Proposed Wisconsin Firearm Legislation SB429
Legislation Overview
Title: Prohibiting possessing a firearm on college and university campuses and providing a penalty.
Description: An Act to repeal 943.13 (1m) (c) 5.; to amend 175.60 (2g) (a), 175.60 (5) (a) 6., 938.34 (14q), 938.78 (3), 939.632 (1) (e) 3., 941.235 (1), 943.13 (1m) (c) 4., 943.13 (2) (bm) 2. am., 968.255 (1) (a) 2. and 973.137 (1); to create 941.236 of the statutes; Relating to: prohibiting possessing a firearm on college and university campuses and providing a penalty.
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
Last Action: Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor
Last Action Date: October 21, 2025
Sponsors
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35 sponsors: Kelda Roys (D); Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (D); Dora Drake (D); Jodi Habush Sinykin (D); Dianne Hesselbein (D); LaTonya Johnson (D); Sarah Keyeski (D); Christopher Larson (D); Melissa Ratcliff (D); Jeff Smith (D); Mark Spreitzer (D); Brienne Brown (D); Deb Andraca (D); Renuka Mayadev (D); Mike Bare (D); Margaret Arney (D); Ben DeSmidt (D); Joan Fitzgerald (D); Francesca Hong (D); Andrew Hysell (D); Alex Joers (D); Tara Johnson (D); Karen Kirsch (D); Maureen McCarville (D); Lori Palmeri (D); Pricilla Prado (D); Ann Roe (D); Joe Sheehan (D); Christine Sinicki (D); Lee Snodgrass (D); Shelia Stubbs (D); Angelito Tenorio (D); Randy Udell (D); Robyn Vining (D); Karen DeSanto (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 106% (35 of 33)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Oct 21, 2025 | Representative J. Jacobson added as a cosponsor |
| Senate | Oct 20, 2025 | Representative Anderson added as a cosponsor |
| Senate | Oct 1, 2025 | Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor |
| Senate | Sep 29, 2025 | Introduced |
| Senate | Sep 29, 2025 | Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Sep 29, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
There have not been any votes on this bill
Link: link to state bill page
