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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

SB 56

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Relating to: mandatory minimum incarceration period following illegal possession of a firearm.

Firearms and dangerous weapons Parole or probation Sentences and penalties

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

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

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.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Darling (R) , Feyen (R) , Nass (R) , Vukmir (R) , Wanggaard (R)

15 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Craig (R) , Duchow (R) , E. Brooks (R) , Gannon (R) , Horlacher (R) , Jagler (R) , Kremer (R) , Murphy (R) , Ott (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Skowronski (R) , Spiros (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R)

Votes

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

Passed 3–2 May 10, 2017 official source full page

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

Senate: PASSAGE

Passed 29–4 Nov 7, 2017 official source full page

Full history

  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

    Rules suspended

  10. Nov 7, 2017 · Senate

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

  11. Nov 7, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. Nov 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  13. Nov 7, 2017 · Senate

    Read a second time

  14. Nov 7, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  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