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Bills from the 2023–24 session

Assembly Bill 58

Mandatory minimum sentence for felons who illegally possess a firearm and providing a penalty

Passed the Assembly, then stopped

The Assembly passed it on Mar 22, 2023, but the Senate never voted on it. A bill has to ⁠. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Feb 23, 2023

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, passed

    Passed Mar 22, 2023

  4. Senate vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The Senate never voted on it.

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Apr 15, 2024: “Failed to concur in pursuant to ⁠”

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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 who has been convicted of a felony from possessing a firearm. A person who violates the prohibition is guilty of a Class G felony, which is punishable by a maximum term of confinement in prison of five years followed by a maximum term of extended supervision of five years. Current law has no mandatory minimum term of confinement in prison for this crime.

This bill imposes a five-year mandatory minimum term of confinement in prison for a felon who is convicted of illegal possession of 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

12 representatives are its ⁠. All 12 are Republicans.

12 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 24 names

Authors (12)

Signed on in support (12)

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 4 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote on an amendment

Passed, 14 to 1 · Mar 13, 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 Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 1”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety vote to recommend it

Passed, 10 to 5 · Mar 13, 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 Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 10, Noes 5”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote

Passed, 62 to 35 · Mar 22, 2023 · 2 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (62)

Didn't vote (2)

Official motion: “SHALL THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR STAND”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly vote to pass it

Passed, 62 to 35 · Mar 22, 2023 · 2 didn't vote

See how each of the 99 representatives voted

D: Democrat, R: Republican

Yes (62)

Didn't vote (2)

Official motion: “PASSAGE”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Apr 15, 2024

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. Nov 7, 2023

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  3. Mar 28, 2023

    The committee held a public hearing.

  4. Mar 28, 2023

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  5. Mar 23, 2023

    Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety.

  6. Mar 23, 2023

    The Senate received it.

  7. Mar 22, 2023

    The Assembly passed it, 62 to 35.

  8. Mar 22, 2023

    The Assembly adopted it.

  9. Mar 22, 2023

    “Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken” (the official wording)

  10. Mar 17, 2023

    1 more representative signed on in support.

  11. Mar 13, 2023

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  12. Mar 13, 2023

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 5.

  13. Feb 28, 2023 to Mar 9, 2023

    2 more representatives and 1 senator signed on in support.

  14. Feb 28, 2023

    The committee held a public hearing.

  15. Feb 28, 2023

    1 more senator signed on in support.

  16. Feb 23, 2023

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.

  17. Feb 23, 2023

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Feb 23, 2023 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Michalski, Duchow, Allen, Armstrong, Behnke, Dittrich, Donovan, Gundrum, Maxey, Murphy, O'Connor and Rettinger; cosponsored by Senators James, Feyen, Nass, Stroebel and Wanggaard

  2. Feb 23, 2023 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety

  3. Feb 28, 2023 · Assembly

    Senator Testin added as a cosponsor

  4. Feb 28, 2023 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 28, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor

  6. Mar 3, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Michalski

  7. Mar 3, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

  8. Mar 7, 2023 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  9. Mar 9, 2023 · Assembly

    Senator Marklein added as a cosponsor

  10. Mar 13, 2023 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 14, Noes 1

  11. Mar 13, 2023 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety, Ayes 10, Noes 5

  12. Mar 13, 2023 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  13. Mar 14, 2023 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 3-22-2023 by Committee on Rules

  14. Mar 17, 2023 · Assembly

    Representative Knodl added as a coauthor

  15. Mar 22, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  16. Mar 22, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neubauer

  17. Mar 22, 2023 · Assembly

    Point of order that Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) well taken

  18. Mar 22, 2023 · Assembly

    Decision of the Chair appealed

  19. Mar 22, 2023 · Assembly

    Decision of the Chair upheld, Ayes 62, Noes 35

  20. Mar 22, 2023 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  21. Mar 22, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  22. Mar 22, 2023 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  23. Mar 22, 2023 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 62, Noes 35

  24. Mar 22, 2023 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  25. Mar 23, 2023 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  26. Mar 23, 2023 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

  27. Mar 28, 2023 · Senate

    Senator Hutton added as a cosponsor

  28. Mar 28, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  29. Nov 7, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor

  30. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Terms on this page

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence. More in the glossary

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

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

Second chamber's vote

A bill has to pass both the Assembly and the Senate in the same form before it goes to the governor.

Official term: Concurrence

More in the glossary

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary