Senate Bill 570
Limiting civil liability for firearm, firearm accessory, and ammunition manufacturers, distributors, importers, trade associations, sellers, and dealers
Vetoed by the governor
Both chambers passed it, and the governor vetoed it on Apr 15, 2022. Lawmakers did not , so it stands.
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Introduced, passed
Sep 24, 2021
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Senate vote, passed
Passed 21 to 12
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Assembly vote, passed
Passed 61 to 35
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Governor, stopped here
Vetoed Apr 15, 2022.
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, May 17, 2022: “Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82”
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Terms on this page
Veto override
Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.
Legislative Reference Bureau
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Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
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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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
This bill provides a limitation on liability for firearm, firearm accessory, and ammunition manufacturers, distributors, importers, trade associations, sellers, and dealers. Under the bill, a person may not bring or maintain an action against a firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition manufacturer, importer, distributor, trade association, seller, or dealer for 1) recovery of damages resulting from or injunctive relief or abatement of a nuisance relating to the lawful design, manufacture, marketing, or sale of a firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition or 2) recovery of damages resulting from the criminal or unlawful use of a firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition by a third party.
The bill provides that a person is not prohibited from bringing or maintaining an action against these types of manufacturers, importers, distributors, trade associations, sellers, or dealers for 1) breach of contract or warranty concerning firearms, firearms accessories, or ammunition purchased; 2) injunctive relief to enforce a valid statute, rule, or ordinance, except for actions otherwise barred under the bill; or 3) death, physical injuries, or property damage resulting directly from a defect in design or manufacture of the product when it is used as intended or in a reasonably foreseeable manner. With regard to actions for death, physical injuries, or property damage resulting directly from a defect in design or manufacture, the bill includes an exception that where the discharge of the product was caused by a volitional criminal act, then the criminal act is to be considered the sole proximate cause of any resulting death, personal injuries, or property damage.
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If a court finds that a person has brought an action under a theory prohibited under the bill, the court must dismiss the claim or action and award the defendant reasonable attorney fees and costs.
Who's behind it
5 senators are its . All 5 are Republicans.
22 more lawmakers .
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Authors (5)
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Julian Bradley · Republican, Senate
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Duey Stroebel · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (22)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Cody Horlacher · Republican, Assembly
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Gae Magnafici · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Treig Pronschinske · Republican, Assembly
- Michael Schraa · Republican, Assembly
- Ken Skowronski · Republican, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
- John Spiros · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
How lawmakers voted
There were 3 votes on this bill.
Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety vote to recommend it
Passed, 5 to 2 · Oct 28, 2021
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 2”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Senate vote to pass it
Passed, 21 to 12 · Nov 8, 2021
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (21)
- Alberta Darling (R, 8)
- André Jacque (R, 1)
- Chris Kapenga (R, 33)
- Dale Kooyenga (R, 5)
- Dan Feyen (R, 20)
- Devin LeMahieu (R, 9)
- Duey Stroebel (R, 20)
- Eric Wimberger (R, 2)
- Howard Marklein (R, 17)
- Jerry Petrowski (R, 29)
- Joan Ballweg (R, 14)
- John Jagler (R, 13)
- Julian Bradley (R, 28)
- Kathleen Bernier (R, 23)
- Mary Felzkowski (R, 12)
- Patrick Testin (R, 24)
- Rob Cowles (R, 2)
- Rob Stafsholt (R, 10)
- Roger Roth (R, 19)
- Steve Nass (R, 11)
- Van Wanggaard (R, 21)
No (12)
- Bob Wirch (D, 22)
- Brad Pfaff (D, 32)
- Chris Larson (D, 7)
- Janet Bewley (D, 25)
- Janis Ringhand (D, 15)
- Jeff Smith (D, 31)
- Jon Erpenbach (D, 27)
- Kelda Roys (D, 26)
- LaTonya Johnson (D, 6)
- Lena Taylor (D, 4)
- Melissa Agard (D, 16)
- Tim Carpenter (D, 3)
Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly vote to pass it
Passed, 61 to 35 · Feb 23, 2022 · 1 didn't vote
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D: Democrat, R: Republican
Yes (61)
- Adam Neylon (R, 15)
- Alex Dallman (R, 39)
- Amy Loudenbeck (R, 31)
- Barbara Dittrich (R, 99)
- Bob Wittke (R, 63)
- Calvin Callahan (R, 35)
- Chuck Wichgers (R, 84)
- Cindi Duchow (R, 97)
- Clint Moses (R, 92)
- Cody Horlacher (R, 33)
- Dan Knodl (R, 24)
- Dave Armstrong (R, 67)
- Dave Murphy (R, 56)
- David Steffen (R, 4)
- Donna Rozar (R, 69)
- Elijah Behnke (R, 6)
- Gae Magnafici (R, 28)
- Gary Tauchen (R, 6)
- James Edming (R, 87)
- Janel Brandtjen (R, 22)
