SB150,3,1410 227.116 (4) (intro.) If an agency fails to review and make a determination on
11a permit application within the time period specified in a rule or law, for each such
12failure the agency shall prepare a report and submit it to the business development
13assistance center
department of commerce within 5 business days of the last day of
14the time period specified, setting forth all of the following:
SB150,3,18 15(5) If an agency fails to review and make a determination on a permit
16application within the time period specified in a rule or law, upon completion of the
17review and determination for that application, the agency shall notify the business
18development assistance center
department of commerce.
Note: Current law requires that an agency make various reports to the business
development assistance center when it fails to review and make a determination on a
permit application within the time specified in a rule or law. This Section requires that
the information be delivered to the department of commerce, since the business
development assistance center no longer exists.
SB150, s. 5 19Section 5. 227.135 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,4,2
1227.135 (1) (e) A description of all of the entities that will may be affected by
2the rule.
Note: Current law requires that an agency scope statement include a description
of all of the entities that will be affected by a proposed rule of the agency. This Section
requires the scope statement to describe all of the entities that may be affected by the
proposed rule, because it may be impossible for an agency to be aware of every entity that
will be affected by the proposed rule.
SB150, s. 6 3Section 6. 227.135 (2) and (3) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB150,4,154 227.135 (2) Until the individual or body with policy-making powers over the
5subject matter of a proposed rule approves a statement of the scope of the proposed
6rule, a state employee or official may not perform any activity in connection with
7drafting the proposed rule except for an activity necessary to prepare the statement
8of the scope of the proposed rule. The individual or body with policy-making powers
9may not approve a statement until at least 10 days after publication of the statement
10in the register as required under sub. (3).
If the individual or body with
11policy-making powers over the subject matter of a proposed rule does not disapprove
12the statement of the scope of the proposed rule within 30 days after the statement
13is presented to the individual or body, or by the 11th day after publication of the
14statement in the register, whichever is later,
the statement is considered to be
15approved.
SB150,4,22 16(3) The agency shall send the statement of the scope of a proposed rule to the
17revisor for publication in the register. On the same day that the agency sends the
18statement to the revisor, the agency shall send a copy of the statement to the
19secretary of administration. The individual or body with policy-making powers over
20the subject matter of a proposed rule may not take action on a statement of the scope
21of the proposed rule until at least 10 days after publication of the statement in the
22register.

Note: Current law states that if an individual or body with policy-making powers
does not disapprove a scope statement within 30 days after the statement is presented
to that individual or body, the statement is considered to be approved and work may begin
on drafting the proposed rule. However, current law also states that the individual or
body may not take action on a scope statement until at least 10 days after publication of
the statement in the Wisconsin administrative register. Since the latter date may occur
more than 30 days after the scope statement is presented to the individual or body, this
Section provides that if the individual or body does not disapprove the scope statement
within 30 days after the statement is presented to the individual or body, or by the 11th
day after publication of the statement in the register, whichever is later, the statement
is considered to be approved.
SB150, s. 7 1Section 7 . 227.137 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,5,192 227.137 (2) (intro.) After an agency publishes a statement of the scope of a
3proposed rule under s. 227.135, and before the agency submits the proposed rule to
4the legislative council for review under s. 227.15 legislature for review under s.
5227.19 (2)
, a municipality, an association that represents a farm, labor, business, or
6professional group, or 5 or more persons that would be directly and uniquely affected
7by the proposed rule may submit a petition to the department of administration
8asking that the secretary of administration direct the agency to prepare an economic
9impact report for the proposed rule. The agency shall prepare an economic impact
10report before submitting the proposed rule to the legislative council staff under s.
11227.15
legislature for review under s. 227.19 (2) if the secretary of administration
12directs the agency to prepare that report. The secretary of administration may direct
13the agency to prepare an economic impact report for the proposed rule before
14submitting the proposed rule to the legislative council staff under s. 227.15
15legislature for review under s. 227.19 (2). The secretary of administration shall
16direct the agency to prepare an economic impact report for the proposed rule before
17submitting the proposed rule to the legislative council staff under s. 227.15
18legislature for review under s. 227.19 (2) if the secretary determines that all of the
19following apply:

