Assembly Bill 801
Possession of a firearm by a licensee in a place of worship located on the grounds of a private school
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
Dec 8, 2023
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. No public hearing was held.
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Assembly vote, not reached
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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 ”
It never got a hearing in the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety. See every bill that never got a hearing this session.
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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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, with exceptions, a person is prohibited from possessing a firearm on the grounds of a school. A person who violates the prohibition is guilty of a Class I felony. Under this bill, a person who has a license to carry a concealed weapon may possess a firearm in a place of worship located on the grounds of a private school if the governing body of the place of worship has a written policy that allows licensees to possess a firearm, the licensee is complying with all terms of the policy, and either no classes are being held at the private school or the governing body of the place of worship has determined that a special event is occurring at the place of worship.
Who's behind it
24 representatives are its . All 24 are Republicans.
4 more lawmakers .
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Authors (24)
- Scott Allen · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Ty Bodden · Republican, Assembly
- Janel Brandtjen · Republican, Assembly
- Calvin Callahan · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- James Edming · Republican, Assembly
- Joy Goeben · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Gae Magnafici · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Treig Pronschinske · Republican, Assembly
- Nik Rettinger · Republican, Assembly
- Peter Schmidt · Republican, Assembly
- Shae Sortwell · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Summerfield · Republican, Assembly
- Nancy VanderMeer · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (4)
- Mary Felzkowski · Republican, Senate
- Jesse James · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Cory Tomczyk · Republican, Senate
What happened
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Apr 15, 2024
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Dec 8, 2023
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety.
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Dec 8, 2023
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- Dec 8, 2023 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Pronschinske, Allen, Armstrong, Behnke, Bodden, Brandtjen, Callahan, Dittrich, Edming, Goeben, Gundrum, Gustafson, Magnafici, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, O'Connor, Penterman, Rettinger, Schmidt, Sortwell, Summerfield, VanderMeer and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senators James, Felzkowski, Nass and Tomczyk
- Dec 8, 2023 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
- 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.
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
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