Proposed Wisconsin Firearm Legislation AB361
Legislation Overview
Title: Eliminating criminal defenses of adequate provocation, self-defense, or not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect if the claim is based on the victim’s gender identity or sexual orientation.
Description: An Act to renumber and amend 971.15 (2); to create 939.44 (3), 939.48 (5m) and 971.15 (2) (b) of the statutes; Relating to: eliminating criminal defenses of adequate provocation, self-defense, or not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect if the claim is based on the victim’s gender identity or sexual orientation.
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
Last Action: Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary
Last Action Date: July 17, 2025
Sponsors
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50 sponsors: Greta Neubauer (D); Ryan Spaude (D); Lee Snodgrass (D); Angelina Cruz (D); Christian Phelps (D); Amaad Rivera-Wagner (D); Angela Stroud (D); Randy Udell (D); Margaret Arney (D); Ryan Clancy (D); Deb Andraca (D); Clinton Anderson (D); Mike Bare (D); Karen DeSanto (D); Ben DeSmidt (D); Jodi Emerson (D); Joan Fitzgerald (D); Francesca Hong (D); Alex Joers (D); Tara Johnson (D); Karen Kirsch (D); Darrin Madison (D); Renuka Mayadev (D); Maureen McCarville (D); Vinnie Miresse (D); Supreme Omokunde (D); Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (D); Lori Palmeri (D); Ann Roe (D); Joe Sheehan (D); Shelia Stubbs (D); Lisa Subeck (D); Angelito Tenorio (D); Robyn Vining (D); Kalan Haywood (D); Kelda Roys (D); Timothy Carpenter (D); Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (D); Mark Spreitzer (D); Melissa Ratcliff (D); Dora Drake (D); Jodi Habush Sinykin (D); Dianne Hesselbein (D); LaTonya Johnson (D); Sarah Keyeski (D); Christopher Larson (D); Brad Pfaff (D); Jeff Smith (D); Jamie Wall (D); Robert Wirch (D);
Percentage of General Assembly sponsoring bill: 51% (50 of 99)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Assembly | Jul 17, 2025 | Introduced |
| Assembly | Jul 17, 2025 | Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jul 17, 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
