SB93-SSA2, s. 20 19Section 20. 66.0409 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB93-SSA2,7,2520 66.0409 (3) (b) Nothing in this section prohibits a city, village or town that is
21authorized to exercise village powers under s. 60.22 (3) from enacting an ordinance
22or adopting a resolution that restricts the discharge of a firearm. Any ordinance or
23resolution that restricts the discharge of a firearm does not apply and may not be
24enforced if the actor's conduct is justified or, had it been subject to a criminal penalty,
25would have been subject to a defense described in s. 939.45.
SB93-SSA2, s. 21
1Section 21. 66.0409 (6) of the statutes is created to read:
SB93-SSA2,8,82 66.0409 (6) Unless other facts and circumstances that indicate a criminal or
3malicious intent on the part of the person apply, no person may be in violation of, or
4be charged with a violation of, an ordinance of a political subdivision relating to
5disorderly conduct or other inappropriate behavior for loading, carrying, or going
6armed with a firearm, without regard to whether the firearm is loaded or is concealed
7or openly carried. Any ordinance in violation of this subsection does not apply and
8may not be enforced.
SB93-SSA2, s. 22 9Section 22. 165.25 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
SB93-SSA2,8,1410 165.25 (12) Rules regarding concealed weapons licenses. Promulgate by
11rule a list of states that issue a permit, license, approval, or other authorization to
12carry a concealed weapon if the permit, license, approval, or other authorization
13requires, or designates that the holder chose to submit to, a background search that
14is comparable to a background check as defined in s. 175.60 (1) (ac).
SB93-SSA2, s. 23 15Section 23. 165.60 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB93-SSA2,8,24 16165.60 Law enforcement. The department of justice is authorized to enforce
17ss. 101.123 (2), (2m), and (8), 175.60 (17) (e), 944.30, 944.31, 944.33, 944.34, 945.02
18(2), 945.03 (1m), and 945.04 (1m) and ch. 108 and, with respect to a false statement
19submitted or made under s. 175.60 (7) (b) or (15) (b) 2. or as described under s. 175.60
20(17) (c), to enforce s. 946.32
and is invested with the powers conferred by law upon
21sheriffs and municipal police officers in the performance of those duties. This section
22does not deprive or relieve sheriffs, constables, and other local police officers of the
23power and duty to enforce those sections, and those officers shall likewise enforce
24those sections.
SB93-SSA2, s. 24 25Section 24. 165.81 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB93-SSA2,9,3
1165.81 (2) Any electric weapon, as defined in s. 941.295 (4) (1c) (a), in the
2possession of the laboratories shall either be destroyed or be turned over to an agency
3authorized to have electric weapons under s. 941.295 (2).
SB93-SSA2, s. 25 4Section 25. 165.82 (1) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB93-SSA2,9,85 165.82 (1) (intro.) Notwithstanding s. 19.35 (3), the department of justice shall
6impose the following fees, plus any surcharge required under sub. (1m), for criminal
7history searches for purposes unrelated to criminal justice or to s. 175.35, 175.49, or
8175.60
:
SB93-SSA2, s. 26 9Section 26. 165.82 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB93-SSA2,9,1110 165.82 (2) Except as provided in s. 175.35, the The department of justice shall
11not impose fees for criminal history searches for purposes related to criminal justice.
SB93-SSA2, s. 27 12Section 27. 167.30 of the statutes is renumbered 167.30 (1).
SB93-SSA2, s. 28 13Section 28. 167.30 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
SB93-SSA2,9,1614 167.30 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the discharge of a firearm if the
15actor's conduct is justified or, had it been subject to a criminal penalty, would have
16been subject to a defense described in s. 939.45.
SB93-SSA2, s. 29 17Section 29. 167.31 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB93-SSA2,9,2018 167.31 (1) (b) "Encased" means enclosed in a case that is expressly made for
19the purpose of containing a firearm and
that is completely zipped, snapped, buckled,
20tied or otherwise fastened with no part of the firearm exposed.
SB93-SSA2, s. 30 21Section 30. 167.31 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB93-SSA2,9,2422 167.31 (2) (a) Except as provided in sub. (4), no person may place, possess, or
23transport a firearm, bow, or crossbow in or on a motorboat with the motor running,
24unless the firearm is a handgun, as defined in s. 175.60 (1) (bm), unless the firearm

1is unloaded, or unless the bow or crossbow is unstrung or is enclosed in a carrying
2case.
SB93-SSA2, s. 31 3Section 31. 167.31 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB93-SSA2,10,74 167.31 (2) (b) Except as provided in sub. (4), no person may place, possess, or
5transport a firearm, bow, or crossbow in or on a vehicle, unless the firearm is a
6handgun, as defined in s. 175.60 (1) (bm), unless
the firearm is unloaded and encased,
7or unless the bow or crossbow is unstrung or is enclosed in a carrying case.
