2018

    Sent to the governor.

  4. Feb 21, 2018

    The Assembly passed it too.

  5. Feb 15, 2018

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  6. Nov 7, 2017

    The Assembly received it.

  7. Nov 7, 2017

    The Senate passed it, 29 to 4.

  8. Oct 11, 2017

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  9. May 10, 2017

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 3 to 2.

  10. Mar 29, 2017

    The committee held a public hearing.

  11. Feb 21, 2017

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.

  12. Feb 21, 2017

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 21, 2017 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Vukmir, Wanggaard, Darling, Nass and Feyen; cosponsored by Representatives Sanfelippo, Jagler, Horlacher, Murphy, Duchow, Tusler, Gannon, Ott, Spiros, Tittl, Skowronski, Kremer, E. Brooks and Allen

  2. Feb 21, 2017 · Senate

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

  3. Mar 29, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. May 9, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. May 10, 2017 · Senate

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

  6. May 10, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Oct 11, 2017 · Senate

    Senator Craig added as a coauthor

  8. Nov 3, 2017 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 11-7-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  9. Nov 7, 2017 · Senate

    Read a second time

  10. Nov 7, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  11. Nov 7, 2017 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  12. Nov 7, 2017 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 29, Noes 4

  13. Nov 7, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  14. Nov 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  15. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to committee on Rules

  16. Feb 15, 2018 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 2:21 PM on 2-20-2018 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 26

  17. Feb 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  18. Feb 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  19. Feb 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  20. Feb 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  21. Feb 21, 2018 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  22. Feb 22, 2018 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  23. Feb 26, 2018 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  24. Apr 12, 2018 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 4-12-2018

  25. Apr 17, 2018 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 4-16-2018. 2017 Wisconsin Act 310

  26. Apr 17, 2018 · Senate

    Published 4-17-2018

Terms on this page

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act. More in the glossary

Legislative Reference Bureau

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Author

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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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary

From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Wisconsin Act

The number a bill gets when it becomes law, like 2025 Wisconsin Act 12.

Official term: Act

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary