Relating to: going armed at a polling place and providing a penalty.
AB 943 creates a new law (Section 941.236) prohibiting people from carrying firearms within 100 feet of polling places during voting hours (one hour before opening to one hour after closing). It directly affects voters, election workers, and anyone near polling locations during elections. The law applies to all individuals except law enforcement officers, qualified out-of-state officers, former officers, property owners on their own land, and security personnel acting in their official duties. Violating this provision is a serious misdemeanor charge.
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Introduced Jan 28, 2026
Last action Apr 21, 2026
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Jan 28, 2026
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Stubbs, Andraca, Kirsch, Udell, Sinicki, Prado, Fitzgerald, Miresse, Roe, Neubauer, Snodgrass, Joers, Arney, J. Jacobson, Stroud and DeSmidt;
cosponsored by Senators Larson, L. Johnson, Roys, Ratcliff, Spreitzer and Dassler-Alfheim
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Party
State
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Alex Joers
DDemocratic
P
Angela Stroud
DDemocratic
P
Ann Roe
DDemocratic
P
Ben DeSmidt
DDemocratic
P
Christine Sinicki
DDemocratic
P
Deb Andraca
DDemocratic
P
Greta Neubauer
DDemocratic
P
Jenna Jacobson
DDemocratic
P
Joan Fitzgerald
DDemocratic
P
Karen Kirsch
DDemocratic
P
Lee Snodgrass
DDemocratic
P
Margaret Arney
DDemocratic
P
Priscilla Prado
DDemocratic
P
Randy Udell
DDemocratic
P
Shelia Stubbs
DDemocratic
P
Vinnie Miresse
DDemocratic
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