SB93-SSA2, s. 32 8Section 32. 167.31 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB93-SSA2,10,119 167.31 (2) (c) Except as provided in sub. (4), no person may load a firearm, other
10than a handgun, as defined in s. 175.60 (1) (bm), in a vehicle
or discharge a firearm
11or shoot a bolt or an arrow from a bow or crossbow in or from a vehicle.
SB93-SSA2, s. 33 12Section 33. 167.31 (3) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 167.31 (3) (a) (intro.)
13and amended to read:
SB93-SSA2,10,1514 167.31 (3) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (4), no person may place, do
15any of the following:
SB93-SSA2,10,18 161. Place, possess, or transport a firearm, bow, or crossbow in or on an a
17commercial
aircraft, unless the firearm is unloaded and encased or unless the bow
18or crossbow is unstrung or is enclosed in a carrying case.
SB93-SSA2, s. 34 19Section 34. 167.31 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB93-SSA2,10,2320 167.31 (3) (a) 2. Place, possess, or transport a firearm, bow, or crossbow in or
21on a noncommercial aircraft, unless the firearm is unloaded and encased or the
22firearm is a handgun, as defined in s. 175.60 (1) (bm), or unless the bow or crossbow
23is unstrung or is enclosed in a carrying case.
SB93-SSA2, s. 35 24Section 35. 167.31 (4) (at) of the statutes is created to read:
SB93-SSA2,11,3
1167.31 (4) (at) Subsections (2) (c) and (d) and (3) (b) do not apply to the
2discharge of a firearm if the actor's conduct is justified or, had it been subject to a
3criminal penalty, would have been subject to a defense described in s. 939.45.
SB93-SSA2, s. 36 4Section 36. 175.48 of the statutes is created to read:
SB93-SSA2,11,6 5175.48 Law enforcement officer identification cards. (1) In this section,
6"Wisconsin law enforcement agency" has the meaning given in s. 175.46 (1) (f).
SB93-SSA2,11,10 7(2) If a Wisconsin law enforcement agency issues photographic identification
8cards to its officers, it may not require an officer to relinquish his or her card when
9the officer separates from service with the Wisconsin law enforcement agency unless
10one of the following applies:
SB93-SSA2,11,1111 (a) The officer may not lawfully possess a firearm under federal law.
SB93-SSA2,11,1312 (b) The officer did not separate from service in good standing as a law
13enforcement officer with the agency.
SB93-SSA2,11,1714 (c) The officer served as a law enforcement officer for an aggregate of less than
1510 years. This paragraph does not apply if the officer, after completing any
16applicable probationary period of service with the agency, separated from service
17with the agency due to a service-connected disability, as determined by the agency.
SB93-SSA2,11,1818 (d) Either of the following applies:
SB93-SSA2,11,2119 1. A qualified medical professional employed by the law enforcement agency
20has found the officer to be unqualified to be a law enforcement officer for reasons
21related to the officer's mental health.
SB93-SSA2,12,222 2. The officer has entered into an agreement with the law enforcement agency
23from which he or she is separating from service in which the officer acknowledges
24that he or she is not qualified to be a law enforcement officer for reasons related to

1the officer's mental health and in which the officer declines the photographic
2identification for that reason.
SB93-SSA2,12,6 3(3) Unless sub. (2) (a), (b), (c), or (d) applies, if a Wisconsin law enforcement
4agency does not issue photographic identification cards to its officers, it shall issue
5such a card to an officer who separates from service with that agency upon the
6separating officer's request and at his or her expense.
SB93-SSA2,12,8 7(4) This section does not restrict the right of an officer who has separated from
8service to go armed with a firearm that is not concealed.
SB93-SSA2, s. 37 9Section 37. 175.49 of the statutes is created to read:
SB93-SSA2,12,11 10175.49 Former law enforcement officers seeking to carry concealed
11weapons.
(1) Definitions. In this section:
SB93-SSA2,12,1212 (a) "Department" means the department of justice.
SB93-SSA2,12,1313 (b) "Destructive device" has the meaning given in 18 USC 921 (a) (4).
SB93-SSA2,12,1414 (c) "Firearm silencer" has the meaning given in s. 941.298 (1).
SB93-SSA2,12,1715 (d) "Former federal law enforcement officer" means a person who separated
16from service as a law enforcement officer at a federal law enforcement agency and
17who resides in Wisconsin.
SB93-SSA2,12,2018 (e) "Former law enforcement officer" means a person who separated from
19service as a law enforcement officer at a state or local law enforcement agency in
20Wisconsin.
