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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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2025 SENATE BILL 429
September 29, 2025 - Introduced by Senators
Roys
,
Dassler-Alfheim
,
Drake
,
Habush Sinykin
,
Hesselbein
,
L. Johnson
,
Keyeski
,
Larson
,
Ratcliff
,
Smith
and
Spreitzer
, cosponsored by Representatives
Brown
,
Andraca
,
Mayadev
,
Bare
,
Arney
,
DeSmidt
,
Fitzgerald
,
Hong
,
Hysell
,
Joers
,
Johnson
,
Kirsch
,
McCarville
,
Palmeri
,
Prado
,
Roe
,
Sheehan
,
Sinicki
,
Snodgrass
,
Stubbs
,
Tenorio
,
Udell
,
Vining
and
DeSanto
. Referred to Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development.
SB429,1,5
1
An Act
to repeal
943.13 (1m) (c) 5.;
to amend
175.60 (2g) (a), 175.60 (5) (a) 6.,
2
938.34 (14q), 938.78 (3), 939.632 (1) (e) 3., 941.235 (1), 943.13 (1m) (c) 4.,
3
943.13 (2) (bm) 2. am., 968.255 (1) (a) 2. and 973.137 (1);
to create
941.236 of
4
the statutes;
relating to:
prohibiting possessing a firearm on college and
5
university campuses and providing a penalty.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law prohibits a person from carrying a firearm in a building owned or leased by the state or a political subdivision of the state. A person who violates the prohibition is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. The prohibition does not apply to a person who has a license to carry a concealed weapon. Current law allows a university or college to post notice on a building to prevent a person from entering it while carrying a firearm. A person, including a licensee, who carries a firearm into a posted building is guilty of trespassing and is subject to a Class B forfeiture, which is a forfeiture not to exceed $1,000.
This bill eliminates the trespassing provision and prohibits a person from possessing a firearm in a publicly or privately owned building on a university or college campus or on the grounds of or land owned or occupied by a university or college. A person who violates the prohibition is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. The prohibition does not apply to a law enforcement officer or military personnel in the line of duty, a person who leases residential space (not including a dormitory or part of a residence hall) or business space on the campus if the person is in the space, a participant who possesses the firearm for use in a program approved by the university or college, a person who possesses the firearm in accordance with a contract entered into between the university or college and the person or his or her employer, or a person who possesses a firearm that is unloaded and encased.
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.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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1
Section
1
.
175.60 (2g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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2
175.60
(2g)
(a) A licensee or an out-of-state licensee may carry a concealed
3
weapon anywhere in this state except as provided under subs. (15m) and (16) and
4
ss.
941.236,
943.13 (1m) (c)
,
and 948.605 (2) (b) 1r.
SB429,2
5
Section
2
.
175.60 (5) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
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6
175.60
(5)
(a) 6. A statement of the places under sub. (16) where a licensee is
7
prohibited from carrying a weapon, as well as an explanation of the provisions
8
under sub. (15m) and ss.
941.236,
943.13 (1m) (c)
,
and 948.605 (2) (b) 1r. that could
9
limit the places where the licensee may carry a weapon, with a place for the
10
applicant to sign his or her name to indicate that he or she has read and
11
understands the statement.
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12
Section
3
.
938.34 (14q) of the statutes is amended to read:
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13
938.34
(14q)
Certain bomb scares and firearm violations.
In addition to
14
any other disposition imposed under this section, if the juvenile is found to have
15
violated s. 947.015 and the property involved is owned or leased by the state or any
16
political subdivision of the state, or if the property involved is a school premises, as
1
defined in s. 948.61 (1) (c), or if the juvenile is found to have violated s. 941.235
,
2
941.236,
or 948.605, immediately suspend the juvenile’s operating privilege, as
3
defined in s. 340.01 (40), for 2 years. The court shall immediately forward to the
4
department of transportation the notice of suspension, stating that the suspension
5
is for a violation of s. 947.015 involving school premises, or for a violation of s.
6
941.235
, 941.236,
or 948.605. If otherwise eligible, the juvenile is eligible for an
7
occupational license under s. 343.10.
SB429,4
8
Section
4
.
938.78 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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9
938.78
(3)
Release of information when escape or absence; rules.
If a
10
juvenile adjudged delinquent under s. 48.12, 1993 stats., or s. 938.12 or found to be
11
in need of protection or services under s. 48.13 (12) or (14), 1993 stats., or s. 938.13
12
(12) or (14) on the basis of a violation of s. 943.23 (1m) or (1r), 1999 stats., or s.
