# Wisconsin AJR112: To amend section 25 of article I of the constitution; Relating to: the right to keep and bear arms (first consideration).

Wisconsin AJR112, To amend section 25 of article I of the constitution; Relating to: the right to keep and bear arms (first consideration)., is a 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session) House bill sponsored by Brent Jacobson (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Calvin Callahan (Republican) and 10 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-23 (Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Wisconsin AJR112
- State: Wisconsin
- Session: 2025-2026 Wisconsin Legislature (Biennial Session)
- Title: To amend section 25 of article I of the constitution; Relating to: the right to keep and bear arms (first consideration).
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-10-29
- Last action: 2026-03-23, Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Sponsors: Brent Jacobson (Republican), Elijah Behnke (Republican), Calvin Callahan (Republican), Joy Goeben (Republican), Chanz Green (Republican), Daniel Knodl (Republican), Rob Kreibich (Republican), Dave Maxey (Republican), William Penterman (Republican), Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), Treig Pronschinske (Republican), Rob Swearingen (Republican), Duke Tucker (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: Asm Joint Resolution 112, Constitutional amendments -- First consideration, Firearms and dangerous weapons
- 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: Brent Jacobson (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Elijah Behnke (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Calvin Callahan (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Joy Goeben (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Chanz Green (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Daniel Knodl (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Kreibich (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Dave Maxey (Republican), House
- Sponsor: William Penterman (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Jim Piwowarczyk (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Treig Pronschinske (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Rob Swearingen (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Duke Tucker (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: David Armstrong (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Nate Gustafson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: André Jacque (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Steve Nass (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jerry O'Connor (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Rob Stafsholt (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Eric Wimberger (Republican), Senate

## Actions (13)

- 2026-03-23: Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1 (House)
- 2026-01-22: Referred to committee on Rules (House)
- 2026-01-22: Report adoption as amended of Assembly Joint Resolution 112 recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 5, Noes 3 (House)
- 2026-01-22: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Judiciary, Ayes 8, Noes 0 (House)
- 2026-01-21: Executive action taken (House)
- 2026-01-13: Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Green (House)
- 2026-01-13: LRB correction (House)
- 2026-01-07: Public hearing held (House)
- 2026-01-07: Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor (House)
- 2026-01-06: Representative O'Connor added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-11-04: Representative Armstrong added as a coauthor (House)
- 2025-10-29: Read first time and referred to Committee on Judiciary (House)
- 2025-10-29: Introduced by Representatives Green, Behnke, Callahan, Goeben, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Penterman, Piwowarczyk, Swearingen, Tucker and Pronschinske; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Nass, Stafsholt and Wimberger (House)

## Bill text

- Joint Resolution Text: [HTML](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AJR112), [PDF](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AJR112.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Joint Resolution Text (HTML)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AJR112)
- [Joint Resolution Text (PDF)](https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AJR112.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/WI-AJR112-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).