SB8-SSA1,8,6
1227.11 (2) (a) (intro.) Each agency may promulgate rules interpreting the
2provisions of any statute enforced or administered by it the agency, if the agency
3considers it necessary to effectuate the purpose of the statute, but a rule is not valid
4if it the rule exceeds the bounds of correct interpretation. All of the following apply
5to the promulgation of a rule interpreting the provisions of a statute enforced or
6administered by an agency:
SB8-SSA1, s. 3 7Section 3. 227.11 (2) (a) 1. to 3. of the statutes are created to read:
SB8-SSA1,8,128 227.11 (2) (a) 1. A statutory or nonstatutory provision containing a statement
9or declaration of legislative intent, purpose, findings, or policy does not confer
10rule-making authority on the agency or augment the agency's rule-making
11authority beyond the rule-making authority that is expressly conferred on the
12agency by the legislature.
SB8-SSA1,8,1613 2. A statutory provision describing the agency's general powers or duties does
14not confer rule-making authority on the agency or augment the agency's
15rule-making authority beyond the rule-making authority that is expressly
16conferred on the agency by the legislature.
SB8-SSA1,8,2117 3. A statutory provision containing a specific standard, requirement, or
18threshold does not confer on the agency the authority to promulgate, enforce, or
19administer a rule that contains a standard, requirement, or threshold that is more
20restrictive than the standard, requirement, or threshold contained in the statutory
21provision.
SB8-SSA1, s. 4 22Section 4. 227.135 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,9,1623 227.135 (2) Until An agency that has prepared a statement of the scope of the
24proposed rule shall present the statement to the governor and to
the individual or
25body with policy-making powers over the subject matter of a the proposed rule

1approves a statement of the scope of the proposed rule, a state employee or official
2may not perform any activity in connection with drafting the proposed rule except
3for an activity necessary to prepare the statement
for approval. The agency may not
4send the statement to the legislative reference bureau for publication under sub. (3)
5until the governor issues a written notice of approval of the statement
. The
6individual or body with policy-making powers may not approve a the statement
7until at least 10 days after publication of the statement in the register as required
8under sub. (3). If the individual or body with policy-making powers does not
9disapprove the statement within 30 days after the statement is presented to the
10individual or body, or by the 11th day after publication of the statement in the
11register, whichever is later, the statement is considered to be approved
No state
12employee or official may perform any activity in connection with the drafting of a
13proposed rule except for an activity necessary to prepare the statement of the scope
14of the proposed rule until the governor and the individual or body with
15policy-making powers over the subject matter of the proposed rule approves the
16statement
.
SB8-SSA1, s. 5 17Section 5. 227.135 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,9,2218 227.135 (3) The agency shall send the If the governor approves a statement of
19the scope of a proposed rule under sub. (2), the agency shall send the statement to
20the legislative reference bureau for publication in the register. On the same day that
21the agency sends the statement to the legislative reference bureau, the agency shall
22send a copy of the statement to the secretary of administration.
SB8-SSA1, s. 6 23Section 6. 227.135 (4) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB8-SSA1,9,2524 227.135 (4) If at any time after a statement of the scope of a proposed rule is
25approved under sub. (2) the agency changes the scope of the proposed rule in any

1meaningful or measurable way, including changing the scope of the proposed rule so
2as to include in the scope any activity, business, material, or product that is not
3specifically included in the original scope of the proposed rule, the agency shall
4prepare and obtain approval of a revised statement of the scope of the proposed rule
5in the same manner as the original statement was prepared and approved under
6subs. (1) and (2). No state employee or official may perform any activity in connection
7with the drafting of the proposed rule except for an activity necessary to prepare the
8revised statement of the scope of the proposed rule until the revised statement is so
9approved.
SB8-SSA1, s. 7 10Section 7. 227.137 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,10,11 11227.137 (title) Economic impact reports analyses of proposed rules.
SB8-SSA1, s. 8 12Section 8. 227.137 (1) of the statutes is repealed.
SB8-SSA1, s. 9 13Section 9. 227.137 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 227.137 (2) and
14amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,11,515 227.137 (2) After an agency publishes a statement of the scope of a proposed
16rule under s. 227.135, and before the agency submits the proposed rule to the
17legislature for review under s. 227.19 (2), a municipality, an association that
18represents a farm, labor, business, or professional group, or 5 or more persons that
19would be directly and uniquely affected by the proposed rule may submit a petition
20to the department of administration asking that the secretary of administration
21direct the agency to prepare an economic impact report for the proposed rule. The

22An agency shall prepare an economic impact report analysis for a proposed rule
23before submitting the proposed rule to the legislature for review under s. 227.19 (2)
24if the secretary of administration directs the agency to prepare that report. The
25secretary of administration may direct the agency to prepare an economic impact

1report for the proposed rule before submitting the proposed rule to the legislature for
2review under s. 227.19 (2). The secretary of administration shall direct the agency
3to prepare an economic impact report for the proposed rule before submitting the
4proposed rule to the legislature for review under s. 227.19 (2) if the secretary
5determines that all of the following apply:
legislative council staff under s. 227.15.
SB8-SSA1, s. 10 6Section 10. 227.137 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB8-SSA1, s. 11 7Section 11. 227.137 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB8-SSA1, s. 12 8Section 12. 227.137 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,11,219 227.137 (3) (intro.) An economic impact report analysis of a proposed rule shall
10contain information on the economic effect of the proposed rule on specific
11businesses, business sectors, public utility ratepayers, local governmental units, and
12the state's economy as a whole. When preparing the report analysis, the agency shall
13solicit information and advice from the department of commerce, and from
14governmental units, associations,
businesses, associations representing businesses,
15local governmental units,
and individuals that may be affected by the proposed rule.
16The agency shall prepare the economic impact analysis in coordination with local
17governmental units that may be affected by the proposed rule.
The agency may
18request information that is reasonably necessary for the preparation of an economic
19impact report analysis from other state agencies, governmental units, associations,
20businesses, associations, local governmental units, and individuals and from other
21agencies
. The economic impact report analysis shall include all of the following:
SB8-SSA1, s. 13 22Section 13. 227.137 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,12,323 227.137 (3) (a) An analysis and quantification of the policy problem, including
24any risks to public health or the environment,
that the proposed rule is intending to
25address, including comparisons with the approaches used by the federal government

1and by Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and Minnesota to address that policy problem and,
2if the approach chosen by the agency to address that policy problem is different from
3those approaches, a statement as to why the agency chose a different approach
.
SB8-SSA1, s. 14 4Section 14. 227.137 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,12,95 227.137 (3) (b) An analysis and detailed quantification of the economic impact
6of the proposed rule, including the implementation and compliance costs that are
7reasonably expected to be incurred by the state, governmental units, associations,
8or passed along to the businesses, local governmental units, and affected individuals
9that may be affected by the proposed rule.
SB8-SSA1, s. 15 10Section 15. 227.137 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,12,1411 227.137 (3) (c) An analysis of the actual and quantifiable benefits of the
12proposed rule, including how the rule reduces the risks and addresses the problems
13an assessment of how effective the proposed rule will be in addressing the policy
14problem
that the rule is intended to address.
SB8-SSA1, s. 16 15Section 16. 227.137 (3) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB8-SSA1,12,1716 227.137 (3) (d) An analysis of alternatives to the proposed rule, including the
17alternative of not promulgating the proposed rule.
SB8-SSA1, s. 17 18Section 17. 227.137 (3) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB8-SSA1,12,2319 227.137 (3) (e) A determination made in consultation with the businesses, local
20governmental units, and individuals that may be affected by the proposed rule as to
21whether the proposed rule would adversely affect in a material way the economy, a
22sector of the economy, productivity, jobs, or the overall economic competitiveness of
23this state.
SB8-SSA1, s. 18 24Section 18. 227.137 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,13,13
1227.137 (4) The On the same day that the agency shall submit submits the
2economic impact report analysis to the legislative council staff, under s. 227.15 (1),
3the agency shall also submit that analysis
to the department of administration, and
4to the petitioner
to the governor, and to the chief clerks of each house of the
5legislature, who shall distribute the analysis to the presiding officers of their
6respective houses, to the chairpersons of the appropriate standing committees of
7their respective houses, as designated by those presiding officers, and to the
8cochairpersons of the joint committee for review of administrative rules. If a
9proposed rule is modified after the economic impact analysis is submitted under this
10subsection so that the economic impact of the proposed rule is significantly changed,
11the agency shall prepare a revised economic impact analysis for the proposed rule as
12modified. A revised economic impact analysis shall be prepared and submitted in the
13same manner as an original economic impact analysis is prepared and submitted
.
SB8-SSA1, s. 19 14Section 19. 227.137 (5) of the statutes is repealed.
SB8-SSA1, s. 20 15Section 20. 227.138 (title) and (1) of the statutes are repealed.
SB8-SSA1, s. 21 16Section 21. 227.138 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 227.137 (6)
17(intro.) and amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,14,218 227.137 (6) (intro.) If an economic impact report will be prepared under s.
19227.137 (2)
analysis regarding a proposed rule indicates that a total of $20,000,000
20or more in implementation and compliance costs are reasonably expected to be
21incurred by or passed along to businesses, local governmental units, and individuals
22as a result of the proposed rule
, the department of administration shall review the
23proposed rule and issue a report. The agency shall may not submit a proposed rule
24to the legislature for review under s. 227.19 (2) until the agency receives a copy of the

