SB322,8,1817 a. Approve the agency's petition if the committee determines that the proposed
18rule would repeal an unauthorized rule.
SB322,8,1919 b. Deny the agency's petition.
SB322,8,2120 c. Request that the agency make changes to the proposed rule and resubmit the
21petition and proposed rule under subd. 1.
SB322,8,2322 4. The committee shall inform the agency in writing of its decision as to the
23petition.
SB322,9,224 (c) If the joint committee for review of administrative rules approves a petition
25to repeal an unauthorized rule as provided in par. (b) 3. a., the agency shall

1promulgate the proposed rule by filing a certified copy of the rule with the legislative
2reference bureau under s. 227.20, together with a copy of the committee's decision.
SB322,7 3Section 7 . 227.29 of the statutes is created to read:
SB322,9,7 4227.29 Agency review of rules and enactments. (1) By March 31 of each
5odd-numbered year, each agency with any rules published in the code shall submit
6a report to the joint committee for review of administrative rules listing all of the
7following rules promulgated or otherwise administered by that agency:
SB322,9,108 (a) Unauthorized rules, as defined in s. 227.26 (4) (a), together with a
9description of the legislation that eliminated the agency's authority to promulgate
10any such rule.
SB322,9,1211 (b) Rules for which the authority to promulgate has been restricted, together
12with a description of the legislation that restricted that authority.
SB322,9,1413 (c) Rules that are obsolete or that have been rendered unnecessary, together
14with a description of why those rules are obsolete or have been rendered unnecessary.
SB322,9,1815 (d) Rules that are duplicative of, superseded by, or in conflict with another rule,
16a state statute, a federal statute or regulation, or a ruling of a court of competent
17jurisdiction, together with a citation to or the text of any such statute, regulation, or
18ruling.
SB322,9,1919 (e) Rules that the agency determines are economically burdensome.
SB322,9,20 20(2) The report under sub. (1) shall also include all of the following:
SB322,9,2321 (a) A description of the agency's actions, if any, to address each rule listed in
22the report. If the agency has not taken any action to address a rule listed in the
23report, the agency shall include an explanation for not taking action.
SB322,9,2524 (b) A description of the status of each rule listed in the previous year's report
25not otherwise listed.
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1(c) If the agency determines that there is no rule as described under sub. (1) (a),
2(b), (c), (d), or (e), a statement of that determination.
SB322,10,7 3(3) If an agency identifies an unauthorized rule under sub. (1) (a) and is not
4otherwise in the process of promulgating a rule that repeals the unauthorized rule,
5the agency shall, within 30 days after the agency submits the report, submit a
6petition to the legislative council staff under s. 227.26 (4) (b) 1. to repeal the
7unauthorized rule if the agency has not previously done so.
SB322,10,9 8(4) (a) In this subsection, “enactment" means an act or a portion of an act that
9is required to be published under s. 35.095 (3) (a).
SB322,10,1110 (b) Each agency shall review enactments to determine whether any part of an
11enactment does any of the following:
SB322,10,1312 1. Eliminates or restricts the agency's authority to promulgate any rules
13promulgated or otherwise administered by that agency.
SB322,10,1514 2. Renders any rules promulgated or otherwise administered by that agency
15obsolete or unnecessary.
SB322,10,1816 3. Renders, for any reason, any rules promulgated or otherwise administered
17by that agency not in conformity with or superseded by a state statute, including due
18to statutory numbering or terminology changes in the enactment.
SB322,10,1919 4. Requires or otherwise necessitates rule making by the agency.
SB322,10,2520 (c) If an agency determines that any consequence specified in par. (b) 1. to 4.
21results from an enactment or part of an enactment, within 6 months after the
22applicable effective date for the enactment or part of the enactment, the agency shall
23do one or more of the following, as applicable, to address the consequence identified
24by the agency and notify the joint committee for review of administrative rules of its
25action:
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11. Submit a statement of the scope of a proposed rule under s. 227.135 (2),
2unless the enactment requires otherwise or unless the agency submits a notice to the
3committee explaining why it is unable to submit the statement of scope within that
4time period and an estimate of when the agency plans to submit the statement of
5scope.
SB322,11,86 2. In the case of an affected rule that the agency determines is an unauthorized
7rule, as defined in s. 227.26 (4) (a), submit a petition to the legislative council staff
8under s. 227.26 (4) (b) 1.
SB322,11,119 3. In the case of a consequence specified under par. (b) 3. that can be addressed
10by the legislative reference bureau using its authority under s. 13.92 (4) (b), submit
11a request to the legislative reference bureau to use that authority.
SB322,8 12Section 8. Initial applicability.
SB322,11,1513 (1) The treatment of section 227.29 (4) of the statutes first applies to
14enactments published by the legislative reference bureau under section 35.095 (3)
15(a) of the statutes on the effective date of this subsection.
SB322,11,1616 (End)
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