DATE CREATED: August 9, 2023
LAST ACTION DATE: 04/15/2024
LAST AMENDMENT DATE: 08/09/2023
PROGRESS: Dead
BILL ID: SB372
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 LRB-3885/1 CMH:amn 2023 - 2024 Legislature SENATE BILL 372 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: 7
SPONSORS: LaTonya Johnson (D)* , Melissa Agard (D)* , Kelda Roys (D)* , Tim Carpenter (D)* , Dianne Hesselbein (D)* , Mark Spreitzer (D)* , Jeff Smith (D)* , Chris Larson (D)* , Brad Pfaff (D)* , Shelia Stubbs (D) , Deb Andraca (D) , Steve Doyle (D) , Alex Joers (D) , Lisa Subeck (D) , Sue Conley (D) , Lee Snodgrass (D) , Melissa Ratcliff (D) , Jenna Jacobson (D) , Francesca Hong (D) , Marisabel Cabrera (D) , Tod Ohnstad (D) , Supreme Moore Omokunde (D) , Evan Goyke (D) , Lori Palmeri (D) , Mike Bare (D) , Jimmy Anderson (D) , Clint Anderson (D) , Dave Considine (D) , Robyn Vining (D) , LaKeshia Myers (D) , Jill Billings (D) , Samba Baldeh (D) , Christine Sinicki (D) , Daniel Riemer (D) , Kristina Shelton (D) , Ryan Clancy (D) , Darrin Madison (D) , Jodi Emerson (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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