1department's report and the approval of the secretary of administration. The report
2shall include all of the following findings:
SB8-SSA1, s. 22 3Section 22. 227.138 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 227.138 (6) (a) and
4amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,14,75 227.138 (6) (a) That the economic impact report and the analysis required
6under s. 227.137 (3) are
is supported by related documentation contained or
7referenced
in the economic impact report analysis.
SB8-SSA1, s. 23 8Section 23. 227.138 (2) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 227.137 (6) (b).
SB8-SSA1, s. 24 9Section 24. 227.138 (2) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 227.137 (6) (c).
SB8-SSA1, s. 25 10Section 25. 227.138 (2) (d) of the statutes is renumbered 227.137 (6) (d).
SB8-SSA1, s. 26 11Section 26. 227.138 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 227.137 (7) and amended
12to read:
SB8-SSA1,14,1913 227.137 (7) Before issuing a report under sub. (2) (6), the department of
14administration
may return a proposed rule to the agency for further consideration
15and revision with a written explanation of why the proposed rule is being returned.
16If the agency head disagrees with the department's reasons for returning the
17proposed rule, the agency head shall so notify the department in writing. The
18secretary of administration shall approve the proposed rule when the agency has
19adequately addressed the issues raised during the department's review of the rule.
SB8-SSA1, s. 27 20Section 27. 227.138 (4) of the statutes is repealed.
SB8-SSA1, s. 28 21Section 28. 227.14 (2) (a) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,14,2522 227.14 (2) (a) 6. Any analysis and supporting documentation that the agency
23used in support of the agency's determination of the rule's effect on small businesses
24under s. 227.114 or that was used when the agency prepared an economic impact
25report analysis under s. 227.137 (3).
SB8-SSA1, s. 29
1Section 29. 227.15 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,15,122 227.15 (1) Submittal to legislative council staff. Prior to a public hearing
3on a proposed rule or, if no public hearing is required, prior to notice under s. 227.19,
4an agency shall submit the proposed rule to the legislative council staff for review.
5The proposed rule shall be in the form required under s. 227.14 (1), and shall include
6the material required under s. 227.14 (2) to (4), (3), and (4) and the economic impact
7analysis required under s. 227.137 (2)
. An agency may not hold a public hearing on
8a proposed rule or give notice under s. 227.19 until after it has received a written
9report of the legislative council staff review of the proposed rule or until after the
10initial review period of 20 working days under sub. (2) (intro.), whichever comes first.
11An agency may give notice of a public hearing prior to receipt of the legislative council
12staff report. This subsection does not apply to rules promulgated under s. 227.24.
SB8-SSA1, s. 30 13Section 30. 227.15 (1m) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB8-SSA1,15,1414 227.15 (1m) (bm) The economic impact analysis required under s. 227.137 (2).
SB8-SSA1, s. 31 15Section 31. 227.17 (3) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
SB8-SSA1,15,1916 227.17 (3) (em) The economic impact analysis required under s. 227.137 (2) and
17any report prepared by the department of administration under s. 227.137 (6), or a
18summary of that analysis and report and a description of how a copy of the full
19analysis and report may be obtained from the agency at no charge.
SB8-SSA1, s. 32 20Section 32. 227.185 of the statutes is created to read:
SB8-SSA1,16,2 21227.185 Approval by governor. After a proposed rule is in final draft form,
22the agency shall submit the proposed rule to the governor for approval. The governor,
23in his or her discretion, may approve or reject the proposed rule. If the governor
24approves a proposed rule, the governor shall provide the agency with a written notice