Note: Current law provides that a request for an economic impact report may be
made with respect to a proposed rule offered by the departments of agriculture, trade and
consumer protection; commerce; natural resources; transportation; or workforce
development. If a report is requested, the report must be prepared before the agency
submits the proposed rule to the legislative council staff for review. In order to abide by
this requirement, an affected agency must allow the period for making the request to
expire. A request for the economic impact report must be submitted to the department
of administration no later than 90 days after the publication of the scope statement or no
later than 10 days after publication of the notice for a public hearing regarding the
proposed rule, whichever is earlier. Sections 7 and 8 allow an agency to submit a
proposed rule to the legislative council staff prior to the preparation of an economic
impact report. Although, under current law, both the department of administration and
the legislative council staff will review such a rule for the statutory authority of the
agency to promulgate it, the reports of each body are fundamentally different; the
economic impact report focuses on the economic effects of the proposed rule, while the
legislative council staff report is concerned with the clarity of the proposed rule and
editorial matters. There is no need to delay the rule-making process with respect to rules
that will never be the subject of a request for an economic impact report. When such a
report is requested, the preparation of the legislative council staff report should have no
impact on the department's independent review of the proposed rule. Under this Section,
an agency that is directed to prepare an economic impact report must finalize the report
before the proposed rule is submitted to the legislature for review under s. 227.19 (2),
stats.
SB150, s. 8 1Section 8 . 227.138 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,6,72 227.138 (2) (intro.) If an economic impact report will be prepared under s.
3227.137 (2) regarding a proposed rule, the department shall review the proposed rule
4and issue a report. The agency shall not submit a proposed rule to the legislative
5council staff for review under s. 227.15 (1)
legislature for review under s. 227.19 (2)
6until the agency receives a copy of the department's report and the approval of the
7secretary of administration. The report shall include all of the following findings:
Note: See Note to Section 7.
SB150, s. 9 8Section 9. 227.14 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,6,129 227.14 (2) (a) (intro.) An agency shall prepare in plain language an analysis
10of each proposed rule, which shall be printed with the as a preface to the text of the
11proposed rule when it is published or distributed. The analysis shall include all of
12the following:
Note: Current law requires an agency to prepare an analysis of each proposed rule.
The analysis must be printed with the proposed rule when it is published or distributed.
Some agencies have interpreted this requirement to mean that the analysis must be

printed both as a separate document attached to the proposed rule and as part of the
preface to the proposed rule. This Section clarifies that double publication is not
required; the analysis need be published only once as a preface to the text of the proposed
rule.
SB150, s. 10 1Section 10. 227.14 (2) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,7,32 227.14 (2) (a) 4. A comparison of with similar rules in adjacent states Illinois,
3Iowa, Michigan, and Minnesota
.
Note: Current law requires that an agency prepare a plain language analysis of
a proposed rule. One of the items that must be included is a comparison with similar rules
in adjacent states. This Section specifically names the 4 adjacent states.
SB150, s. 11 4Section 11. 227.14 (2) (a) 7. and 8. of the statutes are created to read:
SB150,7,65 227.14 (2) (a) 7. The electronic mail address and telephone number of an agency
6contact person for the proposed rule.
SB150,7,97 8. The place where comments on the proposed rule should be submitted and the
8deadline for submitting those comments, if the deadline is known at the time the
9proposed rule is submitted to the legislative council staff under s. 227.15.
Note: Section 227.15 (1m), stats., requires the legislative council staff to create
and maintain an Internet site that includes a copy of each proposed rule it receives.
Among the information that is required to be included on the site is the electronic mail
address and a telephone number of an agency contact person for each proposed rule and
a place where comments on the proposed rule should be submitted and a deadline for
submitting those comments. This Section requires an agency to place in its rule analysis:
(1) the electronic mail address and telephone number of an agency contact person for the
proposed rule; and (2) the place where the comments on the proposed rule should be
submitted and the deadline for submitting those comments, if the deadline is known at
the time the proposed rule is submitted to the legislative council staff. This information
then will be placed on the Internet site when the entire rule is posted there by the
legislative council staff.
SB150, s. 12 10Section 12. 227.14 (2g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,8,1511 227.14 (2g) (title) Fiscal effect of rule Review by the small business
12regulatory review board
. On the same day that an agency publishes a proposed rule
13under this section
submits to the legislative council staff under s. 227.15 a proposed
14rule
that may have a significant economic impact on small businesses, the agency
15shall submit the proposed rule and, the analysis required under sub. (2), and a

1description of its actions taken to comply with s. 227.114 (2) and (3)
to the small
2business regulatory review board. The board may use cost-benefit analysis to
3determine the fiscal effect of the rule on small businesses and shall determine
4whether the agency has complied with subs. (2) and (2m) and s. 227.114 (2) and (3).
5Except as provided in subs. (1m) and (1s), each proposed rule shall include provisions
6detailing how the rule will be enforced. If the board determines that the rule does
7not include an enforcement provision or that the agency failed to comply with sub.
8(2) or (2m) or s. 227.114 (2) or (3), the board shall notify the agency of that
9determination and ask the agency to comply with any of those requirements. In
10addition, the board may submit suggested changes in the proposed rule to the agency,
11including proposals to reduce the use of cross-references in the rule. The board shall
12send a report of those suggestions and of any notice of failure to include enforcement
13provisions or to comply with sub. (2) or (2m) or s. 227.114 (2) or (3) to the legislative
14council staff. The notification to the agency may include a request that the agency
15do any of the following:
Note: Current law requires an agency to submit a proposed rule to the small
business regulatory review board on the same day that it publishes a proposed rule that
may have a significant economic impact on small businesses. Agencies have found the
reference to publication confusing. This Section provides that an agency proposing a rule
that may have a significant economic impact on small businesses must submit the rule
to the small business regulatory review board on the same day that it submits the
proposed rule to the legislative council staff for review under s. 227.15, stats. In addition,
the statute is amended to require the agency to describe how it has attempted to reduce
the impact of the proposed rule on small businesses as mandated under s. 227.114 (2) and
(3), stats. Finally, the title to s. 227.14 (2g), stats., is amended to more accurately reflect
its content.
SB150, s. 13 16Section 13. 227.14 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,9,417 227.14 (2m) Quality of agency data and limitation of cross-references.
18Each agency shall, in cooperation with the department of administration, ensure the
19accuracy, integrity, objectivity, and consistency of the data that is used when

1preparing a proposed rule and when completing an analysis of the proposed rule
2under sub. (2). Each agency shall reduce limit the amount of cross-references to the
3statutes in proposed and final rules. A person affected by a proposed rule may submit
4comments to the agency regarding the accuracy, integrity, or consistency of that data.
Note: This Section amends the title to s. 227.14 (2m), stats., to more accurately
reflect its content. In addition, this Section requires agencies to limit their use of
statutory cross-references in rules rather than reduce those references since it is not
clear in current law what the reduction is from.
SB150, s. 14 5Section 14. 227.14 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,9,186 227.14 (4m) Notice of submittal to joint legislative council staff. On the
7same day that an agency submits a proposed rule to the joint legislative council staff
8under s. 227.15, the agency shall prepare a written notice of the agency's submittal
9to the joint legislative council staff. The notice shall include a statement of the date
10on which the proposed rule has been submitted to the joint legislative council staff
11for review, of the subject matter of the proposed rule and of whether a public hearing
12on the proposed rule is required, and shall identify the organizational unit within the
13agency that is primarily responsible for the promulgation of the rule. The notice
14shall be approved by the individual or body with policy-making powers over the
15subject matter of the proposed rule. The agency shall send the notice to the revisor
16for publication in the register. On the same day that the agency sends the notice to
17the revisor, the agency shall send a copy of the notice to the secretary of
18administration.
Note: This Section make references to the legislative council staff consistent with
references in the rest of ch. 227, stats.
SB150, s. 15 19Section 15. 227.14 (6) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB150,9,2120 227.14 (6) (d) If a proposed rule is withdrawn, the proposed rule may be
21promulgated only by commencing the rule-making procedure again with the

