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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
November 15, 2007 - Introduced by Representatives Gunderson, Gronemus,
Albers, Bies, Friske, Hines, Honadel, Hraychuck, Kerkman, Kleefisch,
Kramer, F. Lasee, LeMahieu, Montgomery, Moulton, Murtha, Musser, Nass,
Newcomer, A. Ott, Owens, Petersen, Petrowski, Pridemore, Roth,
Schneider, Tauchen, Van Roy, Vos, Vruwink and Wood, cosponsored by
Senators Breske, Roessler, Grothman, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee,
Leibham, Plale, Vinehout and Wirch. Referred to Committee on Homeland
Security and State Preparedness.
AB581,1,2
1An Act to create 166.25 of the statutes;
relating to: prohibiting exercise of
2emergency powers to restrict activities related to firearms or ammunition.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Current law grants various state and local officials, including the governor,
adjutant general, and the governing body, chief executive, or acting chief executive
of a political subdivision, authority to exercise emergency powers during
emergencies resulting from an enemy action or natural or man-made disaster. This
bill provides that a person who is granted such emergency powers may not exercise
the powers to restrict the possession, transfer, sale, transport, storage, display, or use
of firearms or ammunition during an emergency.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB581, s. 1
3Section
1. 166.25 of the statutes is created to read:
AB581,2,2
4166.25 Prohibition against restricting firearms or ammunition during
5emergency. A person who is granted emergency powers under s. 166.03 or 166.23
1may not use those powers to restrict the possession, transfer, sale, transport, storage,
2display, or use of firearms or ammunition during an emergency.