1of that approval. No proposed rule may be submitted to the legislature for review
2under s. 227.19 (2) unless the governor has approved the proposed rule in writing.
SB8-SSA1, s. 33 3Section 33. 227.19 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,16,194 227.19 (2) Notification of legislature. An agency shall submit a notice to the
5chief clerk of each house of the legislature when a proposed rule is in final draft form.
6The notice shall be submitted in triplicate and shall be accompanied by a report in
7the form specified under sub. (3). A notice received under this subsection on or after
8September 1 of an even-numbered year the last day of the legislature's final
9general-business floorperiod in the biennial session as established in the joint
10resolution required under s. 13.02 (3)
shall be considered received on the first day of
11the next regular session of the legislature, unless the presiding officers of both
12houses direct referral of the notice and report under this subsection before that day
.
13The presiding officer of each house of the legislature shall, within 10 working days
14following the day on which the notice and report are received, direct the appropriate
15chief clerk to refer them the notice and report to one standing committee. The agency
16shall submit to the legislative reference bureau for publication in the register a
17statement that a proposed rule has been submitted to the chief clerk of each house
18of the legislature. Each chief clerk shall enter a similar statement in the journal of
19his or her house.
SB8-SSA1, s. 34 20Section 34. 227.19 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,17,321 227.19 (3) Form of report. (intro.) The report required under sub. (2) shall be
22in writing and shall include the proposed rule in the form specified in s. 227.14 (1),
23the material specified in s. 227.14 (2) to, (3), and (4), a copy of any economic impact
24report analysis prepared by the agency under s. 227.137 (2), a copy of any report
25prepared by the department of administration under s. 227.138 227.137 (6), a copy

1of any energy impact report received from the public service commission under s.
2227.117 (2), and a copy of any recommendations of the legislative council staff. The
3report shall also include all of the following:
SB8-SSA1, s. 35 4Section 35. 227.19 (4) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,17,105 227.19 (4) (b) 1. (intro.) Except as provided under subd. subds. 1m. and 5., the
6committee review period for each committee extends for 30 days after referral of the
7proposed rule to the committee
under sub. (2). If the chairperson or the
8cochairpersons of a committee take either of the following actions within the 30-day
9period, the committee review period for that committee is continued for 30 days from
10the date on which the first 30-day review period would have expired:
SB8-SSA1, s. 36 11Section 36. 227.19 (4) (b) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB8-SSA1,17,1712 227.19 (4) (b) 1m. Except as provided under subd. 5., if a notice and report
13received under sub. (2) after the last day of the legislature's final general-business
14floorperiod as specified in sub. (2) is referred for committee review before the first day
15of the next regular session of the legislature, the committee review period for each
16committee to which the proposed rule is referred extends to the day specified under
17s. 13.02 (1) for the next legislature to convene.
SB8-SSA1, s. 37 18Section 37. 227.19 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,18,219 227.19 (4) (b) 2. If a committee, by a majority vote of a quorum of the committee,
20requests modifications in a proposed rule, and the agency, in writing, agrees to
21consider making modifications, the review period for both committees to which the
22proposed rule is referred
is extended either to the 10th working day following receipt
23by the those committees of the modified proposed rule or a written statement to the
24committee
those committees that the agency will not make the modifications or to
25the expiration of the review period under subd. 1. or, if applicable, subd. 1m.,

