Senate Bill 318
The possession of a firearm by a person who is 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
Apr 21, 2021
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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, Mar 15, 2022: “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
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Public hearing
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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
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 or if he or she is subject to certain injunctions, such as a domestic violence or child abuse injunction. In addition, federal law prohibits a person from possessing a firearm if he or she is a fugitive from justice; under current law there is no comparable state prohibition. Under this bill, state law would also prohibit a fugitive from justice from possessing a firearm. This bill defines “fugitive from justice” as someone who leaves or hides within a jurisdiction to escape prosecution or to avoid giving testimony in a criminal proceeding. 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 or a person subject to a domestic abuse or child abuse injunction violates the prohibition against possessing a firearm.
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 background checks for firearm purchases and concealed carry licenses and must use that information to 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
9 senators are its . 6 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.
12 more lawmakers .
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Authors (9)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Rob Cowles · Republican, Senate
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- André Jacque · Republican, Senate
- Dale Kooyenga · Republican, Senate
- Janis Ringhand · Democrat, Senate
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Jeff Smith · Democrat, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (12)
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Deb Andraca · Democrat, Assembly
- David Bowen · Democrat, Assembly
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Gary Hebl · Democrat, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Sara Rodriguez · Democrat, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Christine Sinicki · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Lisa Subeck · 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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May 28, 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 21, 2021
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 10, 2021
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Apr 21, 2021
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Apr 21, 2021
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Apr 21, 2021 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Kooyenga, Feyen, Cowles, Ballweg, Jacque, Ringhand, Roys, Smith and Wanggaard; cosponsored by Representatives Mursau, Subeck, Anderson, Andraca, Bowen, Cabral-Guevara, Emerson, Hebl, S. Rodriguez, Shankland and Spreitzer
- Apr 21, 2021 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- May 10, 2021 · Senate
Representative Sinicki added as a cosponsor
- May 21, 2021 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- May 25, 2021 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- May 28, 2021 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Mar 15, 2022 · 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