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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

AB 24

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Relating to: closure of and forbidding gatherings in places of worship.

Disease Public health Religious societies

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, stopped here
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill prohibits local health officers from closing or forbidding gatherings in

places of worship to control outbreaks and epidemics of the 2019 novel coronavirus.

Currently, local health officers have the statutory authority to do what is reasonable

and necessary for the prevention and suppression of disease and forbid public

gatherings when necessary to control outbreaks or epidemics, among other public

health powers.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Brooks (R) , Horlacher (R) , Schraa (R) , Thiesfeldt (R)

22 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Ballweg (R) , Bradley (R) , Darling (R) , Edming (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Jacque (R) , Kapenga (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Marklein (R) , Nass (R) , Petrowski (R) , Plumer (R) , Ramthun (R) , Stafsholt (R) , Steffen (R) , Stroebel (R) , Testin (R) , Tittl (R) , Wanggaard (R) , Wichgers (R) , Wimberger (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Constitution and Ethics, Ayes 6, Noes 3

Passed 6–3 Mar 17, 2021 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Constitution and Ethics, Ayes 6, Noes 3

Passed 6–3 Mar 17, 2021 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: PASSAGE

Passed 61–33 Mar 23, 2021 official source full page

Aye · 61

Not voting · 2

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

Passed 3–2 Apr 13, 2021 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Jan 29, 2021 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Horlacher, Brooks and Schraa; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Stroebel, Darling, Felzkowski, Kapenga, Marklein, Petrowski, Wanggaard, Testin, Wimberger, Stafsholt, Nass, Kooyenga, Ballweg and Bradley

  2. Jan 29, 2021 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Constitution and Ethics

  3. Feb 26, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Ramthun added as a coauthor

  4. Mar 1, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Edming added as a coauthor

  5. Mar 2, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Plumer added as a coauthor

  6. Mar 3, 2021 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. Mar 3, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Tittl added as a coauthor

  8. Mar 4, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Allen added as a coauthor

  9. Mar 5, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Wichgers added as a coauthor

  10. Mar 9, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Thiesfeldt

  11. Mar 10, 2021 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  12. Mar 17, 2021 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Constitution and Ethics, Ayes 6, Noes 3

  13. Mar 17, 2021 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Constitution and Ethics, Ayes 6, Noes 3

  14. Mar 17, 2021 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  15. Mar 17, 2021 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 3-23-2021 by Committee on Rules

  16. Mar 19, 2021 · Assembly

    Representative Steffen added as a coauthor

  17. Mar 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  18. Mar 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  19. Mar 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  20. Mar 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  21. Mar 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 61, Noes 33, Paired 2

  22. Mar 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  23. Mar 23, 2021 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  24. Mar 24, 2021 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  25. Mar 24, 2021 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  26. Apr 13, 2021 · Senate

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

  27. Apr 13, 2021 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 4-14-2021 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  28. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Read a second time

  29. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  30. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  31. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  32. Apr 14, 2021 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  33. Apr 14, 2021 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  34. Apr 15, 2021 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 4-15-2021

  35. Apr 21, 2021 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-21-2021 by directive of the Speaker

  36. Apr 23, 2021 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-23-2021

  37. May 6, 2021 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  38. May 6, 2021 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-11-2021 by Committee on Rules

  39. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

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

  40. May 17, 2022 · Assembly

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