1preparation, under s. 227.135, of a statement of the scope of the proposed rule that
2the agency plans to promulgate.
Note: This Section clarifies that when a proposed rule is withdrawn from the
promulgation process in accordance with s. 227.14 (6), stats., the proposed rule may be
promulgated only by commencing the rule-making procedure again, beginning with the
preparation of a scope statement under s. 227.135, stats.
SB150, s. 16 3Section 16. 227.15 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,10,124 227.15 (1m) Internet access to proposed rule. (intro.) The joint legislative
5council staff shall create and maintain an Internet site that includes a copy of or link
6to
each proposed rule received under sub. (1) in a format that allows the site to be
7searched
searching using keywords. Each agency shall provide the joint legislative
8council staff with the proposed rules and other information needed to comply with
9this subsection in the format required by the joint legislative council staff. The
10Internet site shall include a section devoted to identify or provide a link to a site that
11identifies
proposed rules affecting small businesses, as defined in s. 227.114 (1). The
12Internet site shall also include or provide a link to all of the following:
Note: Current law requires the joint legislative council to create and maintain an
Internet site that includes certain information about proposed administrative rules. This
Section allows the required information to be provided by a link on the site created and
maintained by the legislative council staff. This Section also makes references to the
legislative council staff consistent with references in the rest of ch. 227, stats.
SB150, s. 17 13Section 17. 227.17 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,10,1814 227.17 (2) The notice under sub. (1) shall be given at least 10 days prior to the
15date set for a hearing. Notice through the register is considered to have been given
16on the first or 15th day of the month following publication effective date of the issue
17of the register in which the notice first appears,
or, if applicable, on the date
18prescribed under s. 227.22 (4).
Note: Current law requires an agency to give notice of a public hearing on a
proposed rule through the Wisconsin administrative register. Notice is considered to
have been given on the first or 15th day of the month following publication of the register.
If a notice were published on February 1, 2006, the statute could be interpreted to mean

that the notice becomes effective on the following February 15, March 1, or March 15.
In order to clarify the statutes and reduce possible delays, this Section provides that the
notice generally will be considered to have been given on the effective date of the issue
of the Wisconsin administrative register in which the notice first appears. Each issue of
the register states its effective date.
SB150, s. 18 1Section 18. 227.17 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,11,22 227.17 (3) (d) An analysis of the proposed rule as required under s. 227.14 (2).
Note: Current law requires that an agency notice of a public hearing on a proposed
rule must include an analysis of the proposed rule. This Section clarifies that the
analysis must include all of the items required under s. 227.14 (2), stats. This analysis
is the same analysis that accompanies a proposed rule when it is submitted to the
legislative council staff for review under s. 227.15, stats.
SB150, s. 19 3Section 19 . 227.19 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,11,174 227.19 (2) Notification of legislature. An agency shall submit a notice to the
5presiding officer chief clerk of each house of the legislature when a proposed rule is
6in final draft form. The notice shall be submitted in triplicate and shall be
7accompanied by a report in the form specified under sub. (3). A notice received under
8this subsection on or after September 1 of an even-numbered year shall be
9considered received on the first day of the next regular session of the legislature.
10Each The presiding officer of each house of the legislature shall, within 7 10 working
11days following the day on which the notice and report are received, direct the
12appropriate chief clerk to
refer them to one committee, which may be either a
13standing committee or a joint legislative committee created by law, except the joint
14committee for review of administrative rules
. The agency shall submit to the revisor
15for publication in the register a statement that a proposed rule has been submitted
16to the presiding officer chief clerk of each house of the legislature. Each presiding
17officer
chief clerk shall enter a similar statement in the journal of his or her house.
Note: Current law requires an agency to submit a notice to the presiding officer
of each house of the legislature when a proposed rule is in final draft form. The presiding
officer must, within 7 working days, refer the rule to a committee, which may be either
a standing committee or a joint legislative committee created by law, except the joint
committee for review of administrative rules. This Section requires that the agency
submit the notice to the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for internal processing

