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.
SB150, s. 33 4Section 33. 227.19 (5) (g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,18,165 227.19 (5) (g) (intro.) If the bills required under par. (e) are introduced on or
6after February 1 of an even-numbered year and before the next regular session of
7the legislature commences, as provided under s. 13.02 (2), or if the bills cannot be
8introduced during this time period under the joint rules of the legislature,
the joint
9committee for review of administrative rules shall reintroduce introduce the bills on
10the first day of the next regular session of the legislature, unless either house
11adversely disposes of either bill. If the joint committee for review of administrative
12rules is required to reintroduce introduce the bills, the agency may not promulgate
13the proposed rule to which the bills pertain except as provided in par. (f). If either
14house adversely disposes of either bill, the agency may promulgate the proposed rule
15that was objected to. In this paragraph, "adversely disposes of" means that one house
16has voted in one of the following ways:
Note: Current law provides that if the joint committee for review of administrative
rules introduces objection-sustaining legislation on or after February 1 of an
even-numbered year and before the next regular session of the legislature commences,
the joint committee for review of administrative rules must introduce the bills on the next
day of the regular session, unless either house adversely disposes of either bill in the
current session. This Section clarifies that the introduction requirement also applies if
the bills cannot be introduced by the joint committee on or after February 1 of an
even-numbered year under the joint rules of the legislature.
SB150, s. 34 17Section 34. 227.19 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,19,11
1227.19 (6) (b) Upon introduction of the bills under sub. (5), the presiding officer
2of each house of the legislature shall refer the bill introduced in that house to the
3appropriate committee, to the calendar scheduling committee or directly to the
4calendar. If the committee to which a bill is referred makes no report within 30 days
5after referral, the bill shall be considered reported without recommendation. No
6later than 40 days after referral, or as soon thereafter as is possible if the legislature
7is not in a floorperiod 40 days after referral,
the bills shall be placed on the calendar
8of each house of the legislature according to its rule governing the placement of
9proposals on the calendar. A bill introduced under this section which is received in
10the 2nd house shall be referred, reported and placed on the calendar in the same
11manner as an original bill introduced under this section.
Note: Current law provides that when objection-sustaining legislation is
introduced, a bill must be placed on the calendar of each house of the legislature no later
than 40 days after referral. This Section provides that the bills must be placed on the
calendar no later than 40 days after referral or as soon thereafter if the legislature is not
in a floorperiod 40 days after referral. This change will accommodate periods of recess
in the legislative schedule.
SB150, s. 35 12Section 35 . 227.20 (1), (2), and (3) (intro.) of the statutes are amended to read:
SB150,19,1813 227.20 (1) An agency shall file a certified copy of each rule it promulgates in
14the office of the secretary of state and
in the office of the revisor. No rule is valid until
15the certified copies have copy has been filed. A certified copy shall be typed or
16duplicated on 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper, leaving sufficient room for the secretary of
17state's
revisor's stamp at the top of the first page. Forms that are filed need not
18comply with the specifications of this subsection.
SB150,19,21 19(2) The secretary of state revisor shall endorse the date and the time of filing
20on each certified copy filed under sub. (1). The secretary of state revisor shall keep
21a file of all certified copies filed under sub. (1).
SB150,20,2
1(3) (intro.) Filing a certified copy of a rule with the secretary of state revisor
2creates a presumption of all of the following:
Note: Current law requires agencies to file a certified copy of each rule that is
promulgated with 2 state officials--the secretary of state and the revisor of statutes. This
Section eliminates the need to file a copy with the secretary of state.
SB150, s. 36 3Section 36 . 227.21 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,20,104 227.21 (2) (b) The revisor and the attorney general shall consent to
5incorporation by reference only in a rule of limited public interest and in a case where
6the incorporated standards are readily available in published form or are available
7on optical disk or in another electronic format
. Each rule containing an incorporation
8by reference shall state how the material incorporated may be obtained and, except
9as provided in s. 601.41 (3) (b), that the standards are on file at the offices of the
10agency, the secretary of state, and the revisor.
Note: Current law provides that if an agency incorporates standards into a rule
by reference rather than replicating the entire standard in the text of the rule, it must
ensure that the referenced standards are on file at the offices of the agency, the secretary
of state, and the revisor of statutes. This Section eliminates the need to ensure that the
standards are on file with the secretary of state. In addition, this Section allows the
standards to be in a format other than a paper copy.
