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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 356

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

Relating to: storage of a firearm in a residence if child is present and providing a penalty.

Children Firearms and dangerous weapons Housing Legislature — Criminal penalties joint review committee on Youth

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

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What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits a person from storing or leaving a firearm at his or her residence if the person resides with a child who is under the age of 18, or knows a child who is under the age of 18 will be present in the residence, unless the firearm is in a securely locked box or container or other secure locked location or has a trigger lock engaged. A person who violates this prohibition is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class I felony for a subsequent offense. This prohibition replaces the current law that penalizes a person who recklessly stores or leaves a loaded firearm within reach of a child who is under 14 if the child obtains it and does one of the following: 1) discharges the firearm and causes bodily harm or death (Class A misdemeanor); or 2) possesses or exhibits the firearm in a public place or endangers public safety (Class C misdemeanor).

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: Anderson (D) , Andraca (D) , Arney (D) , Bare (D) , Brown (D) , Cruz (D) , DeSmidt (D) , Fitzgerald (D) , Goodwin (D) , Haywood (D) , Joers (D) , Johnson (D) , Mayadev (D) , Neubauer (D) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Palmeri (D) , Prado (D) , Roe (D) , Sinicki (D) , Stroud (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Tenorio (D) , Udell (D) , Vining (D)

8 cosponsors

Carpenter (D) , Hesselbein (D) , J. Jacobson (D) , Kirsch (D) , Larson (D) , Ratcliff (D) , Roys (D) , Smith (D)

Registered lobbying interests · 4

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Full history

  1. Jul 8, 2025 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Subeck, Fitzgerald, Anderson, Andraca, Arney, Bare, Brown, Cruz, DeSmidt, Goodwin, Haywood, Joers, Johnson, Mayadev, Neubauer, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Prado, Roe, Sinicki, Stroud, Stubbs, Tenorio, Udell and Vining; cosponsored by Senators Larson, Carpenter, Hesselbein, Ratcliff, Roys and Smith

  2. Jul 8, 2025 · Assembly

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

  3. Oct 28, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor

  4. Nov 12, 2025 · Assembly

    Representative Kirsch added as a coauthor

  5. Mar 23, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1