and that the referral as directed by the presiding officers must be accomplished within
10 working days. Notice to the chief clerks is in accord with the process for notifying the
legislature of various actions under s. 13.172, stats. This Section also provides that
referral of a proposed rule may be made only to a standing committee.
SB150, s. 20 1Section 20. 227.19 (3) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,12,92 227.19 (3) Form of report. (intro.) The report required under sub. (2) shall be
3in writing and shall include the proposed rule in the form specified in s. 227.14 (1),
4the material specified in s. 227.14 (2) to (4), a copy of any economic impact report
5prepared by the agency under s. 227.137, a copy of any report prepared by the
6department of administration under s. 227.138, a copy of any energy impact report
7received from the public service commission under s. 227.117 (2), and a copy of any
8recommendations of the legislative council staff, and an analysis. The analysis
9report shall also include all of the following:
Note: This Section clarifies that an agency report to the legislature, rather than
a rule analysis, must contain specified items.
SB150, s. 21 10Section 21. 227.19 (3) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB150,12,1311 227.19 (3) (g) The report of the department of commerce, as required by s.
12227.115, if a proposed rule directly or substantially affects the development,
13construction, cost, or availability of housing in this state.
Note: Current law requires the department of commerce to prepare a report on a
proposed rule if the proposed rule directly or substantially affects the development,
construction, cost, or availability of housing in Wisconsin. This Section requires that the
report be included in the submission of a proposed rule to the legislature.
SB150, s. 22 14Section 22. 227.19 (3) (h) of the statutes is created to read:
SB150,12,1615 227.19 (3) (h) A response to any report prepared by the small business
16regulatory review board under s. 227.14 (2g).
Note: Current law provides that the small business regulatory review board, when
reviewing a proposed rule that may have a significant economic impact on small
businesses, must notify the agency if it determines that the proposed rule does not include
an enforcement provision or that the agency failed to comply with certain statutory
requirements. In addition, the small business regulatory review board may submit
suggested changes in the proposed rule to the agency. This Section requires that when

an agency submits a proposed rule to the legislature for review, it must include its
response to a report prepared by the small business regulatory review board.
SB150, s. 23 1Section 23 . 227.19 (4) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,13,72 227.19 (4) (b) 1. (intro.) Except as provided under subd. 5., the committee
3review period for each committee extends for 30 days after referral under sub. (2).
4If the chairperson or the cochairpersons of a committee take either of the following
5actions within the 30-day period, the committee review period for that committee is
6continued for 30 days from the date on which the first action is taken 30-day review
7period would have expired
:
Note: Current law provides that a committee of the legislature has 30 days within
which to review a proposed rule. This period may be extended if, within the 30-day
period, the committee requests in writing that the agency meet with the committee or the
committee publishes or posts notice that it will hold a meeting or hearing regarding the
proposed rule. If the committee takes either of these actions, an additional 30-day review
period begins from the date the action is taken. For example, if a notice of hearing is
published on the 15th day of the initial 30-day review period, the entire review period
will extend to a total of 45 days. If the notice is published on the 30th day of the review
period, the full review period will extend to a total of 60 days. This Section provides that
if a committee requests a meeting or publishes a notice, the review period for the
committee will be 60 days, regardless of when the request or publication took place in the
first 30-day review period.
SB150, s. 24 8Section 24 . 227.19 (4) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,13,179 227.19 (4) (b) 2. If a committee, by a majority vote of a quorum of the committee,
10recommends requests modifications in a proposed rule, and the agency, in writing,
11agrees to make consider making modifications, the review period for both
12committees is extended either to the 10th working day following receipt by the
13committees of the modified proposed rule or a written statement to the committee
14that the agency will not make modifications
or to the expiration of the review period
15under subd. 1., whichever is later. There is no limit either on the number of
16modification agreements that may be entered into or on the time within which
17modifications may be made.
Note: Current law provides that a committee reviewing a proposed rule may enter
into a modification agreement with an agency if the committee requests modifications in

