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Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

AB 55: Relating to: possession of a firearm on school grounds by school employees and fees for licenses to carry a concealed weapon. (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 55 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin House on February 24, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: possession of a firearm on school grounds by school employees and fees for licenses to carry a concealed weapon. (FE). Primary sponsor: Scott Allen (Republican), Dave Murphy (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Lindee Brill (Republican), Barbara Dittrich (Republican), Chuck Wichgers (Republican), Dan Knodl (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Scott AllenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse82
Dave MurphyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse56
Elijah BehnkePrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Lindee BrillPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse27
Barbara DittrichPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse99
Chuck WichgersPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse84
Dan KnodlPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Steve NassCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Cory TomczykCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate29

“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. Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety
  3. Introduced by Representatives Allen, Murphy, Behnke, Brill, Dittrich, Wichgers and Knodl; cosponsored by Senators Tomczyk and Nass

Sources

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