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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 518

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Relating to: reciprocity for out-of-state licenses to carry a concealed weapon.

Firearms and dangerous weapons Justice department of Reciprocity

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, stopped here
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the Department of Justice issues licenses to go armed with

a concealed weapon. DOJ may issue a license only to a Wisconsin resident or an

active military member stationed in Wisconsin and must conduct a background

check on the applicant to ensure the applicant is not prohibited from possessing a

firearm. Under current law, an out-of-state resident may go armed with a concealed

weapon in the same manner as a Wisconsin licensee if the out-of-state resident has

a valid license issued by another state and the issuing state is on a list that DOJ

maintains of the states that perform background checks on applicants before issuing

a license. This bill removes the requirement that the issuing state be on a list

maintained by DOJ. Under this bill, an out-of-state resident may go armed with a

concealed weapon in the same manner as a Wisconsin licensee if the out-of-state

resident has a valid license issued by another state.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Armstrong (R) , Brandtjen (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Callahan (R) , Dittrich (R) , Edming (R) , Gundrum (R) , Horlacher (R) , Knodl (R) , Macco (R) , Magnafici (R) , Moses (R) , Mursau (R) , Neylon (R) , Penterman (R) , Rozar (R) , Schraa (R) , Skowronski (R) , Sortwell (R) , Steffen (R) , Tauchen (R) , Tittl (R) , Tusler (R) , VanderMeer (R) , Wichgers (R)

7 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Behnke (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Murphy (R) , Roth (R) , Stroebel (R) , Testin (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 5

Passed 8–5 Jan 18, 2022 official source full page

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

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Feb 11, 2022 official source full page

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

Full history

  1. Aug 31, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Gundrum, Tittl, Allen, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Dittrich, Edming, Horlacher, Knodl, Magnafici, Macco, Moses, Mursau, Neylon, Penterman, Rozar, Skowronski, Sortwell, Steffen, Tauchen, Tusler, VanderMeer, Wichgers and Schraa; cosponsored by Senators Stroebel, Felzkowski, Ballweg and Roth

  2. Aug 31, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Oct 4, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Murphy added as a coauthor

  4. Oct 7, 2021 · Assembly

    Senator Testin added as a cosponsor

  5. Oct 20, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Jan 14, 2022 · Assembly

    Representative Behnke added as a coauthor

  7. Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  8. Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 8, Noes 5

  9. Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Jan 18, 2022 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 1-20-2022 by Committee on Rules

  11. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  13. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  14. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  15. Jan 20, 2022 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Jan 20, 2022 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  17. Jan 21, 2022 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  18. Jan 21, 2022 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  19. Feb 11, 2022 · Senate

    Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 5, Noes 0

  20. Feb 11, 2022 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-15-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  21. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Read a second time

  22. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  24. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  25. Feb 15, 2022 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Feb 15, 2022 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  27. Feb 25, 2022 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-25-2022

  28. Apr 4, 2022 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-4-2022 by directive of the Speaker

  29. Apr 8, 2022 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-8-2022

  30. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-17-2022 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  31. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82