Assembly Bill 173
Grants to prevent suicide by firearm and making an appropriation. (FE)
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Apr 10, 2023
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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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, Apr 15, 2024: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
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 requires the Department of Health Services to award grants to organizations or coalitions of organizations, including cities, villages, towns, counties, and federally recognized American Indian tribes or bands, for 1) training staff at a firearm retailer or firearm range on how to recognize a person that may be considering suicide; 2) providing suicide prevention materials for distribution at a firearm retailer or firearm range; or 3) providing voluntary, temporary firearm storage for the lawful owner of a firearm. A grant recipient must contribute matching funds or in-kind services having a value equal to at least 20 percent of the grant amount.
Who's behind it
8 representatives are its . 5 are Republicans and 3 are Democrats.
25 more lawmakers .
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Authors (8)
- Deb Andraca · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Steve Doyle · Democrat, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Scott Johnson · Republican, Assembly
- Katrina Shankland · Democrat, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (25)
- Melissa Agard · Democrat, Senate
- Joan Ballweg · Republican, Senate
- Mike Bare · Democrat, Assembly
- C. Anderson, Donovan and Goyke
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- Tim Carpenter · Democrat, Senate
- Sue Conley · Democrat, Assembly
- Dave Considine · Democrat, Assembly
- Jodi Emerson · Democrat, Assembly
- Kalan Haywood · Democrat, Assembly
- Francesca Hong · Democrat, Assembly
- Jimmy Anderson · Democrat, Assembly
- Jenna Jacobson · Democrat, Assembly
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Alex Joers · Democrat, Assembly
- Supreme Moore Omokunde · Democrat, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Melissa Ratcliff · Democrat, Senate
- Kelda Roys · Democrat, Senate
- Lee Snodgrass · Democrat, Assembly
- Mark Spreitzer · Democrat, Senate
- Shelia Stubbs · Democrat, Assembly
- Lisa Subeck · Democrat, Assembly
- Lena Taylor · Democrat, Senate
- Van Wanggaard · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
Versions and amendments
Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.
How lawmakers voted
There were 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention vote on an amendment
Passed, 8 to 4 · Dec 1, 2023
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention, Ayes 8, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Assembly Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention vote to recommend it
Passed, 11 to 1 · Dec 1, 2023
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention, Ayes 11, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Apr 15, 2024
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Mar 15, 2024
1 more representative signed on in support.
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Dec 1, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Dec 1, 2023
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 1.
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May 11, 2023 to Oct 23, 2023
13 more representatives and 2 senators signed on in support.
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May 9, 2023
The committee held a public hearing.
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Apr 18, 2023 to May 8, 2023
4 more representatives and 1 senator signed on in support.
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Apr 17, 2023
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Apr 10, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention.
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Apr 10, 2023
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Apr 10, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Sortwell, S. Johnson, Doyle, Andraca, Armstrong, Dittrich, Edming and Shankland; cosponsored by Senators James, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, Spreitzer and Taylor
- Apr 10, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention
- Apr 17, 2023 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 18, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Conley added as a coauthor
- Apr 26, 2023 · Assembly
Senator Agard added as a cosponsor
- Apr 26, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Snodgrass added as a coauthor
- May 3, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Jacobson added as a coauthor
- May 8, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
- May 9, 2023 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- May 11, 2023 · Assembly
Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor
- May 11, 2023 · Assembly
Senator Wanggaard added as a cosponsor
- May 17, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Ratcliff added as a coauthor
- Jun 19, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Joers added as a coauthor
- Jun 29, 2023 · Assembly
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Sortwell
- Sep 22, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Bare added as a coauthor
- Sep 27, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Haywood added as a coauthor
- Oct 4, 2023 · Assembly
Representatives C. Anderson, Donovan and Goyke added as coauthors
- Oct 11, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Hong added as a coauthor
- Oct 12, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Moore Omokunde added as a coauthor
- Oct 17, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor
- Oct 18, 2023 · Assembly
Representative Considine added as a coauthor
- Oct 19, 2023 · Assembly
Senator Roys added as a cosponsor
- Oct 23, 2023 · Assembly
Representative J. Anderson added as a coauthor
- Nov 9, 2023 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Dec 1, 2023 · Assembly
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention, Ayes 8, Noes 4
- Dec 1, 2023 · Assembly
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention, Ayes 11, Noes 1
- Dec 1, 2023 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Mar 15, 2024 · Assembly
Representative Emerson added as a coauthor
- Apr 15, 2024 · 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.
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
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
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote