Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Introduced Bipartisan · 6 R · 5 D cosponsors

SB 12 — Relating to: a sales and use tax exemption for the sale of gun safes. (FE)

Last action — Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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    Introduced
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

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Advancing 54% · moderate confidence

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Low

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  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 45 sponsors

    1 primary, 44 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (6 R · 5 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 2 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to amend 77.52 (13) and 77.53 (10); to create 77.54 (75) of the statutes;

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

63 added · 71 removed

Plain-language change summary

The recent amendments to SB 12 broaden the scope of the sales and use tax exemption to include not only gun safes but also firearm storage and safety devices. This change defines "firearm storage device" as a locked container designed to store firearms securely, and "firearm safety device" as a mechanism that prevents unauthorized access to a firearm. This matters because it encourages safer firearm storage practices by making these safety devices more affordable for consumers.

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- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRBs0014/1 KP:cdc SENATE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1, TO SENATE BILL 12 February 27, 2025 - Offered by Senator WANGGAARD .
- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-1464/1 KP&JK:emw SENATE BILL 12 February 3, 2025 - Introduced by Senators W ANGGAARD , CABRAL-GUEVARA , C ARPENTER, D ASSLER-ALFHEIM, FEYEN , HESSELBEIN, JAMES , M ARKLEIN, Q UINN and R ATCLIFF, cosponsored by Representatives NEYLON, SPIROS, A NDERSON, ANDRACA , ARMSTRONG , BEHNKE, BILLINGS, ROWN , CALLAHAN , D ESMIDT, D ITTRICH, EMERSON , FITZGERALD , GOODWIN , H ONG, J OERS, JOHNSON , MAXEY, MAYADEV, MELOTIK, MIRESSE, MOORE OMOKUNDE , MOSES, M URSAU , ORTI-VELEZ, SNODGRASS , STROUD , STUBBS, SUBECK , TENORIO, TUSLER , INING, WICHGERS, OEBEN and PALMERI.
A N A CT to renumber 77.51 (3rm);
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue.
to amend 77.52 (13) and 77.53 (10);
A N A CT to amend 77.52 (13) and 77.53 (10);
to create 77.51 (3rh), 77.51 (3rj) and 77.54 (75) of the statutes;
to create 77.54 (75) of the statutes;
a sales and use tax exemption for the sale of firearm storage and safety devices.
a sales and use tax exemption for the sale of gun safes.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill creates a sales and use tax exemption for sales of firearm storage devices and firearm safety devices.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill creates a sales and use tax exemption for sales of gun safes.
Under the bill, a Xfirearm storage deviceY is a container or enclosure designed to safely store firearms and that is secured by a lock, and excludes glass-faced cabinets, containers, or other forms of storage designed to display firearms.
Because this bill relates to an exemption from state or local taxes, it may be referred to the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions for a report to be printed as an appendix to the bill.
Also, the bill defines Xfirearm safety deviceY as a device to be equipped or installed on a firearm designed to prevent unauthorized access to the firearm or to prevent it from being operated without first deactivating the device.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
S ECTION 1.
SECTION 1.
77.51 (3rh) of the statutes is created to read:
- 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRBs0014/1 KP:cdc SECTION 1 77.51 (3rh) XFirearm safety deviceY means a device to be equipped or installed on a firearm designed to prevent unauthorized access to the firearm or to prevent it from being operated without first deactivating the device.
S ECTION 2.
77.51 (3rj) of the statutes is created to read:
77.51 (3rj) XFirearm storage deviceY means a container or enclosure designed for the principal purpose of safely storing a firearm and secured by a combination lock, key lock, or lock based on biometric information which, once locked is incapable of being opened without the combination, key, or biometric information, respectivelyXFirearm storage deviceY does not include a glass-faced cabinet, container, or other form of storage designed to display firearms.
S ECTION 3.
77.51 (3rm) of the statutes is renumbered 77.51 (3re).
S ECTION 4.
(1) (b), (c), or (d), or services is not a taxable sale at retail is upon the person who makes the sale unless that person takes from the purchaser an electronic or a paper certificate, in a manner prescribed by the department, to the effect that the property, item, good, or service is purchased for resale or is otherwise exempt, except that no certificate is required for the sale of tangible personal property, or items, property, or goods under sub.
(1) (b), (c), or (d), - 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-1464/1 KP&JK:emw SENATE BILL 12 SECTION 1 or services is not a taxable sale at retail is upon the person who makes the sale unless that person takes from the purchaser an electronic or a paper certificate, in a manner prescribed by the department, to the effect that the property, item, good, or service is purchased for resale or is otherwise exempt, except that no certificate is required for the sale of tangible personal property, or items, property, or goods under sub.
77.54 (5) (a) 3., (7), (7m), (8), (10), (11), (14), (15), (17), (20n), (21), (22b), (31), (32), (35), (36), (37), (42), (44), (45), (46), (51), (52), (64), (66), (67), (71), and (72), and (75).
77.54 (5) (a) 3., (7), (7m), (8), (10), (11), (14), (15), (17), (20n), (21), (22b), (31), (32), (35), (36), (37), (42), (44), (45), (46), (51), (52), (64), (66), (67), and (72), and (75).
- 2026 Legislature - 3 - LRBs0014/1 KP:cdc SECTION 5 S ECTION 5.
S ECTION 2.
77.54 (7), (7m), (8), (10), (11), (14), (15), (17), (20n), (21), (22b), (31), (32), (35), (36), (37), (42), (44), (45), (46), (51), (52), (64), (66), (67), (71), and (72), and (75).
77.54 (7), (7m), (8), (10), (11), (14), (15), (17), (20n), (21), (22b), (31), (32), (35), (36), (37), (42), (44), (45), (46), (51), (52), (64), (66), (67), and (72), and (75).
S ECTION 6.
S ECTION 3.
77.54 (75) The sales price from the sale of and the storage, use, or other consumption of firearm storage devices and firearm safety devices.
- 2026 Legislature - 3 - LRB-1464/1 KP&JK:emw SENATE BILL 12 S ECTION 3 77.54 (75) The sales price from the sale of and the storage, use, or other consumption of gun safes that are specifically designed for the storage of guns, but not other items used for gun storage, such as locking gun cabinets and racks.
A firearm sold with a firearm safety device already installed on it is treated as the sale of a firearm and not the sale of a firearm safety device.
SECTION 4.
S ECTION 7.
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Action History