a proposed rule, and the agency, in writing, agrees to make modifications. In practice,
a committee often asks an agency to consider modifications that the agency will take
under advisement. If the agency agrees to do so, the time period for review of a proposed
rule is tolled until the agency responds with drafted amendments or a statement that it
will not make modifications. This Section amends the statute in accordance with current
practice; a committee may request modifications in a proposed rule and the agency, in
writing, may agree to consider making modifications. The review period will be tolled
until the agency submits either the modified proposed rule or a written statement that
it will not make modifications.
SB150, s. 25 1Section 25. 227.19 (4) (b) 3m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB150,14,82 227.19 (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 shall resubmit the proposed rule, either in its recalled
6form or with one or more germane modifications, to the chief clerk in each house of
7the legislature as provided in sub. (2) and the committee review period under subd.
81. shall begin again.
Note: Current law requires that if an agency withdraws a proposed rule from the
review process, it may not promulgate the proposed rule unless it begins the process again
with the filing of a new scope statement. This Section creates a less onerous provision
by authorizing an agency, during the committee review period, to reconsider the proposed
rule by recalling it from the chief clerk of each house of the legislature. If the agency
decides to continue the rule-making process with regard to the proposed rule, it must
resubmit the proposed rule, either in its recalled form or with one or more germane
modifications, to the chief clerk in each house of the legislature for the commencement
of a new committee review period.
SB150, s. 26 9Section 26. 227.19 (4) (b) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,15,310 227.19 (4) (b) 6. If a committee has not concluded its jurisdiction over a
11proposed rule before the day specified under s. 13.02 (1) for the next legislature to
12convene, that jurisdiction immediately ceases and, within 7 10 working days after
13that date, the presiding officer of the appropriate house shall refer the proposed rule
14to the appropriate standing committee or joint legislative committee created by law,
15except the joint committee for review of administrative rules,
as provided under sub.
16(2). The committee review period that was interrupted by the loss of jurisdiction

1under this subdivision continues for the committee to which the proposed rule is
2referred under this subdivision beginning on the date of referral under this
3subdivision.
Note: Current law provides that when the committee period for review of a
proposed rule is interrupted by the convening of a new legislature, the review period
ceases and the presiding officer of each house must refer the proposed rule, within 7
working days of the convening of the new legislature, to a standing committee or joint
legislative committee, except the joint committee for review of administrative rules. This
Section provides, following the amendment in Section 19, that the referral process must
be accomplished within 10 working days and that referral of a proposed rule may be made
only to a standing committee.
SB150, s. 27 4Section 27. 227.19 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,15,115 227.19 (4) (c) Agency not to promulgate rule during committee review. An
6agency may not promulgate a proposed rule during the committee review period
7unless both committees waive jurisdiction over the proposed rule prior to the
8expiration of the review period. A committee may waive its jurisdiction by adopting,
9by a majority vote of a quorum of the committee, a motion waiving the committee's
10jurisdiction. The committee shall report its action in writing to the joint committee
11for review of administrative rules within 2 working days after the waiver action.
Note: Under current law, if a committee reviewing a proposed rule waives its
jurisdiction over the rule, it must report this action in writing to the joint committee for
review of administrative rules within 2 working days after the waiver action. This
Section eliminates the reporting requirement.
SB150, s. 28 12Section 28. 227.19 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,15,1813 227.19 (5) (a) Referral. If a committee objects to a proposed rule, the committee
14shall report the proposed rule and the objection to the presiding officer chief clerk of
15the appropriate house within 2 5 working days after making the objection. The
16presiding officer chief clerk shall refer the proposed rule and the objection to the joint
17committee for review of administrative rules within 5 working days after receiving
18the committee report.

