Wisconsin legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Wisconsin SB946: An Act to renumber and amend 175.37 (1); to amend 175.37 (title) and 175.37 (2); to create 175.37 (1) (b) of the statutes; Relating to: containers or trigger locks provided at a firearm sale and providing a penalty.
Status: Failed, March 30, 2026
What the bill says
To amend 175.37 (title) and 2175.37 (2); to create 175.37 (1) (b) of the statutes; relating to: containers or 3trigger locks provided at a firearm sale and providing a penalty. Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill requires a person who commercially sells or transfers a firearm to provide the purchaser or transferee with either a secure, lockable container that is designed to store a firearm or a trigger lock for the firearm. A seller or transferor who violates this requirement is subject to a fine of up to $500 or imprisonment for up to 30 days, or both…
From the introduced text, February 6, 2026:
to amend 175.37 (title) and 2175.37 (2); to create 175.37 (1) (b) of the statutes; relating to: containers or 3trigger locks provided at a firearm sale and providing a penalty. Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill requires a person who commercially sells or transfers a firearm to provide the purchaser or transferee with either a secure, lockable container that is designed to store a firearm or a trigger lock for the firearm. A seller or transferor who violates this requirement is subject to a fine of up to $500 or imprisonment for up to 30 days, or both. 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: SB946,14Section 1. 175.37 (title) of the statutes is amended to read: SB946,1,55175.37 (title) Warning Requirements whenever transferring a firearm. SB946,21Section 2. 175.37 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 175.37 (1) (intro.) and 2amended to read: SB946,2,53175.37 (1) (intro.) Upon the retail commercial sale or retail commercial 4transfer of any firearm, the seller or transferor shall provide to the buyer or 5transferee all of the following: SB946,2,106(a) A written warning in block letters not less than …