SB 949 Wisconsin Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: going armed at a polling place and providing a penalty.

SB 949 prohibits carrying firearms within 100 feet of polling places during voting hours (one hour before opening to one hour after closing), defining this as a Class A misdemeanor. It directly affects voters, election workers, and anyone near polling locations during elections. Key exemptions include law enforcement officers, private property owners on their own land, and security personnel acting in their professional duties. The bill creates new criminal penalties for violations, specifically targeting firearm presence at voting sites to enhance polling place safety. This is a policy change focused on election security, not procedural or commemorative.
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Introduced Feb 6, 2026 Last action Apr 21, 2026
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Introduced by Senators Larson, L. Johnson, Roys, Ratcliff, Spreitzer and Dassler-Alfheim
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