# Wisconsin AB952: An Act to amend 941.29 (1g) (a) and 973.123 (1); to create 941.29 (3m) of the statutes; Relating to: storage of a firearm in a house in which a resident is prohibited from possessing a firearm and providing a penalty.

Wisconsin AB952, An Act to amend 941.29 (1g) (a) and 973.123 (1); to create 941.29 (3m) of the statutes; Relating to: storage of a firearm in a house in which a resident is prohibited from possessing a firearm and providing a penalty., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic) and 11 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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- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AB952
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: An Act to amend 941.29 (1g) (a) and 973.123 (1); to create 941.29 (3m) of the statutes; Relating to: storage of a firearm in a house in which a resident is prohibited from possessing a firearm and providing a penalty.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-28
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), Jodi Emerson (Democratic), Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), Russell Goodwin (Democratic), Alex Joers (Democratic), Karen Kirsch (Democratic), Vincent Miresse (Democratic), Priscilla Prado (Democratic), Christine Sinicki (Democratic), Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), Angela Stroud (Democratic), Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), Lisa Subeck (Democratic), Randy Udell (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Subjects: Firearms and dangerous weapons, Housing, Legislature -- Criminal Penalties, Joint Review Committee on
- 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: Ben DeSmidt (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Jodi Emerson (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Joan Fitzgerald (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Russell Goodwin (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Alex Joers (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Karen Kirsch (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Vincent Miresse (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Priscilla Prado (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Christine Sinicki (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lee Snodgrass (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Angela Stroud (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Shelia Stubbs (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Lisa Subeck (Democratic), House
- Sponsor: Randy Udell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kristin Dassler-Alfheim (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Larson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Renuka Mayadev (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lori Palmeri (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kelda Roys (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark Spreitzer (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (5)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-03-19: Representative Mayadev added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-02-09: Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-28: Read first time and referred to Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety (House)
- 2026-01-28: Introduced by Representatives Subeck, Emerson, Sinicki, DeSmidt, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Joers, Kirsch, Miresse, Prado, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs and Udell; cosponsored by Senators Larson, Dassler-Alfheim, Hesselbein, Ratcliff, Roys and Spreitzer (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB952), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB952.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Bill Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB952)
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB952.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AB952-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).