SB276 • 2025

challenges to the validity of administrative rules and making an appropriation

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

Sponsor: Senators Wimberger, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, Hutton, Nass, Stafsholt and Tomczyk, cosponsored by Representatives Tusler, Armstrong, Behnke, Brooks, Callahan, Dittrich, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Neylon, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Rodriguez, Steffen, Tittl, Tranel, Wichgers and Wittke
Last action: 2026-05-13
Official status: S - Veto sustained
Effective date: Not listed

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challenges to the validity of administrative rules and making an appropriation

challenges to the validity of administrative rules and making an appropriation Status: S - Veto sustained

What This Bill Does

challenges to the validity of administrative rules and making an appropriation Status: S - Veto sustained

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Bill History

2026-05-13 Sen.
Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82
2026-05-12 Sen.
Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)
2026-03-20 Sen.
Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-20-2026
2026-03-18 Sen.
Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2026
2026-02-20 Sen.
Report correctly enrolled
2026-02-13 Sen.
Received from Assembly concurred in
2026-02-12 Asm.
Received from Senate
2026-02-12 Asm.
Read
2026-02-12 Asm.
Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up
2026-02-12 Asm.
Read a second time
2026-02-12 Asm.
Ordered to a third reading
2026-02-12 Asm.
Rules suspended
2026-02-12 Asm.
Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 53, Noes 45
2026-02-12 Asm.
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-11 Sen.
Read a second time
2026-02-11 Sen.
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 adopted
2026-02-11 Sen.
Ordered to a third reading
2026-02-11 Sen.
Rules suspended to give bill its third reading
2026-02-11 Sen.
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 15
2026-02-11 Sen.
Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-09 Sen.
Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)
2026-02-06 Sen.
Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Wimberger
2026-02-03 Sen.
Executive action taken
2026-02-03 Sen.
Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance , Ayes 11, Noes 4
2026-02-03 Sen.
Available for scheduling
2026-01-30 Sen.
Withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
2026-01-14 Sen.
Fiscal estimate received
2025-12-04 Sen.
Fiscal estimate received
2025-11-07 Sen.
Executive action taken
2025-11-07 Sen.
Report passage recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs , Ayes 3, Noes 2
2025-11-07 Sen.
Available for scheduling
2025-10-09 Sen.
Public hearing held
2025-08-04 Sen.
Fiscal estimate received
2025-06-30 Sen.
Fiscal estimate received
2025-06-13 Sen.
Fiscal estimate received
2025-06-13 Sen.
Fiscal estimate received
2025-06-13 Sen.
Fiscal estimate received
2025-06-05 Sen.
Fiscal estimate received
2025-06-04 Sen.
Fiscal estimate received
2025-06-04 Sen.
Fiscal estimate received
2025-06-02 Sen.
Fiscal estimate received
2025-05-28 Sen.
Fiscal estimate received
2025-05-21 Sen.
Introduced by Senators Wimberger , Bradley , Cabral-Guevara , Feyen , Hutton , Nass , Stafsholt and Tomczyk ; cosponsored by Representatives Tusler , Armstrong , Behnke , Brooks , Callahan , Dittrich , Goeben , Green , Gundrum , Gustafson , B. Jacobson , Knodl , Maxey , Murphy , Mursau , Nedweski , Neylon , O'Connor , Piwowarczyk , Rodriguez , Steffen , Tittl , Tranel , Wichgers and Wittke
2025-05-21 Sen.
Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

Official Summary Text

challenges to the validity of administrative rules and making an appropriation
Status: S - Veto sustained

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Wisconsin Legislature: SB276: Text as Enrolled

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2025 Senate Bill 276

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2025 WISCONSIN ACT
An Act

to amend
227.40 (4) (a) of the statutes;
relating to:
challenges to the validity of administrative rules.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
SB276,1
Section
1
.
227.40 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
227.40
(4)
(a) In any proceeding pursuant to this section for judicial review of a rule or guidance document, the court shall declare the rule or guidance document invalid if it finds that it violates constitutional provisions or exceeds the statutory authority of the agency or was promulgated or adopted without compliance with statutory rule-making or adoption procedures
and shall award the party asserting the invalidity of the rule or guidance document, notwithstanding s. 814.04 (1), reasonable attorney fees and costs. If the proceeding is a judicial proceeding specified in sub. (2), attorney fees and costs awarded under this paragraph shall be limited to those associated with the challenge to the validity of the rule or guidance document, as the court so determines
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SB276,2
Section
2
. Initial applicability.
(
1
) This act first applies to an action commenced on the effective date of this subsection.

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