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SB 1124WISCONSINSession 2025State Billdead

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Wisconsin SB 1124 Reorganizes Disorderly Conduct and Domestic Abuse Statutes for Federal Firearm Background Checks

Original title: An Act to repeal 968.075 (1) (a) 1. to 4.; to renumber and amend 947.01 (1) and 968.075 (1) (a) (intro.); to create 947.01 (1) (a), 968.075 (1) (ag), 968.075 (1) (am) 1., 4., 5. and 6. and 968.075 (1) (f) of the statutes; Relating to: firearm transfers and possession that are prohibited under federal law. (FE)

Last action · March 23, 2026: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1Sponsors: Kelda Roys and 12 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Senate Bill 1124 reorganizes Wisconsin statutes defining disorderly conduct and domestic abuse to help the Department of Justice more easily determine whether a criminal conviction qualifies as a under deral firearm prohibition laws.

Why it matters

The measure alters how court records categorize specific criminal convictions, directly afcting background checks conducted by the Department of Justice before approving handgun purchases or concealed carry licenses.

Background

Under federal law, individuals convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence are prohibited from possessing firearms. context

Who It Would Have Affected

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Directly affected

Wisconsin Department of Justice

The Department of Justice must review reorganized court records when conducting background checks for handgun purchases and concealed carry licenses.

Directly affected

Handgun purchasers and concealed carry applicants

Applicants face modified background check categorizations regarding past convictions for disorderly conduct or domestic abuse.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Senate Bill 1124 change about disorderly conduct?

It separates violent behavior involving physical force or dangerous weapons into a distinct subsection from non-violent disorderly conduct.

Why does the bill reorganize domestic abuse definitions?

To ensure court records clearly show the exact relationship between the ofnder and victim, assisting the Department of Justice in determining federal firearm prohibition status.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Failed in the Senate.

Procedural history

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Mar 23, 2026Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Mar 19, 2026SenateIntroduced
Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs
Mar 19, 2026SenateIntroduced
Introduced by Senators Roys, Ratcliff and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Subeck, Bare, Fitzgerald, Joers, McCarville, Miresse, Roe, Sinicki, Anderson and Mayadev

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