Assembly Bill 507
Prohibiting a fugitive from justice from possessing a firearm 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.
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Introduced, passed
Oct 7, 2019
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Senate vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Apr 1, 2020: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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. 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
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 possessing a firearm if the person has been convicted of a felony, is subject to certain injunctions such as a domestic abuse injunction, or is subject to involuntary commitment for mental health treatment and ordered not to possess a firearm. This bill adds that a person who is a fugitive from justice is prohibited from possessing a firearm. This bill defines “fugitive from justice” as someone who, after having committed a criminal offense, leaves the jurisdiction of the court where such crime has taken place or hides within such jurisdiction to escape prosecution. A person who violates the prohibition is guilty of a Class G felony.
This bill also requires that the Department of Justice collect information identifying persons who are fugitives from justice. DOJ must then convey that information to the national instant criminal background check system for the purpose of handgun and concealed carry licenses background checks and respond to inquiries from law enforcement and courts regarding whether a person is prohibited from possessing a firearm.
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Because this bill creates a new crime or revises a penalty for an existing crime, the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties may be requested to prepare a report.
Who's behind it
10 representatives are its . All 10 are Democrats.
3 more lawmakers .
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Authors (10)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Melissa Sargent · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Don Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
- JoCasta Zamarripa · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (3)
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Robyn Vining · Democrat, Assembly
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 20, 2020
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Oct 7, 2019
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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Oct 7, 2019
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Oct 7, 2019 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Subeck, Hebl, Zamarripa, Anderson, Emerson, Ohnstad, Sargent, Sinicki, Vruwink and C. Taylor; cosponsored by Senators Risser and Larson
- Oct 7, 2019 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- Feb 20, 2020 · Assembly
Representative Vining added as a coauthor
- Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
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. 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
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor