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WI SB746
Bill
Status
12/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Dianne Hesselbein
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AI Summary
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Repeals Wisconsin statute 252.03 (2j), which currently limits local health officers' authority to mandate business closures during communicable disease outbreaks
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Eliminates the existing 30-day cap on business closure mandates issued by local health officers without governing body approval
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Removes the requirement that local governing bodies (city councils, county boards, etc.) must approve extensions of business closure orders beyond 30 days
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Allows local health officers unrestricted discretion on the duration of business closures to control outbreaks or epidemics of communicable disease
Legislative Description
Local health officer authority to mandate business closure to control communicable disease.
Last Action
Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government
12/12/2025