1whichever is later. There is no limit either on the number of modification agreements
2that may be entered into or on the time within which modifications may be made.
SB8-SSA1, s. 38 3Section 38. 227.19 (4) (b) 2m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,18,144 227.19 (4) (b) 2m. If a committee requests in writing that the public service
5commission determine the rule's impact on the cost or reliability of electricity
6generation, transmission, or distribution or of fuels used in generating electricity, the
7commission shall prepare an energy impact report in the manner provided under s.
8227.117 (1). The commission shall submit a copy of the report to the committee and
9to the agency that proposed the rule within 30 days after the written request is
10submitted to the commission. The review period for both committees to which the
11proposed rule is referred
is extended to the 10th working day following receipt by the
12those committees of the report, to the expiration of the review period under subd. 1.
13or, if applicable, subd. 1m., or to the expiration of the review period under subd. 2.,
14whichever is later.
SB8-SSA1, s. 39 15Section 39. 227.19 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,18,2516 227.19 (4) (b) 3. An agency may, on its own initiative, submit a germane
17modification to a proposed rule to a committee during its review period. If a germane
18modification is submitted within the final 10 days of a committee review period
19under subd. 1., the review period for both committees to which the proposed rule is
20referred is extended for 10 working days. If a germane modification is submitted to
21a committee after the committee in the other house has concluded its jurisdiction
22over the proposed rule, the jurisdiction of the committee of the other house is revived
23for 10 working days. In this subdivision, an agency's proposal to delete part of a
24proposed rule under committee review shall be treated as a germane modification of
25the proposed rule.
SB8-SSA1, s. 40
1Section 40. 227.19 (4) (b) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,19,82 227.19 (4) (b) 3m. An agency may, during the committee review period,
3reconsider its action by recalling the proposed rule from the chief clerk of each house
4of the legislature. If the agency decides to continue the rule-making process with
5regard to the proposed rule, it the agency shall resubmit the proposed rule, either in
6its recalled form or with one or more germane modifications, to the chief clerk in each
7house of the legislature as provided in sub. (2) and the committee review period
8under subd. 1. or, if applicable, subd. 1m. shall begin again.
SB8-SSA1, s. 41 9Section 41. 227.19 (4) (b) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,19,1810 227.19 (4) (b) 5. If a committee in one house votes to object to a proposed rule
11or to a part of the proposed rule under par. (d), the chairperson or cochairpersons of
12the committee shall immediately notify the chairperson or cochairpersons of the
13committee in the other house to which the proposed rule was referred in the other
14house
. Upon receipt of the notice, the review period for the committee in the other
15house immediately ceases and no further action on the proposed rule or part of the
16proposed rule objected to
may be taken under this paragraph by that committee, but
17the committee may proceed under par. (d) to object to the proposed rule or part of the
18proposed rule
.
SB8-SSA1, s. 42 19Section 42. 227.19 (4) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,20,520 227.19 (4) (b) 6. If a committee has not concluded its jurisdiction over a
21proposed rule or a part of a proposed rule before the day specified under s. 13.02 (1)
22for the next legislature to convene, that jurisdiction immediately ceases and, within
2310 working days after that date, the presiding officer of the appropriate house shall
24refer the proposed rule or part of the proposed rule to the appropriate standing
25committee of the next legislature as provided under sub. (2). The If a committee

1review period that was is interrupted by the loss of jurisdiction under this
2subdivision continues, a new committee review period as provided in subd. 1. shall
3begin
for the committee to which the proposed rule or part of the proposed rule is
4referred under this subdivision beginning on the date of referral under this
5subdivision.
SB8-SSA1, s. 43 6Section 43. 227.19 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,20,137 227.19 (4) (c) Agency not to promulgate rule during Waiver of committee review.
8An agency may not promulgate a proposed rule during the committee review period
9unless both committees waive jurisdiction over the proposed rule prior to the
10expiration of the review period
. A committee may waive its jurisdiction over a
11proposed rule prior to the expiration of the committee review period
by adopting, by
12a majority vote of a quorum of the committee, a motion waiving the committee's
13jurisdiction.
SB8-SSA1, s. 44 14Section 44. 227.19 (4) (d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,20,1815 227.19 (4) (d) Committee action. (intro.) A committee, by a majority vote of a
16quorum of the committee during the applicable review period under par. (b), may
17object to a proposed rule or to a part of a proposed rule for one or more of the following
18reasons:
SB8-SSA1, s. 45 19Section 45. 227.19 (4) (e) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB8-SSA1,20,2520 227.19 (4) (e) Conclusion of committee jurisdiction. Subject to par. (b) 3., a
21committee's jurisdiction over a proposed rule is concluded when the committee
22objects to, approves, or waives its jurisdiction over the proposed rule or when the
23committee review period ends, whichever occurs first. When a committee's
24jurisdiction over a proposed rule is concluded, the committee shall report the
25proposed rule and any objection as provided in sub. (5) (a).
SB8-SSA1, s. 46
1Section 46. 227.19 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,21,82 227.19 (5) (a) Referral. If a committee objects to When a committee's
3jurisdiction over
a proposed rule is concluded as provided in sub. (4) (e), the
4committee shall report the proposed rule and the any objection to the chief clerk of
5the appropriate house within 5 working days after making the objection that
6jurisdiction is concluded
. The chief clerk shall refer the proposed rule and the any
7objection to the joint committee for review of administrative rules within 5 working
8days after receiving the committee report.
SB8-SSA1, s. 47 9Section 47. 227.19 (5) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,21,2210 227.19 (5) (b) 1. (intro.) The Except as provided in subd. 1m., the review period
11for the joint committee for review of administrative rules extends for 30 days after
12the last referral of a proposed rule and objection are referred to it to that committee,
13and during that review period that committee may take any action on the proposed
14rule in whole or in part permitted under this subsection
. The joint committee for
15review of administrative rules shall meet and take action in executive session during
16that period with respect to any proposed rule or any part of a proposed rule to which
17a committee has objected and may meet and take action in executive session during
18that period with respect to any proposed rule or any part of a proposed rule to which
19no committee has objected
, except that if the cochairpersons take either of the
20following actions within the 30-day period, the joint committee review period is
21continued for 30 days from the date on which the first 30-day review period would
22have expired:
SB8-SSA1, s. 48 23Section 48. 227.19 (5) (b) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB8-SSA1,22,1024 227.19 (5) (b) 1m. If a notice and report received under sub. (2) after the last
25day of the legislature's final general-business floorperiod as specified in sub. (2) is

1referred for review by the joint committee for review of administrative rules before
2the first day of the next regular session of the legislature, the review period for the
3joint committee for review of administrative rules extends to the day specified under
4s. 13.02 (1) for the next legislature to convene. During that review period, the joint
5committee for review of administrative rules may meet and take action in executive
6session and may take any action on the proposed rule in whole or in part permitted
7under this subsection. If the joint committee for review of administrative rules meets
8in executive session with respect to a proposed rule or part of a proposed rule to which
9a committee has objected, that joint committee shall take action as permitted under
10this subsection with respect to the committee's objection.
SB8-SSA1, s. 49 11Section 49. 227.19 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,22,2012 227.19 (5) (b) 2. If the joint committee for review of administrative rules, by a
13majority vote of a quorum of the committee, requests modifications in a proposed
14rule, and the agency, in writing, agrees to consider making modifications, the review
15period for the joint committee is extended either to the 10th working day following
16receipt by the joint committee of the modified proposed rule or a written statement
17to the joint committee that the agency will not make the modifications or to the
18expiration of the review period under subd. 1. or, if applicable, subd. 1m., whichever
19is later. There is no limit either on the number of modification agreements that may
20be entered into or on the time within which modifications may be made.
SB8-SSA1, s. 50 21Section 50. 227.19 (5) (b) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
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