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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 531: Relating to: grants for safe firearm disposal incentive programs and making an appropriation. (FE)

Did not advance Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted
  6. Did not advance

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

AB 531 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on October 15, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: grants for safe firearm disposal incentive programs and making an appropriation. (FE). Primary sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), Maureen McCarville (Democratic), Deb Andraca (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Francesca Hong (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Karen Kirsch (Democratic), Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), Sylvia Ortiz-Velez (Democratic), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic), Joe Sheehan (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), Sequanna Taylor (Democratic), Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 29

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Alex JoersPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse81
Maureen McCarvillePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse42
Deb AndracaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse23
Margaret ArneyPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse18
Mike BarePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse80
Ben DeSmidtPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse65
Joan FitzgeraldPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Russell GoodwinPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse12
Francesca HongPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse76
Tara JohnsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse96
Karen KirschPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse7
Renuka MayadevPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse77
Sylvia Ortiz-VelezPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse8
Lori PalmeriPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse54
Ann RoePrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse44
Joe SheehanPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Christine SinickiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse20
Shelia StubbsPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse78
Sequanna TaylorPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse11
Angelito TenorioPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse14
Randy UdellPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse47
Kristin Dassler-AlfheimCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate18
Dianne HesselbeinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Chris LarsonCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate7
Melissa RatcliffCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate16
Kelda RoysCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Jodi Habush SinykinCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate8
Jeff SmithCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate31
Mark SpreitzerCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate15

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
  2. Senator Keyeski added as a cosponsor
  3. Representative Anderson added as a coauthor
  4. Representative Subeck added as a coauthor
  5. Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs
  6. Introduced by Representatives Joers, McCarville, Andraca, Arney, Bare, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Hong, Johnson, Kirsch, Mayadev, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stubbs, Taylor, Tenorio and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Ratcliff, Habush Sinykin, Dassler-Alfheim, Hesselbein, Larson, Roys, Smith and Spreitzer

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source