SB93-SSA2,13,221 (f) "Law enforcement agency" means an agency that consists of one or more
22persons employed by the federal government, including any agency described under
2318 USC 926C (e) (2); a state, or a political subdivision of a state; the U.S. armed forces;
24or the national guard, that has as its purposes the prevention and detection of crime

1and the enforcement of laws or ordinances, and that is authorized to make arrests
2for crimes.
SB93-SSA2,13,63 (g) "Law enforcement officer" means a person who is employed by a law
4enforcement agency for the purpose of engaging in, or supervising others engaging
5in, the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of, or the incarceration of
6any person for, any violation of law and who has statutory powers of arrest.
SB93-SSA2,13,77 (h) "Machine gun" has the meaning given in s. 941.27 (1).
SB93-SSA2,13,12 8(2) Certification of former law enforcement officers. (a) Upon the request
9of a former law enforcement officer and at the expense of the former law enforcement
10agency officer, a law enforcement agency that employed the former law enforcement
11officer shall, except as provided in par. (b), issue the former law enforcement officer
12a certification card as described in sub. (4) stating all of the following:
SB93-SSA2,13,1513 1. The type of firearm the former law enforcement officer is certified to carry,
14but no former law enforcement officer may be certified to carry a machine gun, a
15firearm silencer, or a destructive device.
SB93-SSA2,13,2216 2. The former law enforcement officer has been found by the state, or by a
17certified firearms instructor if such an instructor is qualified to conduct a firearms
18qualification test for active law enforcement officers in the state, to meet the
19standards for qualification in firearms training for active law enforcement officers
20to carry a firearm of the type under subd. 1., that are established by the state or, if
21the state does not establish standards, by the law enforcement agency from which
22the former law enforcement officer separated.
SB93-SSA2,13,2423 3. The date on which the finding under subd. 2. was made and an expiration
24date that is 12 months later than that date.
SB93-SSA2,14,2
14. That, due to the finding under subd. 2., the former law enforcement officer
2is qualified to carry a concealed firearm of the type under subd. 1.
SB93-SSA2,14,53 (b) The law enforcement agency may not issue the former law enforcement
4officer a certification card under par. (a) unless the law enforcement agency first
5verifies all of the following:
SB93-SSA2,14,76 1. The former law enforcement officer separated from service as a law
7enforcement officer with the law enforcement agency in good standing.
SB93-SSA2,14,118 2. The former law enforcement officer served as a law enforcement officer for
9an aggregate of at least 10 years or the former law enforcement officer separated
10from law enforcement service due to a service-connected disability, as determined
11by the law enforcement agency, after completing any applicable probationary period.
SB93-SSA2,14,1212 3. Both of the following:
SB93-SSA2,14,1513 a. A qualified medical professional employed by the law enforcement agency
14has not found the former law enforcement officer to be unqualified to be a law
15enforcement officer for reasons related to the former officer's mental health.
SB93-SSA2,14,2016 b. The former law enforcement officer has not entered into an agreement with
17the law enforcement agency from which he or she separated from service in which
18the former officer acknowledges that he or she is not qualified to be a law enforcement
19officer for reasons related to his or her mental health and in which he or she declines
20the photographic identification for that reason.
SB93-SSA2,14,2421 4. The former law enforcement officer is not prohibited under federal law from
22possessing a firearm as indicated by a search of the transaction information for
23management of enforcement system and the national criminal background check
24system.
SB93-SSA2,15,8
15. The former law enforcement officer has, during the previous 12 months at
2his or her own expense, been found by the state, or by a certified firearms instructor
3if such an instructor is qualified to conduct a firearms qualification test for active law
4enforcement officers in the state, to meet the standards for qualification in firearms
5training for active law enforcement officers to carry a firearm of the type under par.
6(a) 1., that are established by the state or, if the state does not establish standards,
7by the law enforcement agency from which the former law enforcement officer
8separated.
SB93-SSA2,15,13 9(3) Certification of former federal law enforcement officers. (a) Upon the
10request of a former federal law enforcement officer and at the expense of the former
11federal law enforcement officer, the department may, except as provided in par. (b),
12issue the former federal law enforcement officer a certification card as described in
13sub. (4) stating all of the following:
SB93-SSA2,15,1614 1. The type of firearm the former federal law enforcement officer is certified to
15carry, but no former federal law enforcement officer may be certified to carry a
16machine gun, a firearm silencer, or a destructive device.
SB93-SSA2,15,2217 2. The former federal law enforcement officer been found by the state, or by a
18certified firearms instructor if such an instructor is qualified to conduct a firearms
19qualification test for active law enforcement officers in the state, to meet the
20standards for qualification in firearms training for active law enforcement officers
21to carry a firearm of the type under subd. 1., that are established by the state or, if
22the state does not establish standards, by any law enforcement agency in the state.
