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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 516

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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, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  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: Ballweg (R) , Bradley (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Nass (R) , Roth (R) , Stroebel (R)

30 cosponsors

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

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Oct 18, 2021 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 19, 2021 · Senate

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

  2. Aug 19, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry

  3. Sep 29, 2021 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Sep 30, 2021 · Senate

    Senator Stafsholt added as a coauthor

  5. Oct 4, 2021 · Senate

    Representative Murphy added as a cosponsor

  6. Oct 7, 2021 · Senate

    Senator Testin added as a coauthor

  7. Oct 11, 2021 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. Oct 18, 2021 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  9. Oct 18, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Jan 14, 2022 · Senate

    Representative Behnke added as a cosponsor

  11. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1