DATE CREATED: July 27, 2023
LAST ACTION DATE: 04/15/2024
LAST AMENDMENT DATE: 07/27/2023
PROGRESS: Dead
BILL ID: AB368
CATEGORIES: Justice
REGION: WI
Current law provides that a federally licensed firearms dealer may not transfer a handgun after a sale until the dealer has performed a background check on the prospective transferee to determine if he or she is prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal law. This bill generally prohibits any person from transferring any firearm, including the frame or receiver of a firearm, unless the transfer occurs through a federally licensed firearms dealer and involves a background check of the prospective transferee. Under the bill, the following are excepted from that prohibition: a transfer to a firearms dealer or to a law enforcement or armed services agency; a transfer of a firearm classified as antique; or a transfer that is by gift, bequest, or inheritance to a family member. A person who is convicted of violating the prohibition is guilty of a misdemeanor and must be fined not less than $500 nor more than $10,000, may be imprisoned for not more than nine months, and may not possess a firearm for a period of two years. 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. For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
SESSION: 2023-2024 Regular Session
VERSIONS: 1
LAST ACTION: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
ACTIONS: 6
SPONSORS: Shelia Stubbs (D)* , Deb Andraca (D)* , Lisa Subeck (D)* , Clint Anderson (D)* , Jimmy Anderson (D)* , Mike Bare (D)* , Jill Billings (D)* , Marisabel Cabrera (D)* , Ryan Clancy (D)* , Sue Conley (D)* , Dave Considine (D)* , Dora Drake (D)* , Steve Doyle (D)* , Jodi Emerson (D)* , Evan Goyke (D)* , Kalan Haywood (D)* , Francesca Hong (D)* , Jenna Jacobson (D)* , Alex Joers (D)* , Darrin Madison (D)* , LaKeshia Myers (D)* , Supreme Moore Omokunde (D)* , Tod Ohnstad (D)* , Lori Palmeri (D)* , Melissa Ratcliff (D)* , Daniel Riemer (D)* , Christine Sinicki (D)* , Lee Snodgrass (D)* , Kristina Shelton (D)* , Robyn Vining (D)* , LaTonya Johnson (D) , Tim Carpenter (D) , Dianne Hesselbein (D) , Chris Larson (D) , Brad Pfaff (D) , Mark Spreitzer (D) , Jeff Smith (D)
KEYWORDS: Authorized Rightful Interest, Menominee Indian Tribe, Armed Services Agency, Social Security Number, Unique Approval Number, Carry Concealed Weapons, Completed Notification Form, Notification Form Informs, Promulgate Rules Prescribing, Armed Services Agencies
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