Current law also requires that the agency receive the consent of the revisor of
statutes and the attorney general in order to incorporate the standard by reference. This
Section eliminates the requirement for the agency to receive the consent of the revisor.
SB150, s. 37 11Section 37. 227.22 (2) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,20,1512 227.22 (2) (e) The rule has a significant adverse economic impact on small
13businesses, as defined in s. 227.114 (1), in which case the rule applies to small
14businesses on no earlier than the first day of the 3rd month commencing after the
15date of publication of the rule.
Note: Current law states that if a proposed rule has a significant economic impact
of small businesses, the rule takes effect on the first day of the 3rd month after the date
of publication of the rule. This Section specifies that the delay is required only if the
impact is adverse. This allows a rule that has a significant economic impact that is
beneficial to small businesses to take effect sooner. In addition, this Section specifies
that the adverse proposed rule may take effect "no earlier than" the first day of the 3rd
month after publication.
SB150, s. 38
1Section 38 . 227.24 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,21,142 227.24 (2) (am) Any request by an agency to extend the effective period of the
3emergency rule or part of the emergency rule must shall be made in writing to the
4joint committee for review of administrative rules no later than 30 days before the
5initial expiration date of the emergency rule. At the time that the agency submits
6the written request to the joint committee for review of administrative rules, the
7agency shall submit a copy of the written request to the presiding officer of each
8house of the legislature and to the appropriate committees of each house of the
9legislature, as determined by the presiding officer of each house of the legislature.
10The presiding officer of each house of the legislature shall enter a statement in the
11journal of his or her house that the agency has submitted a request to extend the
12effective period of the emergency rule or part of the emergency rule. This paragraph
13shall not apply to any subsequent request by the agency to extend the same
14emergency rule or part of the emergency rule.
Note: Current law provides that an agency may request the extension of the
effective period of an emergency rule. When it does so, the agency must submit a copy
of its written request for the extension to the presiding officer of each house of the
legislature and to the appropriate committees of each house of the legislature. Similarly,
when the joint committee for review of administrative rules extends the effective period
of an emergency rule, it must file a statement about the action with various offices,
including the presiding officer of each house of the legislature, the appropriate
committees of each house of the legislature, and the secretary of state. The submission
of these requests and statements will be noted in the journals of the legislature. Sections
38 and 39 eliminate notice to the presiding officers, the standing committees, and the
secretary of state and, consequently eliminate the need to record these actions in the
journals of the legislature.
SB150, s. 39 15Section 39 . 227.24 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,22,516 227.24 (2) (c) Whenever the committee extends an emergency rule or part of
17an emergency rule under par. (a), it shall file a statement of its action with the agency
18promulgating the emergency rule, the presiding officer of each house of the
19legislature, the appropriate committees of each house of the legislature, as

1determined by the presiding officer of each house of the legislature, the secretary of
2state
and the revisor of statutes. The statement shall identify the specific emergency
3rule or part of an emergency rule to which it relates. The presiding officer of each
4house of the legislature shall enter a statement in the journal of his or her house that
5the emergency rule or part of the emergency rule has been extended.
Note: See the Note to Section 38.
SB150, s. 40 6Section 40. 227.24 (3m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,22,177 227.24 (3m) On the same day that the agency files a rule under sub. (3) that
8may have a significant economic impact on small businesses, as defined in s. 227.114
9(1), the agency shall submit a copy of the rule to the small business regulatory review
10board. The board may use cost-benefit analysis to determine the fiscal effect of the
11emergency rule on small businesses and shall determine whether the agency
12complied with ss. 227.114 (2) and (3) and s. 227.14 (2) and (2m). If the board
13determines that the agency failed to comply with s. 227.114 (2) or (3) or 227.14 (2) and
14(2m), the board shall notify the agency of that determination and ask the agency to
15comply with any of those provisions. In addition, the board may submit suggested
16changes in the proposed rule to the agency and may include a request that the agency
17do any of the following:
Note: Current law provides that when the small business regulatory review board
reviews an emergency rule having a significant economic impact on small businesses, it
shall determine whether the promulgating agency complied with small business
protection requirements under s. 227.114 (2) and (3), stats. However, since s. 227.114,
stats., only applies to proposed permanent rules, this Section eliminates any reference
as to whether the agency complied with the statute when it has adopted an emergency
rule. This Section also clarifies that the board must review the emergency rule to ensure
that an appropriate analysis has been included in the rule order.
