I agree with the authors' intent, but I am concerned about the effect this bill, if signed, would have on the business of the government. The new requirement would create a slower, more labor intensive rule promulgation process, and as a result, delay implementation of programs important to both the public and policy-makers.
In the very near term, I will establish by Executive Order a policy requiring a cost-benefit analysis from any agency seeking to promulgate a rule with an estimated cost in excess of $750,000. I believe that this threshold amount accomplishes the purposes of this legislation without creating a more complex and laborious administrative rule process.
Respectfully submitted,
Tommy G. Thompson
Governor
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Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
Madison
To Whom It May Concern:
Acts, Joint Resolutions and Resolutions deposited in this office have been numbered and published as follows:
Bill Number Act Number Publication Date
Assembly Bill 811306July 14, 1998
Assembly Bill 790307July 4, 1998
Assembly Bill 601308July 14, 1998
Assembly Bill 549311July 14, 1998
Assembly Bill 46312July 14, 1998
Assembly Bill 858313July 14, 1998
Assembly Bill 566314July 14, 1998
Assembly Bill 422315July 14, 1998
Assembly Bill 831316July 8, 1998
Assembly Bill 872317July 14, 1998
Assembly Bill 621319July 15, 1998
Assembly Bill 874320July 15, 1998
Assembly Bill 873321July 15, 1998
Assembly Bill 881323July 15, 1998
Assembly Bill 505326July 15, 1998
Assembly Bill 589327July 15, 1998
Assembly Bill 658328July 15, 1998
Assembly Bill 715329July 15, 1998
Assembly Bill 265331July 15, 1998
Assembly Bill 659332July 15, 1998
Assembly Bill 537333July 15, 1998
Assembly Bill 713334July 15, 1998
Assembly Bill 215336July 15, 1998
Assembly Bill 482337July 15, 1998
Sincerely,
Douglas La Follette
Secretary of State
