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.
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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.
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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).
SB93-SSA2,18,24 22(6) Immunity. (a) When acting in good faith under this section, the department
23and its employees and a law enforcement agency and its employees are immune from
24civil and criminal liability arising from any act or omission under this section.
SB93-SSA2,19,4
1(b) When acting in good faith under this section, an entity providing firearms
2training to comply with the requirements under sub. (2) (a) 2., (3) (a) 2., or (5) and
3its employees are immune from civil and criminal liability arising from any act or
4omission that is related to that training.
SB93-SSA2,19,6 5(7) Going armed with a firearm. This section does not limit a former officer's
6right to go armed with a firearm that is not concealed.
SB93-SSA2, s. 38 7Section 38. 175.60 of the statutes is created to read:
SB93-SSA2,19,9 8175.60 License to carry a concealed weapon. (1) Definitions. In this
9section:
SB93-SSA2,19,1110 (ac) "Background check" means the searches the department conducts under
11sub. (9g) to determine a person's eligibility for a license to carry a concealed weapon.
SB93-SSA2,19,1212 (ag) "Carry" means to go armed with.
SB93-SSA2,19,1313 (b) "Department" means the department of justice.
SB93-SSA2,19,1814 (bm) "Handgun" means any weapon designed or redesigned, or made or
15remade, and intended to be fired while held in one hand and to use the energy of an
16explosive to expel a projectile through a smooth or rifled bore. "Handgun" does not
17include a machine gun, as defined in s. 941.27 (1), a short-barreled rifle, as defined
18in s. 941.28 (1) (b), or a short-barreled shotgun, as defined in s. 941.28 (1) (c).
SB93-SSA2,19,1919 (bv) "Law enforcement agency" does not include the department.
SB93-SSA2,19,2020 (c) "Law enforcement officer" has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (c).
SB93-SSA2,19,2221 (d) "Licensee" means an individual holding a valid license to carry a concealed
22weapon issued under this section.
SB93-SSA2,19,2323 (e) "Motor vehicle" has the meaning given in s. 340.01 (35).
SB93-SSA2,19,2524 (f) "Out-of-state license" means a valid permit, license, approval, or other
25authorization issued by another state if all of the following apply:
SB93-SSA2,20,2
11. The permit, license, approval, or other authorization is for the carrying of a
2concealed weapon.
SB93-SSA2,20,63 2. The state is listed in the rule promulgated by the department under s. 165.25
4(12) and, if that state does not require a background search for the permit, license,
5approval, or authorization, the permit, license, approval, or authorization
6designates that the holder chose to submit to a background search.
SB93-SSA2,20,87 (g) "Out-of-state licensee" means an individual who is 21 years of age or over,
8who is not a Wisconsin resident, and who has been issued an out-of-state license.
SB93-SSA2,20,99 (h) "Photographic identification card" means one of the following:
SB93-SSA2,20,1110 1. An operator's license issued under ch. 343 or an identification card issued
11under s. 343.50.
SB93-SSA2,20,1312 2. A license or card issued by a state other than Wisconsin that is substantially
13equivalent to a license or card under subd. 1.
SB93-SSA2,20,1714 (i) "State identification card number" means the unique identifying driver
15number assigned to a person by the department of transportation under s. 343.17 (3)
16(a) 4. or, if the person has no driver number, the number assigned to the person on
17an identification card issued under s. 343.50.
SB93-SSA2,20,1918 (j) "Weapon" means a handgun, an electric weapon, as defined in s. 941.295 (1c)
19(a), a knife other than a switchblade knife under s. 941.24, or a billy club.
SB93-SSA2,20,24 20(2) Issuance and scope of license. (a) The department shall issue a license
21to carry a concealed weapon to any individual who is not disqualified under sub. (3)
22and who completes the application process specified in sub. (7). A license to carry a
23concealed weapon issued under this section shall meet the requirements specified in
24sub. (2m).
SB93-SSA2,21,3
1(b) The department may not impose conditions, limitations, or requirements
2that are not expressly provided for in this section on the issuance, scope, effect, or
3content of a license.
SB93-SSA2,21,54 (c) Unless expressly provided in this section, this section does not limit an
5individual's right to carry a firearm that is not concealed.