SB150, s. 41 18Section 41. 227.25 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,23,519 227.25 (3) An agency may request an advance commitment as to the title or
20numbering of a proposed rule by submitting a copy of the proposed rule indicating

1the requested title and numbering to the revisor prior to filing. As soon as possible
2after that, the revisor shall either approve the request or inform the agency of any
3change necessary to preserve uniformity in the code. If the title or numbering of a
4rule is revised, the revisor shall verify that a certified copy of the revised version has
5been filed with the secretary of state.
Note: Current law provides that if the numbering of a rule is revised, the revisor
must verify that a certified copy of the revised version has been filed with the secretary
of state. This Section eliminates this requirement, since, in accordance with the
amendments in Section 35 , certified copies of rules no longer will be deposited with the
secretary of state.
SB150, s. 42 6Section 42. 227.26 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,23,147 227.26 (2) (f) Introduction of bills. If any rule is suspended, the committee
8shall, within 30 days after the suspension, introduce in each house of the legislature,
9for consideration at any regular session, a bill to repeal the suspended rule
meet and
10take executive action regarding the introduction, in each house of the legislature, of
11a bill to support the suspension. The committee shall introduce the bills within 5
12working days after taking executive action in favor of introduction of the bills unless
13the bills cannot be introduced during this time period under the joint rules of the
14legislature
.
Note: Current law provides that when the joint committee for review of
administrative rules suspends an existing rule, it must, within 30 days of the date of the
suspension, introduce in each house of the legislature a bill to support the suspension.
This Section provides that the joint committee, following a suspension, must, within 30
days of the date of the suspension, meet and take executive action regarding the
introduction of a bill to support the suspension. The joint committee must introduce the
bills within 5 working days after taking executive action in favor of introduction of the
bills.
SB150, s. 43 15Section 43. 227.26 (2) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,24,916 227.26 (2) (h) Legislative procedure. Upon the introduction of bills by the
17committee under this subsection, the presiding officer of each house of the legislature
18shall refer the bill introduced in that house to the appropriate committee, to the

1calendar scheduling committee or directly to the calendar. If the committee to which
2a bill is referred makes no report within 30 days after referral, the bill shall be
3considered reported without recommendation. No later than 40 days after referral,
4or as soon thereafter as is possible if the legislature is not in a floorperiod 40 days
5after referral,
the bills shall be placed on the calendar of each house of the legislature
6according to its rule governing the placement of proposals on the calendar. A bill
7introduced under this subsection which is received in the 2nd house shall be referred,
8reported and placed on the calendar in the same manner as an original bill
9introduced under this subsection.
Note: Current law provides that when suspension-sustaining legislation is
introduced, a bill must be placed on the calendar of each house of the legislature no later
than 40 days after referral. This Section provides that the bills must be placed on the
calendars no later than 40 days after referral or as soon thereafter if the legislature is not
in a floorperiod 40 days after referral. This change will accommodate periods of recess
in the legislative schedule.
SB150, s. 44 10Section 44. 227.26 (2) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,24,2111 227.26 (2) (j) Late introduction of bills; effect. If the bills required under par.
12(f) are introduced on or after February 1 of an even-numbered year and before the
13next regular session of the legislature commences, as provided under s. 13.02 (2), or
14if the bills cannot be introduced during this time period under the joint rules of the
15legislature,
unless either house adversely disposes of either bill, the committee shall
16reintroduce introduce the bills on the first day of the next regular session of the
17legislature. If the committee is required to reintroduce introduce the bills on the first
18day of the next regular session
, the rule to which the bills pertain remains suspended
19except as provided in par. (i). If either house adversely disposes of either bill, the rule
20remains in effect and the committee may not suspend it again. In this paragraph,
21"adversely disposes of" has the meaning given under s. 227.19 (5) (g).

Note: Current law provides that if the joint committee for review of administrative
rules introduces suspension-sustaining legislation on or after February 1 of an
even-numbered year and before the next regular session of the legislature commences,
the joint committee must introduce the bills on the next day of the regular session, unless
either house adversely disposes of either bill in the current session. This Section clarifies
that the introduction requirement also applies if the bills cannot be introduced by the
joint committee on or after February 1 of an even-numbered year under the joint rules
of the legislature.
