WisconsinWisconsin agencies would face limits on rule planning statements
The failed proposal would set time limits for Wisconsin agencies to use statements describing planned rules, starting with statements published on its effective date.
What it does
A statement for a permanent rule would expire after 30 months; one for an emergency rule would expire after 6 months. An agency could not keep moving ahead under an expired statement.
An agency could base no more than one permanent rule or one emergency rule on a single statement describing a planned rule.
Each statement would have to say whether it covers a proposed emergency rule or permanent rule. Agencies planning both at once would need separate statements.
Argument forSeparate statements and a one-rule limit could help the public tell which kind of rule an agency plans and follow its progress.
Argument againstAgencies could have to start over if a deadline passes, adding work and delaying a rule that is still being drafted or reviewed.
More detail
A statement describing a planned rule would expire after a set period. The limits apply to statements for proposed permanent and emergency rules. After a permanent-rule statement expires, an agency could not submit a proposed rule based on it for legislative review, and a rule not submitted by then would be withdrawn. After an emergency-rule statement expires, an agency could not propose an emergency rule based on it. Each period would start when the statement is published in the Wisconsin Administrative Register. A revised statement would get the same period starting from its own publication.
An agency could base no more than one rule of each type on a statement. The limit covers permanent rules and emergency rules.
An agency would have to identify the kind of proposed rule covered by each statement. This applies when an agency prepares a statement for a proposed rule. An agency planning an emergency rule and a permanent rule at the same time would have to prepare separate statements.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- May 13Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82Latest
- May 12Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
- Mar 20Report vetoed by the Governor Tony Evers on 3-20-2026Major
- Mar 18Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2026To Governor
- Feb 20Report correctly enrolledMinor
- Feb 13Received from Assembly concurred inMinor
- Feb 12Ordered immediately messaged
- Vote recorded CONCURRENCE. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 53, Noes 45Passed House
- Feb 12Rules suspended
- Feb 12Ordered to a third readingMinor
- Feb 12Read a second timeMinor
- Feb 12Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up
- Feb 12Read
- Feb 12Received from SenateMinor
- Feb 11Ordered immediately messaged
- Vote recorded PASSAGE. Result: pass.Upper
- Feb 11Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 15Passed Senate
- Feb 11Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
- Feb 11Ordered to a third readingMinor
- Feb 11Read a second timeMinor
- Feb 9Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
- Jan 6Fiscal estimate receivedMinor
- 2025
- Dec 4Fiscal estimate receivedMinor
- Nov 7Available for scheduling
- Vote recorded Report passage recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2. Result: pass.Upper
- Nov 7Report passage recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2Minor
- Nov 7Executive action taken
- Oct 9Public hearing held
- Jul 24Fiscal estimate receivedMinor
- Jun 25Fiscal estimate receivedMinor
- Jun 20Fiscal estimate receivedMinor
- Jun 16Fiscal estimate receivedMinor
- Jun 13Fiscal estimate receivedMinor
- Jun 12Fiscal estimate receivedMinor
- May 28Fiscal estimate receivedMinor
- May 21Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal AffairsMinor
- May 21Introduced by Senators Hutton, Bradley, Tomczyk, Nass, Kapenga, Feyen, Cabral-Guevara and Stafsholt; cosponsored by Representatives Knodl, Nedweski, Armstrong, Penterman, O'Connor, Tusler, Mursau, Maxey, Green, Murphy, Dittrich, Tranel, Gustafson, Moses, Piwowarczyk, Neylon, Gundrum, Dallman, Callahan, Donovan, B. Jacobson, Behnke, Goeben, Kaufert, Tittl, Rodriguez, Wichgers and WittkeIntroduced
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