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Bills · 2023-2024 Regular Session

SB 955

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Relating to: position authorizations in the Office of School Safety and making an appropriation. (FE)

Firearms and dangerous weapons Justice department of Public employee

  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

Under current law, there is the Office of School Safety in the Department of

Justice. This bill increases the number of positions for the office by 14.2 project

positions starting January 1, 2025, and ending September 30, 2025. The bill

provides funding for the positions from the fees that DOJ collects for issuing licenses

to carry concealed weapons.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Felzkowski (R) , Quinn (R) , Spreitzer (D)

21 cosponsors

Andraca (D) , Armstrong (R) , Baldeh (D) , Brandtjen (R) , C. Anderson (D) , Conley (D) , Dittrich (R) , Doyle (D) , Edming (R) , Green (R) , Hesselbein (D) , Jacobson (D) , Joers (D) , Maxey (R) , Novak (R) , Pfaff (D) , S. Johnson (R) , Shankland (D) , Sinicki (D) , Smith (D) , Tranel (R)

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0

Passed 7–0 Feb 15, 2024 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0

Passed 7–0 Feb 15, 2024 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 26, 2024 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Quinn, Felzkowski and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Novak, Tranel, Andraca, Armstrong, Baldeh, Conley, Dittrich, Doyle, Edming, Jacobson, Maxey, Shankland, Sinicki, Green, S. Johnson and Brandtjen

  2. Jan 26, 2024 · Senate

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

  3. Jan 29, 2024 · Senate

    Representative Joers added as a cosponsor

  4. Jan 31, 2024 · Senate

    Senator Pfaff added as a coauthor

  5. Feb 6, 2024 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  6. Feb 9, 2024 · Senate

    Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard

  7. Feb 14, 2024 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Feb 15, 2024 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  9. Feb 15, 2024 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  10. Feb 15, 2024 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  11. Feb 15, 2024 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, Ayes 7, Noes 0

  12. Feb 22, 2024 · Senate

    Representative C. Anderson added as a cosponsor

  13. Apr 10, 2024 · Senate

    Senator Hesselbein added as a coauthor

  14. Apr 12, 2024 · Senate

    Senator Smith added as a coauthor

  15. Apr 15, 2024 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1