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SB275 • 2025

statements of scope for administrative rules

statements of scope for administrative rules

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
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 Wittke
Last action
2026-05-13
Official status
S - Veto sustained
Effective date
Not listed

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statements of scope for administrative rules

statements of scope for administrative rules Status: S - Veto sustained

What This Bill Does

  • statements of scope for administrative rules Status: S - Veto sustained

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Bill History

  1. 2026-05-13 Sen.

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

  2. 2026-05-12 Sen.

    Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  3. 2026-03-20 Sen.

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-20-2026

  4. 2026-03-18 Sen.

    Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2026

  5. 2026-02-20 Sen.

    Report correctly enrolled

  6. 2026-02-13 Sen.

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  7. 2026-02-12 Asm.

    Received from Senate

  8. 2026-02-12 Asm.

    Read

  9. 2026-02-12 Asm.

    Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up

  10. 2026-02-12 Asm.

    Read a second time

  11. 2026-02-12 Asm.

    Ordered to a third reading

  12. 2026-02-12 Asm.

    Rules suspended

  13. 2026-02-12 Asm.

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 53, Noes 45

  14. 2026-02-12 Asm.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  15. 2026-02-11 Sen.

    Read a second time

  16. 2026-02-11 Sen.

    Ordered to a third reading

  17. 2026-02-11 Sen.

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  18. 2026-02-11 Sen.

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  19. 2026-02-11 Sen.

    Ordered immediately messaged

  20. 2026-02-09 Sen.

    Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  21. 2026-01-06 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  22. 2025-12-04 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  23. 2025-11-07 Sen.

    Executive action taken

  24. 2025-11-07 Sen.

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs , Ayes 3, Noes 2

  25. 2025-11-07 Sen.

    Available for scheduling

  26. 2025-10-09 Sen.

    Public hearing held

  27. 2025-07-24 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  28. 2025-06-25 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  29. 2025-06-20 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  30. 2025-06-16 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  31. 2025-06-13 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  32. 2025-06-12 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  33. 2025-05-28 Sen.

    Fiscal estimate received

  34. 2025-05-21 Sen.

    Introduced 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 Wittke

  35. 2025-05-21 Sen.

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

Official Summary Text

statements of scope for administrative rules
Status: S - Veto sustained

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Wisconsin Legislature: SB275: Text as Enrolled

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2025 Senate Bill 275

Date of publication*:
2025 WISCONSIN ACT
An Act

to renumber and amend
227.135 (5);
to amend
227.14 (6) (c) 1. a.;
to create
227.135 (1) (g), 227.135 (5) (b) and 227.135 (7) of the statutes;
relating to:
statements of scope for administrative rules.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB275,1
Section
1
.
227.135 (1) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
227.135
(1)
(g) A statement as to whether the statement of scope will be for a proposed emergency rule or for a proposed permanent rule. An agency that intends to concurrently promulgate an emergency rule and a permanent rule shall prepare separate statements of scope.
SB275,2
Section
2
.
227.135 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 227.135 (5) (a) and amended to read:
227.135
(5)
(a) A statement of scope
for a proposed permanent rule
shall expire on the date that is 30 months after the date on which it is published in the register. After a statement of scope
for a proposed permanent rule
expires, an agency may not submit a proposed rule based upon that statement of scope to the legislature for review under s. 227.19 (2), and any such rule that has not been submitted to the legislature for review before that date shall be considered withdrawn on that date as provided in s. 227.14 (6) (c) 1. a. For purposes of this
subsection

paragraph
, a revised statement of scope prepared under sub. (4)
for a proposed permanent rule
shall expire on the date that is 30 months after the date on which the revised statement is published in the register.
SB275,3
Section
3
.
227.135 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
227.135
(5)
(b) A statement of scope for a proposed emergency rule shall expire on the date that is 6 months after the date on which it is published in the register. After a statement of scope for a proposed emergency rule expires, an agency may not promulgate a proposed emergency rule based upon that statement of scope. For purposes of this paragraph, a revised statement of scope prepared under sub. (4) for a proposed emergency rule shall expire on the date that is 6 months after the date on which the revised statement is published in the register.
SB275,4
Section
4
.
227.135 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
227.135
(7)
An agency may not promulgate more than one permanent rule or one emergency rule based on a statement of scope.
SB275,5
Section
5
.
227.14 (6) (c) 1. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
227.14
(6)
(c) 1. a. If the proposed rule is not submitted to the legislature for review under s. 227.19 (2) before the statement of the scope of the proposed rule expires as provided in s. 227.135 (5)
(a)
, on the date that statement of scope expires.
SB275,6
Section
6
. Initial applicability.
(
1
) This act first applies to a statement of scope that is published in the Wisconsin Administrative Register on the effective date of this subsection.

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