SB93-SSA2,15,2423 3. The date on which the finding under subd. 2. was made and an expiration
24date that is 12 months later than that date.
SB93-SSA2,16,2
14. That, due to the finding under subd. 2., the former federal law enforcement
2officer is qualified to carry a concealed firearm of the type under subd. 1.
SB93-SSA2,16,53 (b) The department may not issue the former federal law enforcement officer
4a certification card under par. (a) unless the department first verifies all of the
5following:
SB93-SSA2,16,76 1. The former federal law enforcement officer separated from service as a law
7enforcement officer with the law enforcement agency in good standing.
SB93-SSA2,16,128 2. The former federal law enforcement officer served as a law enforcement
9officer for an aggregate of at least 10 years or the former federal law enforcement
10officer separated from law enforcement service due to a service-connected disability,
11as determined by the law enforcement agency from which the former federal law
12enforcement officer separated, after completing any applicable probationary period.
SB93-SSA2,16,1613 3. a. A qualified medical professional employed by the law enforcement agency
14from which the former federal law enforcement officer separated has not found the
15former federal law enforcement officer to be unqualified to be a law enforcement
16officer for reasons related to the former officer's mental health.
SB93-SSA2,16,2017 b. The former federal law enforcement officer has not entered into an
18agreement with the law enforcement agency from which he or she separated from
19service in which the former officer acknowledges that he or she is not qualified to be
20a law enforcement officer for reasons related to his or her mental health.
SB93-SSA2,16,2421 4. The former federal law enforcement officer is not prohibited under federal
22law from possessing a firearm as indicated by a search of the transaction information
23for management of enforcement system and the national criminal background check
24system.
SB93-SSA2,17,7
15. The former federal law enforcement officer has, during the previous 12
2months at his or her own expense, been found by the state, or by a certified firearms
3instructor if such an instructor is qualified to conduct a firearms qualification test
4for active law enforcement officers in the state, to meet the standards for
5qualification in firearms training for active law enforcement officers to carry a
6firearm of the type under par. (a) 1., that are established by the state or, if the state
7does not establish standards, by any law enforcement agency in the state.
SB93-SSA2,17,118 (c) If, under par. (a), the department issues a former federal law enforcement
9officer a certification card, the department shall add the former federal law
10enforcement officer's information to the list the department maintains under s.
11175.60 (12) (a).
SB93-SSA2,17,14 12(4) Certification cards. (a) 1. Subject to pars. (b), (c), and (d) and sub. (3) (a),
13the department shall design a certification card to be issued by the department under
14sub. (3) (a).
SB93-SSA2,17,1715 2. Subject to pars. (b), (c), and (d) and sub. (2) (a), each law enforcement agency,
16upon a request, shall design a certification card to be issued by the law enforcement
17agency under sub. (2) (a).
SB93-SSA2,17,1818 (b) A certification card shall contain on one side all of the following:
SB93-SSA2,17,2019 1. The full name, date of birth, and residence address of the person who holds
20the certification card.
SB93-SSA2,17,2221 2. A photograph of the certification card holder and a physical description that
22includes sex, height, and eye color.
SB93-SSA2,17,2323 3. The name of this state.
SB93-SSA2,18,224 (c) A certification card shall include a statement that the certification card does
25not confer any law enforcement authority on the certification card holder and does

1not make the certification card holder an employee or agent of the certifying agency
2or department.
SB93-SSA2,18,43 (d) A certification card may not contain the certification card holder's social
4security number.
SB93-SSA2,18,15 5(5) Renewal of certification cards. A person who holds a current certification
6card issued under sub. (2) or (3) may renew the certification card by requesting the
7law enforcement agency or the department, whichever issued the current
8certification card, to renew the certification card at the expense of the person holding
9the card, if, before the date the certification card expires, the law enforcement agency
10verifies sub. (2) (b) 4. and 5. if the certification card holder is a former law
11enforcement officer, or the department verifies sub. (3) (b) 4. and 5. if the certification
12card holder is a former federal law enforcement officer, and the certification card
13holder provides any information necessary for the verification. The renewal shall
14state the date on which verification was made and an expiration date that is 12
15months later than that date.
SB93-SSA2,18,21 16(5m) Fees. The department may charge a fee to verify eligibility for a
17certification card under this section, for the issuance of a certification card under sub.
18(3), or for the renewal of a certification card under sub. (5), but the fee may not exceed
19the costs the department incurs in verifying eligibility or for issuing or renewing a
20certification card. Payments made to the department under this subsection shall be
21credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.455 (2) (gu).
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