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Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session

AB 985

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Relating to: possession of a firearm in a place of worship by a person who has a license to carry a concealed weapon.

Firearms and dangerous weapons Religious education Religious societies Trespass

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, 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 specifies that a person who has a license to carry a concealed weapon

may possess a firearm in a place of worship, including on school grounds, unless the

place of worship posts its grounds or building as provided in the trespassing laws.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Gundrum (R) , Knodl (R) , Kuglitsch (R) , Magnafici (R) , Milroy (D) , Petersen (R) , Quinn (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Skowronski (R) , Sortwell (R) , Stafsholt (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Wichgers (R)

13 cosponsors

Craig (R) , Darling (R) , Jacque (R) , Kapenga (R) , Kooyenga (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Nass (R) , Plumer (R) , Roth (R) , Stroebel (R) , Testin (R) , Tiffany (R) , Wanggaard (R)

Full history

  1. Mar 2, 2020 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Magnafici, Felzkowski, Quinn, Thiesfeldt, Sortwell, Tittl, Milroy, Petersen, Gundrum, Rohrkaste, Dittrich, Duchow, Knodl, Stafsholt, Skowronski, Edming, Allen, Kuglitsch and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators Craig, Roth, Wanggaard, Stroebel, Nass, LeMahieu, Jacque, Kapenga, Tiffany, Testin, Darling and Kooyenga

  2. Mar 2, 2020 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Mar 4, 2020 · Assembly

    Representative Plumer added as a coauthor

  4. Apr 1, 2020 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1