Wisconsin legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Wisconsin SB949: An Act to amend 175.60 (2g) (a), 175.60 (5) (a) 6., 938.34 (14q), 938.78 (3), 939.632 (1) (e) 3. and 973.137 (1); to create 941.236 of the statutes; Relating to: going armed at a polling place and providing a penalty.
Status: Failed, April 21, 2026
What the bill says
To amend 175.60 (2g) (a), 175.60 (5) (a) 6., 938.34 (14q), 938.78 (3), 2939.632 (1) (e) 3. and 973.137 (1); to create 941.236 of the statutes; relating 3to: going armed at a polling place and providing a penalty. Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Current law generally prohibits carrying a firearm on school grounds, in a public building, and in a tavern. Current law provides exceptions, such as for law enforcement officers and, in some public buildings and in taverns, for persons who have a license to carry a concealed weapon…
From the introduced text, February 6, 2026:
to amend 175.60 (2g) (a), 175.60 (5) (a) 6., 938.34 (14q), 938.78 (3), 2939.632 (1) (e) 3. and 973.137 (1); to create 941.236 of the statutes; relating 3to: going armed at a polling place and providing a penalty. Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Current law generally prohibits carrying a firearm on school grounds, in a public building, and in a tavern. Current law provides exceptions, such as for law enforcement officers and, in some public buildings and in taverns, for persons who have a license to carry a concealed weapon. This bill prohibits carrying a firearm in or within 100 feet of a polling place or a location where election officials are conducting a canvass or a recount. The prohibition on the polling place begins one hour before the polling place opens and ends one hour after the polling place closes. Law enforcement officers and security personnel are exempted from the prohibitions created under the bill. 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: SB949,11Section 1. 175.60 (2g) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: SB949,2,42175.60 (2g) (a) A licensee or …