-Date 2022of LEGISLATUREenactment: 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.

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WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to create 323.225 of the statutes;

AnalysisThe bypeople of the Legislativestate Referenceof BureauWisconsin, Thisrepresented billin limitsno thebusiness usemay ofbe emergencydeclared powersessential duringor emergencies.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 emergencyS mustECTION be1. applied to all businesses uniformly without regard for the type of business or the product or service provided by the business.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

S ECTION 1.

emergency shall be applied to all businesses uniformly 323.225 Prohibition against closing businesses.

without regard for type of business or the product or ser- During an emergency declared under s.

323.10 or 323.11, novice 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.

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