Bills · 2019-2020 Regular Session
Relating to: state government response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (FE)
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- Introduced, stopped here
- Passes Senate, not reached
- Passes Assembly, not reached
- Governor signs, not reached
- Law, not reached
Unfamiliar terms? Glossary
What this bill does
Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau
1.
agriculture
Eligibility for local fair aids
This bill modifies the eligibility requirements for agricultural societies, boards,
and associations to receive local fair aid provided by the Department of Agriculture,
Trade and Consumer Protection. To remain eligible for local fair aid from DATCP,
current law requires local agricultural societies, boards, and associations to operate
a fair each year. The bill allows agricultural societies, boards, and associations to
remain eligible for local fair aid if a local fair is not held during 2020 because of the
public health emergency declared on March 12, 2020, by executive order 72.
Prohibiting retailers from accepting certain returns
This bill prohibits a retailer from accepting a return of food products, personal
care products, cleaning products, and paper products during the public health
emergency declared on March 12, 2020, by executive order 72, or during the 30 days
immediately after the end of that public health emergency. The bill contains
exceptions, allowing retailers to accept returns of food, personal care, cleaning, or
paper products made within seven days of purchase and returns of adulterated or
defective food, personal care, cleaning, or paper products. Under the bill, retailers
may accept returns of other types of products.
2.
campaign finance
Communications relating to public health emergency
Currently, under Wisconsin's campaign finance law, a person elected to a state
or local government elective office who becomes a candidate for a national, state, or
local government office may not use public funds to pay the cost of materials or
distribution for 50 or more pieces of substantially identical material during the
campaign season. This bill exempts from this prohibition communications during
the public health emergency declared on March 12, 2020, by executive order 72, that
relate to the public health emergency.
3.
Correctional system
Death of an inmate
Under current law, if an individual dies while he or she is in the legal custody
of the Department of Corrections and confined to a correctional facility located in this
state, an autopsy on the deceased individual must be performed. Under this bill, for
the duration of the public health emergency relating to COVID-19, if an individual
who has been diagnosed with COVID-19 dies, the coroner or medical examiner may
perform limited examination of the deceased individual instead of a full autopsy,
which may include an external examination of the body of the deceased individual,
a review of the deceased individual's medical records, or a review of the deceased
What it would cost
Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs
Sponsors
Full history
- Apr 13, 2020 · Senate
Introduced by Committee on Senate Organization
- Apr 13, 2020 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Senate Organization
- Apr 13, 2020 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Apr 16, 2020 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Apr 17, 2020 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Apr 22, 2020 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- May 5, 2020 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- May 5, 2020 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 25, 2020 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received