13
943.23 (1g), 2021 stats., or s. 941.10, 941.11, 941.20, 941.21, 941.23, 941.231,
14
941.235,
941.236,
941.237, 941.26, 941.28, 941.295, 941.298, 941.30, 941.31,
15
941.32, 941.325, 943.02, 943.03, 943.04, 943.10 (2) (a), 943.231 (1), 943.32 (2),
16
948.02, 948.025, 948.03, 948.05, 948.055, 948.085 (2), 948.60, 948.605, or 948.61 or
17
any crime specified in ch. 940 has escaped from a juvenile correctional facility,
18
residential care center for children and youth, secured residential care center for
19
children and youth, inpatient facility, as defined in s. 51.01 (10), juvenile detention
20
facility, or juvenile portion of a county jail, or from the custody of a peace officer or
21
a guard of such a facility, center, or jail, or has been allowed to leave a juvenile
22
correctional facility, residential care center for children and youth, secured
23
residential care center for children and youth, inpatient facility, juvenile detention
1
facility, or juvenile portion of a county jail for a specified time period and is absent
2
from the facility, center, home, or jail for more than 12 hours after the expiration of
3
the specified period, the department of corrections or county department,
4
whichever has supervision over the juvenile, may release the juvenile’s name and
5
any information about the juvenile that is necessary for the protection of the public
6
or to secure the juvenile’s return to the facility, center, home, or jail. The
7
department of corrections shall promulgate rules establishing guidelines for the
8
release of the juvenile’s name or information about the juvenile to the public.
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9
Section
5
.
939.632 (1) (e) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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10
939.632
(1)
(e) 3. Any misdemeanor under s. 940.19 (1), 940.225 (3m), 940.32
11
(2), 940.42, 940.44, 941.20 (1), 941.23, 941.231, 941.235,
941.236,
or 941.38 (3).
SB429,6
12
Section
6
.
941.235 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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13
941.235
(1)
Any person who goes armed with a firearm in any building owned
14
or leased by the state or any political subdivision of the state is guilty of a Class A
15
misdemeanor.
This subsection does not apply to a building on the grounds of a
16
university or college.
SB429,7
17
Section
7
.
941.236 of the statutes is created to read:
SB429,4,20
18
941.236
Possessing a firearm at a university or college.
(1)
Any person
19
who possesses a firearm is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if any of the following
20
applies:
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21
(a) The person is in a privately or publicly owned building on the grounds of a
22
university or college.
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1
(b) The person is on the grounds of or land owned or occupied by a university
2
or college.
SB429,5,4
3
(2)
Subsection (1) does not apply to the possession of a firearm by any of the
4
following:
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5
(a) A person who is employed in this state by a public agency as a law
6
enforcement officer and to whom s. 941.23 (1) (g) 2. to 5. and (2) (b) 1. to 3. applies.
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7
(b) Armed forces or military personnel going armed in the line of duty.
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8
(c) A person who leases residential premises that are not a dormitory or part
9
of a residence hall, or who leases business premises on the grounds of the university
10
or college, if the person is in or on the premises.
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11
(d) A person for use in a program approved by the university or college.
SB429,5,13
12
(e) A person in accordance with a contract entered into between the university
13
or college and the person or an employer of the person.
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14
(f) A person who possesses a firearm that is not loaded and is any of the
15
following:
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16
1. Encased, as defined in s. 167.31 (1) (b).
SB429,5,17
17
2. In a locked firearms rack that is on a motor vehicle.
SB429,8
18
Section
8
.
943.13 (1m) (c) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB429,6,5
19
943.13
(1m)
(c) 4. While carrying a firearm, enters or remains in any part of
20
a building that is owned, occupied, or controlled by the state or any local
21
governmental unit,
excluding any building or portion of a building under s. 175.60
22
(16) (a),
if the state or local governmental unit has notified the actor not to enter or
23
remain in the building while carrying a firearm or with that type of firearm. This
1
subdivision does not apply
to any building or portion of a building under s. 175.60
2
(16) (a) or a privately or publicly owned building on the grounds of a university or
3
college,
to a person who leases residential or business premises in the building
,
or,
4
if the firearm is in a vehicle driven or parked in the parking facility, to any part of
5
the building used as a parking facility.
SB429,9
6
Section
9
.
943.13 (1m) (c) 5. of the statutes is repealed.
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7
Section
10
.
943.13 (2) (bm) 2. am. of the statutes is amended to read:
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8
943.13
(2)
(bm) 2. am. For the purposes of sub. (1m) (c) 2.
,
and
4.,
and 5.,
an
9
owner or occupant of a part of a nonresidential building
,
or
the state or a local
10
governmental unit
, or a university or a college
has notified an individual not to
11
enter or remain in a part of the building while carrying a firearm or with a
12
particular type of firearm if the owner, occupant, state,
or
local governmental unit
,
13
university, or college
has posted a sign that is located in a prominent place near all
14
of the entrances to the part of the building to which the restriction applies and any
15
individual entering the building can be reasonably expected to see the sign.
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16
Section
11
.
968.255 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
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17
968.255
(1)
(a) 2. A person arrested for any misdemeanor under s. 167.30 (1),
18
940.19, 941.20 (1), 941.23, 941.231,
941.236,
941.237, 948.60, or 948.61.
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19
Section
12
.
973.137 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB429,6,20
20
973.137
(1)
A violation of s. 941.235
or 941.236
.
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21
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