- Jeff Mursau (R, 36)
- Jeremy Thiesfeldt (R, 52)
- Jesse James (R, 23)
- Jessie Rodriguez (R, 21)
- Jim Steineke (R, 5)
- Joe Sanfelippo (R, 15)
- Joel Kitchens (R, 1)
- John Macco (R, 88)
- John Spiros (R, 86)
- Jon Plumer (R, 42)
- Ken Skowronski (R, 82)
- Kevin Petersen (R, 57)
- Loren Oldenburg (R, 96)
- Mark Born (R, 37)
- Michael Schraa (R, 53)
- Mike Kuglitsch (R, 84)
- Nancy VanderMeer (R, 70)
- Nick Milroy (D, 73)
- Pat Snyder (R, 85)
- Paul Tittl (R, 25)
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara (R, 19)
- Rick Gundrum (R, 58)
- Rob Brooks (R, 59)
- Rob Summerfield (R, 68)
- Rob Swearingen (R, 34)
- Robin Vos (R, 33)
- Ron Tusler (R, 3)
- Samantha Kerkman (R, 61)
- Scott Allen (R, 82)
- Scott Krug (R, 72)
- Shae Sortwell (R, 2)
- Shannon Zimmerman (R, 30)
- Terry Katsma (R, 26)
- Timothy Ramthun (R, 59)
- Todd Novak (R, 51)
- Tony Kurtz (R, 41)
- Travis Tranel (R, 49)
- Treig Pronschinske (R, 29)
- Tyler August (R, 31)
- Tyler Vorpagel (R, 27)
- Warren Petryk (R, 93)
No (35)
- Beth Meyers (D, 74)
- Christine Sinicki (D, 20)
- Daniel Riemer (D, 7)
- Dave Considine (D, 81)
- Deb Andraca (D, 23)
- Dianne Hesselbein (D, 27)
- Don Vruwink (D, 43)
- Dora Drake (D, 4)
- Evan Goyke (D, 18)
- Francesca Hong (D, 76)
- Gary Hebl (D, 46)
- Gordon Hintz (D, 54)
- Greta Neubauer (D, 66)
- Jill Billings (D, 95)
- Jimmy Anderson (D, 47)
- Jodi Emerson (D, 91)
- Jonathan Brostoff (D, 19)
- Kalan Haywood (D, 16)
- Kristina Shelton (D, 90)
- LaKeshia Myers (D, 12)
- Lee Snodgrass (D, 52)
- Lisa Subeck (D, 79)
- Marisabel Cabrera (D, 9)
- Mark Spreitzer (D, 15)
- Robyn Vining (D, 13)
- Samba Baldeh (D, 48)
- Sara Rodriguez (D, 13)
- Shelia Stubbs (D, 78)
- Sondy Pope (D, 80)
- Steve Doyle (D, 94)
- Sue Conley (D, 44)
- Supreme Moore Omokunde (D, 17)
- Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D, 8)
- Tip McGuire (D, 64)
- Tod Ohnstad (D, 65)
Didn't vote (1)
- David Bowen (D, 10)
Official motion: “CONCURRENCE”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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May 17, 2022
The veto stood. Lawmakers didn't override it.
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Apr 15, 2022
The governor vetoed it.
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Apr 14, 2022
Sent to the governor.
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Feb 23, 2022
The Assembly passed it too, 61 to 35.
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Dec 7, 2021
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Nov 15, 2021
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Nov 8, 2021
The Assembly received it.
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Nov 8, 2021
The Senate passed it, 21 to 12.
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Oct 28, 2021
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 5 to 2.
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Oct 14, 2021
The committee held a public hearing.
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Oct 11, 2021 to Oct 13, 2021
1 more representative and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Sep 24, 2021
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.
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Sep 24, 2021
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Sep 24, 2021 · Senate
Introduced by Senators Bradley, Stroebel, Felzkowski, Ballweg and Nass; cosponsored by Representatives Magnafici, Armstrong, Brandtjen, Cabral-Guevara, Edming, Gundrum, Horlacher, James, Knodl, Moses, Penterman, Pronschinske, Schraa, Skowronski, Sortwell, Spiros, Tittl, Wichgers and Brooks
- Sep 24, 2021 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
- Oct 11, 2021 · Senate
Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor
- Oct 13, 2021 · Senate
Senator Wanggaard added as a coauthor
- Oct 14, 2021 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Oct 28, 2021 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Oct 28, 2021 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 5, Noes 2
- Oct 28, 2021 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Nov 5, 2021 · Senate
Placed on calendar 11-8-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Nov 8, 2021 · Senate
Read a second time
- Nov 8, 2021 · Senate
Ordered to a third reading
- Nov 8, 2021 · Senate
Rules suspended
- Nov 8, 2021 · Senate
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 21, Noes 12
- Nov 8, 2021 · Senate
Ordered immediately messaged
- Nov 8, 2021 · Assembly
Received from Senate
- Nov 15, 2021 · Assembly
Representative Murphy added as a cosponsor
- Dec 7, 2021 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 22, 2022 · Assembly
Made a special order of business at 8:25 AM on 2-23-2022 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29
- Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly
Read a second time
- Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly
Ordered to a third reading
- Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly
Rules suspended
- Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 61, Noes 35, Paired 2
- Feb 23, 2022 · Assembly
Ordered immediately messaged
- Feb 23, 2022 · Senate
Received from Assembly concurred in
- Mar 2, 2022 · Senate
Report correctly enrolled
- Apr 14, 2022 · Senate
Presented to the Governor on 4-14-2022
- Apr 15, 2022 · Senate
Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-15-2022
- May 17, 2022 · Senate
Placed on calendar 5-17-2022 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
- May 17, 2022 · Senate
Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
Terms on this page
Veto override
Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Veto override
Lawmakers can still pass a bill the governor vetoed, but it takes two-thirds of each chamber.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote