Assembly Bill 321
The possession of a firearm by a person who has committed a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence 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
May 13, 2021
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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, Mar 15, 2022: “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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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
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Author
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Cost estimate
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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 or found not guilty of a felony by reason of mental disease or defect. In addition, federal law prohibits a person from possessing a firearm if he or she has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence; under current law there is no comparable state prohibition. Under this bill, state law would also prohibit a person from possessing a firearm if he or she has been convicted of, or found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect for, a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. A person who violates the prohibition is guilty of a felony and is subject to a fine of up to $25,000 or a term of imprisonment of up to 10 years, or both, which is the same penalty that is imposed when a felon violates the prohibition against possessing a firearm.
For purposes of this bill, a “misdemeanor crime of domestic violence” is one of the following:
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1. Misdemeanor battery, fourth-degree sexual assault, or endangering safety by use of a dangerous weapon if the perpetrator is an adult and commits one of those crimes against a member of his or her family, against his or her former spouse or a person with whom he or she has had a dating relationship, or against a person with whom he or she has a child in common.
2. Disorderly conduct if the perpetrator is an adult who engaged in violent or abusive conduct to harm, intimidate, or threaten a member of his or her family, his or her former spouse or a person with whom he or she has had a dating relationship, or a person with whom he or she has a child in common.
3. Any other misdemeanor if the perpetrator is an adult and commits the misdemeanor against a member of his or her family, against his or her former spouse or a person with whom he or she has had a dating relationship, or against a person with whom he or she has a child in common if the court increased the penalty for the misdemeanor because the perpetrator committed it while possessing, using, or threatening to use a dangerous weapon.
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 lawmakers are its . All 10 are Democrats.
13 more lawmakers .
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Authors (10)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Deb Andraca · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Dianne Hesselbein · Democrat, Senate
- Sara Rodriguez · Democrat, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (13)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- Sue Conley · Democrat, Assembly
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- LaTonya Johnson · Democrat, Senate
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Robyn Vining · Democrat, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jul 23, 2021 to Jan 25, 2022
4 more representatives and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Jul 7, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 4, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 25, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 13, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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May 13, 2021
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- May 13, 2021 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Mursau, Subeck, Anderson, Andraca, Bowen, Cabral-Guevara, Emerson, Hebl, Hesselbein, S. Rodriguez, Shankland and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Senators Kooyenga, Cowles, Ballweg, Jacque, Johnson, Ringhand, Roys and Smith
- May 13, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- May 25, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 4, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jul 7, 2021 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jul 23, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Conley added as a coauthor
- Aug 4, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Cabrera added as a coauthor
- Sep 2, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Cabral-Guevara withdrawn as a coauthor
- Oct 19, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Mursau withdrawn as a coauthor
- Nov 11, 2021 · Assembly
Senator Larson added as a cosponsor
- Nov 15, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor
- Jan 25, 2022 · Assembly
Representative Vining added as a coauthor
- Mar 15, 2022 · 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
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