# Wisconsin AB427: An Act to repeal 943.13 (1m) (c) 5.; to amend 175.60 (2g) (a), 175.60 (5) (a) 6., 938.34 (14q), 938.78 (3), 939.632 (1) (e) 3., 941.235 (1), 943.13 (1m) (c) 4., 943.13 (2) (bm) 2. am., 968.255 (1) (a) 2. and 973.137 (1); to create 941.236 of the statutes; Relating to: prohibiting possessing a firearm on college and university campuses and providing a penalty.

Wisconsin AB427, An Act to repeal 943.13 (1m) (c) 5.; to amend 175.60 (2g) (a), 175.60 (5) (a) 6., 938.34 (14q), 938.78 (3), 939.632 (1) (e) 3., 941.235 (1), 943.13 (1m) (c) 4., 943.13 (2) (bm) 2. am., 968.255 (1) (a) 2. and 973.137 (1); to create 941.236 of the statutes; Relating to: prohibiting possessing a firearm on college and university campuses and providing a penalty., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Deb Andraca (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic) and 21 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB427
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to repeal 943.13 (1m) (c) 5.; to amend 175.60 (2g) (a), 175.60 (5) (a) 6., 938.34 (14q), 938.78 (3), 939.632 (1) (e) 3., 941.235 (1), 943.13 (1m) (c) 4., 943.13 (2) (bm) 2. am., 968.255 (1) (a) 2. and 973.137 (1); to create 941.236 of the statutes; Relating to: prohibiting possessing a firearm on college and university campuses and providing a penalty.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-09-15
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Deb Andraca (Democratic), Margaret Arney (Democratic), Mike Bare (Democratic), Brienne Brown (Democratic), Karen DeSanto (Democratic), Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Francesca Hong (Democratic), Andrew Hysell (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Tara Johnson (Democratic), Karen Kirsch (Democratic), Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), Maureen McCarville (Democratic), Lori Palmeri (Democratic), Priscilla Prado (Democratic), Ann Roe (Democratic), Joe Sheehan (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic), Robyn Vining (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Subjects: Colleges and universities, Firearms and dangerous weapons, Legislature -- Criminal Penalties, Joint Review Committee on, Trespass
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Deb Andraca (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Margaret Arney (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Mike Bare (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Brienne Brown (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Karen DeSanto (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Francesca Hong (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Andrew Hysell (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Tara Johnson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Karen Kirsch (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Maureen McCarville (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Priscilla Prado (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Ann Roe (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joe Sheehan (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angelito Tenorio (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Robyn Vining (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Clinton Anderson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tim Carpenter (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dora Drake (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jodi Habush Sinykin (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jenna Jacobson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sarah Keyeski (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: LaTonya Johnson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kelda Roys (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jeff Smith (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House

## Actions (7)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2025-10-22: Representative J. Jacobson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-10-20: Representative Anderson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-10-01: Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor (House)
- 2025-09-23: Representative Subeck added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-09-15: Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety (House)
- 2025-09-15: Introduced by Representatives Brown, Andraca, Mayadev, Bare, Arney, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Hong, Hysell, Joers, Johnson, Kirsch, McCarville, Palmeri, Prado, Roe, Sheehan, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Stubbs, Tenorio, Udell, Vining and DeSanto; cosponsored by Senators Roys, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Ratcliff, Smith and Spreitzer (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB427), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB427.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB427)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB427.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB427-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).