SB150, s. 45 1Section 45. 227.26 (2) (L) of the statutes is created to read:
SB150,25,52 227.26 (2) (L) Emergency rules. If the committee suspends an emergency rule
3under this section, the agency may not submit to the legislature under s. 227.19 (2)
4the substance of the emergency rule as a proposed permanent rule during the time
5the emergency rule is suspended.
Note: Current law permits the joint committee for review of administrative rules
to suspend a rule, including an emergency rule. This Section codifies current practice
by stating that if the committee suspends an emergency rule, the agency may not
promulgate the substance of the emergency rule as a proposed permanent rule during the
time the emergency rule is suspended.
SB150, s. 46 6Section 46. 227.27 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,25,117 227.27 (2) The code shall be prima facie evidence in all courts and proceedings
8as provided by s. 889.01, but this does not preclude reference to or, in case of a
9discrepancy, control over a rule filed with the revisor and or the secretary of state,
10and the certified copy of a rule shall also and in the same degree be prima facie
11evidence in all courts and proceedings.
Note: This Section amends a reference to a rule filed with the revisor and the
secretary of state by instead referring to a rule filed with the revisor or the secretary of
state. The change is necessitated by the amendments in Section 35 that provide that
certified copies of rules no longer will be deposited with the secretary of state.
SB150, s. 47 12Section 47. 227.30 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,26,413 227.30 (1) The small business regulatory review board may review the rules
14and guidelines of any state agency to determine whether any of those rules or
15guidelines place an unnecessary burden on the ability of small businesses, as defined
16in s. 227.114 (1), to conduct their affairs. If the board determines that a rule or

1guideline places an unnecessary burden on the ability of a small business to conduct
2its affairs, the board shall submit a report and recommendations regarding the rule
3or guideline to the joint committee for review of administrative rules and to the
4agency
.
Note: Current law provides that the small business regulatory review board may
review rules and guidelines of an agency to determine whether an unnecessary burden
is placed on the ability of small businesses to conduct their affairs. If a burden is found,
the board must submit a report and recommendations to the joint committee for review
of administrative rules. This Section provides that the report also must be submitted
to the agency whose rules and guidelines have been reviewed.
SB150, s. 48 5Section 48. 227.30 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,26,96 227.30 (3) The joint committee for review of administrative rules may refer the
7report regarding the rule or guideline to the presiding officer of each house of the
8legislature for referral to a committee under s. 227.19 (2) or may review the rule or
9guideline as provided under s. 227.19 (5) 227.26.
Note: This Section corrects a cross-reference.
SB150, s. 49 10Section 49. 227.40 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,26,1111 227.40 (2) (f) Proceedings under s. 227.114 (6m) or 227.14 (2g).
Note: Current law specifies the types of judicial proceedings in which the validity
of a rule may be determined. One of the types of proceedings listed, review of proposed
rules by the small business regulatory review board, is not a judicial proceeding and the
reference to that review is therefore deleted by this Section.
SB150, s. 50 12Section 50. 601.41 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB150,27,713 601.41 (3) (b) The commissioner may, without the consent of the revisor or the
14attorney general as required under s. 227.21 (2), adopt standards of the National
15Association of Insurance Commissioners by incorporating by reference in rules
16promulgated by the commissioner any materials published, adopted, or approved by
17the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, without reproducing the
18standards in full. The standards referred to in this paragraph do not include any
19model act or model regulation proposed or adopted by the National Association of

1Insurance Commissioners. Any materials of the National Association of Insurance
2Commissioners that are incorporated by reference in rules promulgated by the
3commissioner shall be obtainable from, and are only required to be kept on file at,
4the office, which shall be stated in any rule containing such an incorporation by
5reference. Nothing in this paragraph prohibits the commissioner from adopting
6standards of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners through
7incorporation by reference in rules in the manner provided under s. 227.21 (2).
Note: See the Note to Section 36.
SB150, s. 51 8Section 51. Effective date. This act takes effect on the first January 1 or July
91 occurring after publication of this act whichever occurs first.
SB150,27,1010 (End)
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