  1. Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Representative Madison added as a cosponsor

  3. Senator Keyeski added as a coauthor

  4. Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions received

  5. Report of Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions requested

  6. Senator Spreitzer added as a coauthor

  7. Available for scheduling

  8. Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  9. Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Agriculture and Revenue, Ayes 8, Noes 0

  10. Executive action taken

  11. Representative Bare added as a cosponsor

  12. Public hearing held

  13. Representative Udell added as a cosponsor

  14. Representative Prado added as a cosponsor

  15. Representative Roe added as a cosponsor

  16. Representative McCarville added as a cosponsor

  17. Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wanggaard

  18. Fiscal estimate received

  19. Read first time and referred to Committee on Agriculture and Revenue

  20. Introduced by Senators Wanggaard, Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Feyen, Hesselbein, James, Marklein, Quinn and Ratcliff; cosponsored by Representatives Neylon, Spiros, Anderson, Andraca, Armstrong, Behnke, Billings, Brown, Callahan, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Hong, Joers, Johnson, Maxey, Mayadev, Melotik, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Moses, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, Tusler, Vining, Wichgers, Goeben and Palmeri

Sponsors

  • Neylon · Cosponsor
  • Spiros · Cosponsor
  • Andraca · Cosponsor
  • Armstrong · Cosponsor
  • Behnke · Cosponsor
  • Billings · Cosponsor
  • Brown · Cosponsor
  • Callahan · Cosponsor
  • DeSmidt · Cosponsor
  • Dittrich · Cosponsor
  • Emerson · Cosponsor
  • Fitzgerald · Cosponsor
  • Goodwin · Cosponsor
  • Hong · Cosponsor
  • Joers · Cosponsor
  • Maxey · Cosponsor
  • Mayadev · Cosponsor
  • Melotik · Cosponsor
  • Miresse · Cosponsor
  • Moore Omokunde · Cosponsor
  • Moses · Cosponsor
  • Mursau · Cosponsor
  • Ortiz-Velez · Cosponsor
  • Snodgrass · Cosponsor
  • Stroud · Cosponsor
  • Stubbs · Cosponsor
  • Subeck · Cosponsor
  • Tenorio · Cosponsor
  • Tusler · Cosponsor
  • Vining · Cosponsor
  • Wichgers · Cosponsor
  • Goeben · Cosponsor
  • Palmeri · Cosponsor
  • Van Wanggaard · Primary
  • Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Cosponsor
  • Tim Carpenter · Cosponsor
  • Kristin Dassler-Alfheim · Cosponsor
  • Dan Feyen · Cosponsor
  • Dianne Hesselbein · Cosponsor
  • Jesse James · Cosponsor
  • Howard Marklein · Cosponsor
  • Romaine Quinn · Cosponsor
  • Melissa Ratcliff · Cosponsor
  • J ANDERSON · Cosponsor
  • LaTonya Johnson · Cosponsor

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1 sponsors · 44 co-sponsors · 87 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (44)

Not signed on (87)

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 12 do?
An Act to amend 77.52 (13) and 77.53 (10); to create 77.54 (75) of the statutes;
Who sponsors SB 12?
SB 12 is sponsored by Neylon, Spiros, Andraca, Armstrong, Behnke, Billings, Brown, Callahan, DeSmidt, Dittrich, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Goodwin, Hong, Joers, Maxey, Mayadev, Melotik, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Moses, Mursau, Ortiz-Velez, Snodgrass, Stroud, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, Tusler, Vining, Wichgers, Goeben, Palmeri, Wanggaard, Van (Republican), Cabral-Guevara, Rachael (Republican), Carpenter, Tim (Democrat), Dassler-Alfheim, Kristin (Democrat), Feyen, Dan (Republican), Hesselbein, Dianne (Democrat), James, Jesse (Republican), Marklein, Howard (Republican), Quinn, Romaine (Republican), Ratcliff, Melissa (Democrat), ANDERSON, J, and Johnson, LaTonya (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 12?
This bill has been introduced in the Senate. Introduced February 03, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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