The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has 30 days to submit the governor’s order limiting indoor public gatherings to the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules.
Monday’s six-to-four vote along party lines is a Republican push-back against Democratic Governor Tony Evers’ emergency order.
The committee debate lasted for 48 minutes.
Democrats say the Legislature is delaying further action while the numbers of cases grow.
Republican State Senator Steve Nass says it’s not a debate on COVID-19, it’s a debate on whether the D-H-S-S is following the law.
Nass thinks the agency is breaking the law.