Note: Current law provides that if a committee objects to a proposed rule, the
committee must report the proposed rule and the objection to the presiding officer of the
appropriate house within 2 working days after making the objection. The presiding
officer then refers the proposed rule and the objection to the joint committee for review
of administrative rules within 5 working days after receiving the committee report. This
Section provides that the report and the objection must be sent to the chief clerk of the
appropriate house within 5 working days after making the objection. The chief clerk then
will refer the proposed rule and the objection to the joint committee for review of
administrative rules within 5 working days after receiving the committee report. This
Section reflects methods of internal processing within the legislature and standardizes
the reporting and referral periods.
SB150, s. 29 1Section 29. 227.19 (5) (b) 1. (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,16,82 227.19 (5) (b) 1. (intro.) The review period for the joint committee for review
3of administrative rules extends for 30 days after a proposed rule and objection are
4referred to it. The joint committee for review of administrative rules shall meet and
5take action in executive session during that period, except that if the cochairpersons
6take either of the following actions within the 30-day period, the joint committee
7review period is continued for 30 days from the date on which the first action is taken
830-day review period would have expired:
Note: See the Note to Section 23 for a description of how the joint committee for
review of administrative rules may extend its period of review over a proposed rule that
has received an objection.
SB150, s. 30 9Section 30. 227.19 (5) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,17,210 227.19 (5) (b) 2. If the joint committee for review of administrative rules, by a
11majority vote of a quorum of the committee, recommends requests modifications in
12a proposed rule, and the agency, in writing, agrees to make consider making
13modifications, the review period for the joint committee for review of administrative
14rules
is extended either to the 10th working day following receipt by the joint
15committee of the modified proposed rule or a written statement to the joint
16committee that the agency will not make modifications
or to the expiration of the
17review period under subd. 1., whichever is later. There is no limit either on the

1number of modification agreements that may be entered into or on the time within
2which modifications may be made.
Note: See the Note to Section 24 for a description of how the joint committee for
review of administrative rules may enter into a modification agreement with an agency
that has submitted a proposed rule that has received an objection.
SB150, s. 31 3Section 31. 227.19 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,17,124 227.19 (5) (b) 4. If the joint committee for review of administrative rules has
5not concluded its jurisdiction over a proposed rule before the day specified under s.
613.02 (1) for the next legislature to convene, that jurisdiction immediately ceases
7and, within 7 10 working days after that date, the presiding officer of the appropriate
8house shall refer the proposed rule to the joint committee for review of
9administrative rules. The committee review period that was interrupted by the loss
10of jurisdiction under this subdivision continues for the joint committee for review of
11administrative rules to which the proposed rule is referred under this subdivision
12beginning on the date of referral under this subdivision.
Note: Current law provides that if the joint committee for review of administrative
rules has not concluded its jurisdiction over a proposed rule before the day a new
legislature convenes, the joint committee's jurisdiction immediately ceases and, within
7 working days after that date, the presiding officer of the appropriate house must refer
the proposed rule again to the joint committee for review of administrative rules. This
Section amends the statute to provide that the presiding officer must make this referral
within 10 working days after the new legislature convenes.
SB150, s. 32 13Section 32. 227.19 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,18,314 227.19 (5) (e) Bills to prevent promulgation. When the joint committee for
15review of administrative rules objects to a proposed rule it shall, within 30 days of
16the date of the objection, introduce in each house of the legislature, for consideration
17at any regular session, a bill to support the objection. Within 10 working days after
18introduction, the presiding officer of each house of the legislature shall refer the bill
19to the appropriate standing committee
meet and take executive action regarding the
20introduction, in each house of the legislature, of a bill to support the objection. The

1joint committee shall introduce the bills within 5 working days after taking executive
2action in favor of introduction of the bills unless the bills cannot be introduced during
3this time period under the joint rules of the legislature
.
Note: Current law provides that when the joint committee for review of
administrative rules objects to a proposed rule, it must, within 30 days of the date of the
objection, introduce in each house of the legislature a bill to support the objection. This
Section provides that the joint committee, following an objection, must, within 30 days
of the date of the objection, meet and take executive action regarding the introduction of
a bill to support the objection. The joint committee must introduce the bills within 5
working days after taking executive action in favor of introduction of the bills.
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