Wisconsin · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill
SB 746: Relating to: local health officer authority to mandate business closure to control communicable disease.
Did not advance Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Did not advance
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 746 is a bill introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on December 12, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to: local health officer authority to mandate business closure to control communicable disease. Primary sponsor: Dianne Hesselbein (Democratic), Chris Larson (Democratic), Melissa Ratcliff (Democratic), Kelda Roys (Democratic), Mark Spreitzer (Democratic). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 23, 2026): Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.
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Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 13
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dianne Hesselbein | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 27 |
| Chris Larson | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 7 |
| Melissa Ratcliff | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 16 |
| Kelda Roys | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 26 |
| Mark Spreitzer | Primary sponsor | Democratic | Senate | 15 |
| Clint Anderson | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 45 |
| Margaret Arney | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 18 |
| Mike Bare | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 80 |
| Maureen McCarville | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 42 |
| Lori Palmeri | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 54 |
| Ann Roe | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 44 |
| Lisa Subeck | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 79 |
| Randy Udell | Co-sponsor | Democratic | House | 47 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
- Read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Local Government
- Introduced by Senators Hesselbein, Larson, Ratcliff, Roys and Spreitzer; cosponsored by Representatives Bare, Udell, McCarville, Anderson, Arney, Palmeri, Roe and Subeck