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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 106

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Relating to: mandatory minimum sentence for felons who illegally possess a firearm and providing a penalty.

Crime and criminals — Felony Firearms and dangerous weapons Legislature — Criminal penalties joint review committee on Sentences and penalties

  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

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.

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.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Feyen (R) , James (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Stroebel (R) , Testin (R) , Wanggaard (R)

15 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Armstrong (R) , Behnke (R) , Donovan (R) , Duchow (R) , Gundrum (R) , Hutton (R) , Knodl (R) , Maxey (R) , Michalski (R) , Murphy (R) , O'Connor (R) , Rettinger (R) , Steffen (R) , Wichgers (R)

Full history

  1. Mar 1, 2023 · Senate

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

  2. Mar 1, 2023 · Senate

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

  3. Mar 3, 2023 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator James

  4. Mar 3, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Steffen added as a cosponsor

  5. Mar 17, 2023 · Senate

    Representative Knodl added as a cosponsor

  6. Mar 28, 2023 · Senate

    Senator Hutton added as a coauthor

  7. Mar 28, 2023 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  8. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1