Assembly Bill 817
Possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under the age of 18
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
Jan 6, 2022
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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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Signed on in support
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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 short-barreled rifle or shotgun. Any person who violates the prohibition is guilty of a Class H felony. A “short-barreled rifle” is a rifle with a barrel that is less than 16 inches long or a rifle that is less than 26 inches long, and a “short-barreled shotgun” is a shotgun with a barrel that is less than 18 inches long or a shotgun that is less than 26 inches long.
Current law prohibits a person who is under 18 years old from possessing a dangerous weapon, including a firearm. A person who violates the prohibition is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Current law provides exceptions for a person under 18 years old if any of the following apply: the person is using the firearm for target practice or for a course of instruction in how to use a firearm and the person is under adult supervision, the person is a member of the armed forces or national guard and is in the line of duty, or the dangerous weapon is a rifle or shotgun that is not a short-barreled rifle or a short-barreled shotgun and the person is in compliance with hunting laws.
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This bill clarifies the last exception so that it applies only to a person under 18 who is legally hunting and who is in compliance with hunting laws. The bill further clarifies that a person under 18 who violates the prohibition against possessing a short-barreled rifle or shotgun voids the exceptions discussed above for target practice or instruction or for hunting.
Who's behind it
16 representatives are its . All 16 are Democrats.
6 more lawmakers .
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Authors (16)
- Deb Andraca · Democrat, Assembly
- Samba Baldeh · Democrat, Assembly
- Marisabel Cabrera · Democrat, Assembly
- Sue Conley · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Tip McGuire · Democrat, Assembly
- Supreme Moore Omokunde · Democrat, Assembly
- Tod Ohnstad · Democrat, Assembly
- Sondy Pope · Democrat, Assembly
- Kristina Shelton · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Lee Snodgrass · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Don Vruwink · Democrat, Assembly
Signed on in support (6)
- Melissa Agard · Democrat, Senate
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Chris Larson · Democrat, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Bob Wirch · Democrat, Senate
What happened
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Mar 15, 2022
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 6, 2022
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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Jan 6, 2022
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Jan 6, 2022 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Ohnstad, McGuire, Andraca, Sinicki, Emerson, Cabrera, Hebl, Moore Omokunde, Conley, Vruwink, Snodgrass, Pope, Shelton, Considine, Subeck and Baldeh; cosponsored by Senators Wirch, Agard, Carpenter, L. Taylor, Larson and Ringhand
- Jan 6, 2022 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- 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
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