The Department of Administration has released its rules for concealed carry in state buildings. The policy announced Friday indicates permit holders will be allowed to carry hidden weapons in most state facilities, including the Capitol building.

Deputy Secretary Chris Schoenherr says most areas of the Capitol under DOA control will be open to permit holders. However, the law places restrictions on concealed carry in courtrooms and police stations, so it will not be permitted in the state Supreme Court Chambers or the Capitol Police station.

Each chamber of the Legislature will also pass its own rules, with the Assembly planning to allow permit holders to carry in all areas and the Senate expected to only ban them from its public viewing gallery. Each lawmaker will be able to decide whether to allow concealed weapons in their offices.

For other state facilities, Schoenherr says concealed carry will be widely allowed. Exceptions to that policy will be in offices used by the Department of Health Services to provide services to the mentally ill, areas where combustible materials are stored, and facilities used by the Department of Corrections and State Public Defender to provide services to those with criminal histories.

Schoenherr says signs will be posted at the entrances to buildings or areas inside of them where concealed weapons are prohibited.

State employees who obtain a permit will also be able to carry concealed while on the job. Schoenherr says the one exception that will be if the agency they work for determines carrying a weapon interferes with their job duties.

The Department of Administration plans to post a listing online of buildings with concealed carry restrictions by the time the law takes effect November first. State residents can begin applying for concealed carry permits next Tuesday.

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As the state prepares to unveil rules that will likely allow concealed weapons in the Capitol, the state Senate is poised to ban the public from carrying into its chambers.

The concealed carry law passed earlier this year takes effect on November first, allowing permit holders to carry hidden guns inside most government buildings, unless officials pass rules and post signs stating they are banned. The state Department of Administration is scheduled to outline a policy Friday morning that is expected to allow them inside parts of the Capitol under its control.

The law also allows the state Senate and Assembly to pass their own rules on whether hidden handguns will be allowed inside.

State Senate President Mike Ellis (R-Neenah) says he wants them banned from his chamber in both the gallery and on the floor. Ellis says “we have enough problems as it is without Tom Mix and Hopalong Cassidy with their six shooters out here.”

However, Ellis is only expected to get a portion of that wish granted. A spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) says an agreement among Republicans will only ban hidden guns in the Senate galleries. Members with permits will be allowed to carry them on the floor, they will be allowed in committee hearing rooms, and Senators will have the power to ban them from their offices.

Ellis says he would prefer to stick with the current policy that bans guns from the building, but admits he lost that battle.

Meanwhile, the state Assembly is expected to approve rules that allow concealed guns in that chamber. Democrats, such as state Senator Fred Risser (D-Madison), say the plan is a threat to public safety.

AUDIO: Andrew Beckett reports (1:02)

UPDATE: This story was edited from its original version to reflect the final compromise reached by Republicans, which will allow Senators with permits to carry concealed weapons in the chamber.