Wisconsin 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: To Executive 14 R cosponsors

AB 912 — Relating to: emergency power to regulate businesses.

Last action — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

10 added · 30 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended bill now explicitly prohibits declaring businesses as either essential or nonessential during emergencies, ensuring that regulations apply uniformly to all businesses regardless of their type or the services they provide. This change aims to create fairness in how businesses are treated during emergencies, meaning that no specific sector will face restrictions while others do not. This matters because it could help prevent economic disparities and ensure that all businesses have the opportunity to operate under the same rules in crisis situations.

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- 2022 LEGISLATURE LRB-5782/1 MLJ:klm ASSEMBLY BILL 912 January 28, 2022 - Introduced by Representatives S WEARINGEN , EDMING , ARMSTRONG , AUGUST, EHNKE , ABRAL-G UEVARA, ITTRICH, UCHOW , GUNDRUM , JAMES, KNODL , LUMER , RONSCHINSKE, SCHRAA, STEINEKE, UMMERFIELD , OS and B ROOKS, cosponsored by Senators W IMBERGER, STAFSHOLT, BALLWEG , BRADLEY, FELZKOWSKI, EYEN , OOYENGA , MARKLEINand W ANGGAARD.
Date of enactment:
Referred to Committee on Small Business Development.
Assembly Bill 912 Date of publication*:
A N A CT to create 323.225 of the statutes;
WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to create 323.225 of the statutes;
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau This bill limits the use of emergency powers during emergencies.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in no business may be declared essential or nonessential, senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
Under the bill, no business may be declared essential or nonessential, and any action or regulation of a business relating to an emergency must be applied to all businesses uniformly without regard for the type of business or the product or service provided by the business.
and any action or regulation of a business relating to an S ECTION 1.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
S ECTION 1.
323.225 Prohibition against closing businesses.
emergency shall be applied to all businesses uniformly 323.225 Prohibition against closing businesses.
During an emergency declared under s.
without regard for type of business or the product or ser- During an emergency declared under s.
323.10 or 323.11, no business may be declared essential or nonessential, and any action or regulation of a business relating to an emergency - 2022 Legislature - 2 - LRB-5782/1 MLJ:klm ASSEMBLY BILL 912 SECTION 1 shall be applied to all businesses uniformly without regard for type of business or the product or service provided by the business.
323.10 or 323.11, vice provided by the business.
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partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.”or’s
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Action History

  1. Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

  2. Placed on calendar 5-17-2022 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  3. Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-8-2022

  4. Presented to the Governor on 4-4-2022 by directive of the Speaker

  5. Report correctly enrolled on 3-11-2022

  6. Received from Senate concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 20, Noes 12

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Read a second time

  12. Placed on calendar 3-8-2022 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  13. Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

  14. Available for scheduling

  15. Withdrawn from committee on Sporting Heritage, Small Business and Rural Issues and rereferred to committee on Senate Organization pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)

  16. Read first time and referred to committee on Sporting Heritage, Small Business and Rural Issues

  17. Received from Assembly

  18. Ordered immediately messaged

  19. Representative Skowronski added as a coauthor

  20. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 59, Noes 35, Paired 2

  21. Rules suspended

  22. Ordered to a third reading

  23. Read a second time

  24. Representatives Macco and Magnafici added as coauthors

  25. Placed on calendar 2-17-2022 by Committee on Rules

  26. Referred to committee on Rules

  27. Report passage recommended by Committee on Small Business Development, Ayes 10, Noes 4

  28. Executive action taken

  29. Public hearing held

  30. Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor

  31. Read first time and referred to Committee on Small Business Development

  32. Introduced by Representatives Swearingen, Edming, Armstrong, August, Behnke, Cabral-Guevara, Dittrich, Duchow, Gundrum, James, Knodl, Plumer, Pronschinske, Schraa, Steineke, Summerfield, Vos and Brooks; cosponsored by Senators Wimberger, Stafsholt, Ballweg, Bradley, Felzkowski, Feyen, Kooyenga, Marklein and Wanggaard

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18 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 114 not signed on · 27 voted No

Sponsors (18)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (114)

114 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

CONCURRENCE

Passed 20 Yea · 12 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 13000
Unaffiliated 7401
Democrat 0800
Total 201201
% of votes cast 61%36%0%3%
How each member voted (33)
Member Party Vote
COWLES — Yea
KOOYENGA — Yea
STROEBEL — Yea
DARLING — Yea
PETROWSKI — Yea
AGARD — Nay
BEWLEY — Nay
ERPENBACH — Nay
RINGHAND — Nay
BALLWEG — Not Voting
BERNIER — Yea
ROTH — Yea
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Nay
Johnson, LaTonya Democrat Nay
Larson, Chris Democrat Nay
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Nay
Roys, Kelda Democrat Nay
Smith, Jeff Democrat Nay
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Nay
Wirch, Robert Democrat Nay
Bradley, Julian Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Feyen, Dan Republican Yea
Jacque, André Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
Kapenga, Chris Republican Yea
LeMahieu, Devin Republican Yea
Marklein, Howard Republican Yea
Nass, Steve Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Testin, Patrick Republican Yea
Wanggaard, Van Republican Yea
Wimberger, Eric Republican Yea

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PASSAGE

Passed 59 Yea · 35 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 01800
Republican 36100
Unaffiliated 231600
Total 593500
% of votes cast 63%37%0%0%
How each member voted (94)
Member Party Vote
BALDEH — Nay
BOWEN — Nay
BRANDTJEN — Yea
BROSTOFF — Nay
CABRAL-GUEVA — Yea
CABRERA — Nay
CONLEY — Nay
CONSIDINE — Nay
EDMING — Yea
STEINEKE — Yea
TAUCHEN — Yea
THIESFELDT — Yea
VORPAGEL — Yea
VRUWINK — Nay
SPEAKER — Yea
GOYKE — Nay
HEBL — Nay
HINTZ — Nay
HORLACHER — Yea
KATSMA — Yea
KERKMAN — Yea
KUGLITSCH — Yea
LOUDENBECK — Yea
MACCO — Yea
MAGNAFICI — Yea
MEYERS — Nay
MYERS — Nay
OHNSTAD — Nay
OLDENBURG — Yea
PETRYK — Yea
PLUMER — Yea
POPE — Nay
RAMTHUN — Yea
RIEMER — Nay
ROZAR — Yea
SANFELIPPO — Yea
SCHRAA — Yea
SHELTON — Nay
SKOWRONSKI — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Nay
Andraca, Deb Democrat Nay
Billings, Jill Democrat Nay
Doyle, Steve Democrat Nay
Drake, Dora Democrat Nay
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Nay
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Nay
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Nay
Hong, Francesca Democrat Nay
McGuire, Tip Democrat Nay
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Nay
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Nay
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Nay
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Nay
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Nay
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Nay
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Nay
Vining, Robyn Democrat Nay
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Behnke, Elijah Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Nay
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Yea
Tranel, Travis Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors AB 912?
AB 912 is sponsored by Brooks, Robert (Republican), Vos, Robin (Republican), Summerfield, Rob (Republican), Steineke, Schraa, Pronschinske, Treig (Republican), Plumer, Knodl, Daniel (Republican), James, Jesse (Republican), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Duchow, Cindi (Republican), Dittrich, Barbara (Republican), Cabral-Guevara, Rachael (Republican), Behnke, Elijah (Republican), August, Tyler (Republican), Armstrong, David (Republican), Edming, and Swearingen, Rob (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 912?
This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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