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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 12

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Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for the sale of gun safes. (FE)

Firearms and dangerous weapons Legislature — Tax exemptions joint survey committee on Sales tax — Exemption

  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

This bill creates a sales and use tax exemption for sales of gun safes.

Because this bill relates to an exemption from state or local taxes, it may be referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions for a report to be printed as an appendix to the bill.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Cabral-Guevara (R) , Carpenter (D) , Dassler-Alfheim (D) , Feyen (R) , Hesselbein (D) , James (R) , Marklein (R) , Quinn (R) , Ratcliff (D) , Wanggaard (R)

43 cosponsors

Anderson (D) , Andraca (D) , Armstrong (R) , Bare (D) , Behnke (R) , Billings (D) , Brown (D) , Callahan (R) , DeSmidt (D) , Dittrich (R) , Emerson (D) , Fitzgerald (D) , Goeben (R) , Goodwin (D) , Hong (D) , Joers (D) , Johnson (D) , Keyeski (D) , Madison (D) , Maxey (R) , Mayadev (D) , McCarville (D) , Melotik (R) , Miresse (D) , Moore Omokunde (D) , Moses (R) , Mursau (R) , Neylon (R) , Ortiz-Velez (D) , Palmeri (D) , Prado (D) , Roe (D) , Snodgrass (D) , Spiros (R) , Spreitzer (D) , Stroud (D) , Stubbs (D) , Subeck (D) , Tenorio (D) , Tusler (R) , Udell (D) , Vining (D) , Wichgers (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 11

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

Votes

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0

Passed 8–0 Jun 11, 2025 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 Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0

Passed 8–0 Jun 11, 2025 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. Feb 3, 2025 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Feyen, Hesselbein, James, Marklein, Quinn and Ratcliff; cosponsored by Representatives Neylon, Spiros, Anderson, Andraca, Armstrong, Behnke, Billings, Brown, Callahan, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Hong, Joers, Johnson, Maxey, Mayadev, Melotik, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Moses, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, Tusler, Vining, Wichgers, Goeben and Palmeri

  2. Feb 3, 2025 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue

  3. Feb 12, 2025 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Feb 27, 2025 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard

  5. Mar 27, 2025 · Senate

    Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor

  6. Apr 14, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Roe added as a cosponsor

  7. Apr 15, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Prado added as a cosponsor

  8. Apr 29, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Udell added as a cosponsor

  9. May 21, 2025 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  10. Jun 10, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Bare added as a cosponsor

  11. Jun 11, 2025 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  12. Jun 11, 2025 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  13. Jun 11, 2025 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  14. Jun 11, 2025 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  15. Jun 12, 2025 · Senate

    Senator Spreitzer added as a coauthor

  16. Jun 13, 2025 · Senate

    Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested

  17. Jun 17, 2025 · Senate

    Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received

  18. Oct 21, 2025 · Senate

    Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor

  19. Oct 24, 2025 · Senate

    Representative Madison added as a cosponsor

  20. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1