SB93-SSA2,21,76(d) For purposes of 18 USC 922 (q) (2) (B) (ii), an out-of-state licensee is
7licensed by this state.
SB93-SSA2,21,11 8(2g) Carrying a concealed weapon; possession and display of license
9document or authorization.
(a) A licensee or an out-of-state licensee may carry a
10concealed weapon anywhere in this state except as provided under subs. (15m) and
11(16) and ss. 943.13 (1m) (c) and 948.605 (2) (b) 1r.
SB93-SSA2,21,1712 (b) Unless the licensee or out-of-state licensee is carrying a concealed weapon
13in a manner described under s. 941.23 (2) (e), a licensee shall have with him or her
14his or her license document and photographic identification card and an out-of-state
15licensee shall have with him or her his or her out-of-state license and photographic
16identification card at all times during which he or she is carrying a concealed
17weapon.
SB93-SSA2,21,2418 (c) Unless the licensee or out-of-state licensee is carrying a concealed weapon
19in a manner described under s. 941.23 (2) (e), a licensee who is carrying a concealed
20weapon shall display his or her license document and photographic identification
21card and an out-of-state licensee who is carrying a concealed weapon shall display
22his or her out-of-state license and photographic identification card to a law
23enforcement officer upon the request of the law enforcement officer while the law
24enforcement officer is acting in an official capacity and with lawful authority.
SB93-SSA2,22,5
1(2m) License document; content of license. (a) Subject to pars. (b), (bm), (c),
2and (d), the department shall design a single license document for licenses issued and
3renewed under this section. The department shall complete the design of the license
4document no later than the first day of the 2nd month beginning after the effective
5date of this paragraph .... [LRB inserts date].
SB93-SSA2,22,76 (b) A license document for a license issued under this section shall contain all
7of the following on one side:
SB93-SSA2,22,88 1. The full name, date of birth, and residence address of the licensee.
SB93-SSA2,22,99 2. A physical description of the licensee, including sex, height, and eye color.
SB93-SSA2,22,1010 3. The date on which the license was issued.
SB93-SSA2,22,1111 4. The date on which the license expires.
SB93-SSA2,22,1212 5. The name of this state.
SB93-SSA2,22,1313 6. A unique identification number for each licensee.
SB93-SSA2,22,1714 (bm) The reverse side of a license document issued under this section shall
15contain the requirement under sub. (11) (b) that the licensee shall inform the
16department of any address change no later than 30 days after his or her address
17changes and the penalty for a violation of the requirement.
SB93-SSA2,22,1818 (c) The license document may not contain the licensee's social security number.
SB93-SSA2,22,2119 (d) 1. The contents of the license document shall be included in the document
20in substantially the same way that the contents of an operator's license document
21issued under s. 343.17 are included in that document.
SB93-SSA2,22,2422 2. The license document issued under this section shall be tamper proof in
23substantially the same way that the operator's license is tamper proof under s.
24343.17 (2).
SB93-SSA2,23,6
1(e) The department of justice may contract with the department of
2transportation to produce and issue license documents under this section. Neither
3the department of transportation nor any employee of the department of
4transportation may store, maintain, or access the information provided by the
5department of justice for the production or issuance of license documents other than
6to the extent necessary to produce or issue the license documents.
SB93-SSA2,23,9 7(3) Restrictions on issuing a license. The department shall issue a license
8under this section to an individual who submits an application under sub. (7) unless
9any of the following applies:
SB93-SSA2,23,1010 (a) The individual is less than 21 years of age.
SB93-SSA2,23,1211 (b) The individual is prohibited under federal law from possessing a firearm
12that has been transported in interstate or foreign commerce.
SB93-SSA2,23,1313 (c) The individual is prohibited from possessing a firearm under s. 941.29.
SB93-SSA2,23,1514 (d) The court has prohibited the individual from possessing a dangerous
15weapon under s. 969.02 (3) (c) or 969.03 (1) (c).
SB93-SSA2,23,1716 (e) The individual is on release under s. 969.01 and the individual may not
17possess a dangerous weapon as a condition of the release.
SB93-SSA2,23,1818 (f) The individual is not a Wisconsin resident.
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