Bills · 2021-2022 Regular Session
Relating to: emergency power to regulate businesses.
Business Governor Municipality
- 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
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 pageNo individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Full history
- 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
- Jan 21, 2022 · Senate
Read first time and referred to Committee on Sporting Heritage, Small Business and Rural Issues
- Jan 24, 2022 · Senate
Representative Murphy added as a cosponsor
- Jan 27, 2022 · Senate
Representative Brooks added as a cosponsor
- Jan 31, 2022 · Senate
Representative Wichgers added as a cosponsor
- Feb 16, 2022 · Senate
- Feb 24, 2022 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Feb 28, 2022 · Senate
Executive action taken
- Feb 28, 2022 · Senate
Report passage recommended by Committee on Sporting Heritage, Small Business and Rural Issues, Ayes 3, Noes 2
- Feb 28, 2022 · Senate
Available for scheduling
- Mar 15, 2022 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1