Relating to: sales and transfers of firearms and providing a penalty. (FE)
SB 336 establishes new rules for private firearm transfers in Wisconsin, primarily affecting individuals selling or gifting firearms to non-family members. The bill requires background checks for most private sales through a firearms dealer, including a $10 fee per check, and creates an exception for transfers to family members (spouse, parent, child, etc.) if the recipient is 18+ and not prohibited from owning firearms. Violating these rules results in a misdemeanor charge with fines up to $10,000 or a 2-year firearms possession ban. The law also mandates new forms requiring buyers to certify they won’t transfer firearms to prohibited individuals, with false statements classified as a felony.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jun 19, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Jun 19, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Senators L. Johnson, Carpenter, Drake, Hesselbein, Larson, Pfaff, Spreitzer, Roys, Ratcliff, Smith, Habush Sinykin, Dassler-Alfheim and Keyeski;
cosponsored by Representatives Stubbs, Andraca, Subeck, Fitzgerald, Anderson, Bare, Billings, Clancy, Doyle, Haywood, Hong, Joers, Moore Omokunde, Palmeri, Sinicki, Vining, Rivera-Wagner, Goodwin, Taylor, Arney, Neubauer, Stroud, Roe, Brown, Snodgrass, Mayadev, Hysell, Sheehan, Miresse, Udell, Emerson, DeSanto, Prado, Tenorio, Spaude, DeS
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13 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brad Pfaff
DDemocratic
P
Chris Larson
DDemocratic
P
Dianne Hesselbein
DDemocratic
P
Dora Drake
DDemocratic
P
Jeff Smith
DDemocratic
P
Jodi Habush Sinykin
DDemocratic
P
Kelda Roys
DDemocratic
P
Kristin Dassler-Alfheim
DDemocratic
P
LaTonya Johnson
DDemocratic
P
Mark Spreitzer
DDemocratic
P
Melissa Ratcliff
DDemocratic
P
Sarah Keyeski
DDemocratic
P
Tim Carpenter
DDemocratic
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