SB 154

Generally, under current law, an interlocutory or final judgment issued by a

court in an action for an injunction may not be stayed after the entry of the judgment

or during the pendency of an appeal. This bill makes an injunction, restraining order,

or other order that, upon entry, suspends or restrains the enforcement of any state

statute (order) immediately appealable to an appellate court or to the Wisconsin

Supreme Court. If a petition for interlocutory review is filed within ten days after

the entry of the order, the order is stayed until one of the following occurs:

1. The appellate court or the Supreme Court grants the petition for

interlocutory review and subsequently orders that the automatic stay be lifted.

2. The appellate court or the Supreme Court denies the petition for

interlocutory review and simultaneously orders that the automatic stay be lifted.

3. Entry of a final and unappealable order disposing of the entire case.

The bill permits the appellate court or the Supreme Court to enter such orders

as are necessary to the resolution of the petition.