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Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session

SB 886

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Relating to: emergency power to regulate businesses.

Business Governor Municipality

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  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 limits the use of emergency powers during emergencies. 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.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Ballweg (R) , Bernier (R) , Bradley (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Feyen (R) , Kooyenga (R) , Marklein (R) , Stafsholt (R) , Wanggaard (R) , Wimberger (R)

25 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Armstrong (R) , August (R) , Behnke (R) , Brooks (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (R) , Edming (R) , Gundrum (R) , James (R) , Knodl (R) , Macco and Magnafici , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Penterman (R) , Plumer (R) , Pronschinske (R) , Schraa (R) , Sortwell (R) , Steineke (R) , Summerfield (R) , Swearingen (R) , Vos (R) , Wichgers (R)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Sporting Heritage, Small Business and Rural Issues, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Feb 28, 2022 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 21, 2022 · Senate

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

  2. Jan 21, 2022 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage, Small Business and Rural Issues

  3. Jan 24, 2022 · Senate

    Representative Murphy added as a cosponsor

  4. Jan 27, 2022 · Senate

    Representative Brooks added as a cosponsor

  5. Jan 31, 2022 · Senate

    Representative Wichgers added as a cosponsor

  6. Feb 16, 2022 · Senate

    Representatives Macco and Magnafici added as cosponsors

  7. Feb 24, 2022 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  8. Feb 28, 2022 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  9. Feb 28, 2022 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Sporting Heritage, Small Business and Rural Issues, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  10. Feb 28, 2022 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  11. Mar 15, 2022 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1