Senate Bill 517
The possession of a firearm by a person who has committed a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence or by a fugitive from justice and providing a penalty. (FE)
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 18, 2019
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly 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 Senate Committee on Judiciary 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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 he or she has been convicted of a felony, found not guilty of a felony by reason of mental disease or defect, or adjudicated delinquent for an act that if committed by an adult in this state would be a felony. Federal law prohibits a person who is convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence from possessing a firearm. Under this bill, following a conviction, or a finding of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect, for a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, state law also prohibits the person from possessing a firearm. This bill also 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 either prohibition is guilty of a Class G felony and is subject to a fine of up to $25,000 or a term of imprisonment of up to ten years, or both.
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
7 senators are its . 5 are Republicans and 2 are Democrats.
14 more lawmakers .
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Authors (7)
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Patty Schachtner · Democrat, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (14)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Jonathan Brostoff · Democrat, Assembly
- Chris Taylor · Democrat, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Bob Kulp · Republican, Assembly
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Amy Loudenbeck · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Kevin Petersen · Republican, Assembly
- Fred A. Risser · Democrat, Senate
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Bob Wittke · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Apr 1, 2020
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 10, 2020 to Feb 27, 2020
4 more representatives and 2 senators signed on in support.
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Dec 30, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 11, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 30, 2019
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 18, 2019
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Oct 18, 2019
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Oct 18, 2019 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Kooyenga, Feyen, Wanggaard, Carpenter, Jacque, Cowles and Schachtner; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Subeck, Hebl, Dittrich, Allen, Kulp, Petersen and Wittke
- Oct 18, 2019 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Oct 30, 2019 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 11, 2019 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Dec 30, 2019 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 10, 2020 · Senate
Senator Larson added as a coauthor
- Feb 14, 2020 · Senate
Representative C. Taylor added as a cosponsor
- Feb 14, 2020 · Senate
Representative Loudenbeck added as a cosponsor
- Feb 19, 2020 · Senate
Senator Risser added as a coauthor
- Feb 19, 2020 · Senate
Representative Brostoff added as a cosponsor
- Feb 27, 2020 · Senate
Representative Shankland added as a cosponsor
- Apr 1, 2020 · Senate
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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. 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
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate