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.
SB8-SSA1, s. 51 22Section 51. 227.19 (5) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,23,823 227.19 (5) (b) 4. If the joint committee for review of administrative rules has
24not concluded its jurisdiction over a proposed rule or a part of a proposed rule before
25the day specified under s. 13.02 (1) for the next legislature to convene, that

1jurisdiction immediately ceases and, within 10 working days after that date, the
2presiding officer of the appropriate house shall refer the proposed rule or part of the
3proposed rule
to the joint committee for review of administrative rules. The of the
4next legislature. If a
committee review period that was is interrupted by the loss of
5jurisdiction under this subdivision continues, a new committee review period as
6provided in subd. 1. shall begin
for the joint committee for review of administrative
7rules to which the proposed rule or part of the proposed rule is referred under this
8subdivision beginning on the date of referral under this subdivision.
SB8-SSA1, s. 52 9Section 52. 227.19 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,23,1810 227.19 (5) (c) Agency not to promulgate rule during joint committee review. An
11agency may not promulgate a proposed rule to which a committee has objected unless
12or a part of a proposed rule until the joint committee for review of administrative
13rules, under par. (d), nonconcurs in the action objection of the committee, concurs in
14the approval of the committee, otherwise approves the proposed rule or part of the
15proposed rule, or waives its jurisdiction over the proposed rule or part of the proposed
16rule under par. (d)
, or until a bill introduced under par. (e) fails to be enacted. An
17agency may promulgate any part of a proposed rule to which no objection has been
18made.
SB8-SSA1, s. 53 19Section 53. 227.19 (5) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,24,620 227.19 (5) (d) Joint committee action. The joint committee for review of
21administrative rules may nonconcur in a committee's objection to a proposed rule or
22a part of a proposed rule, concur in a committee's approval of a proposed rule or a part
23of a proposed rule, otherwise approve a proposed rule or a part of a proposed rule, or
24waive its jurisdiction over a proposed rule or a part of a proposed rule
by voting to
25nonconcur, concur, or approve, or to waive its jurisdiction, during the applicable

1review period under par. (b). If the joint committee for review of administrative rules
2objects to a proposed rule or a part of a proposed rule, an agency may not promulgate
3the proposed rule or part of the proposed rule objected to until a bill introduced under
4par. (e) fails to be enacted. The joint committee for review of administrative rules
5may object to a proposed rule or a part of a proposed rule only for one or more of the
6reasons specified under sub. (4) (d).
SB8-SSA1, s. 54 7Section 54. 227.19 (5) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,24,148 227.19 (5) (e) Bills to prevent promulgation. When the joint committee for
9review of administrative rules objects to a proposed rule or a part of a proposed rule
10it shall, within 30 days of the date of the objection, meet and take executive action
11regarding the introduction, in each house of the legislature, of a bill to support the
12objection. The joint committee shall introduce the bills within 5 working days after
13taking executive action in favor of introduction of the bills unless the bills cannot be
14introduced during this time period under the joint rules of the legislature.
SB8-SSA1, s. 55 15Section 55. 227.19 (5) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,24,2316 227.19 (5) (f) Timely introduction of bills; effect. If both bills required under par.
17(e) are defeated, or fail to be enacted in any other manner, the agency may
18promulgate the proposed rule or part of the proposed rule that was objected to. If
19either bill becomes law, the agency may not promulgate the proposed rule or part of
20the proposed rule
that was objected to unless a subsequent law specifically
21authorizes its promulgation. This paragraph applies to bills introduced on or after
22the day specified under s. 13.02 (1) for the legislature to convene and before February
231 of an even-numbered year.
SB8-SSA1, s. 56 24Section 56. 227.19 (5) (g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,25,12
1227.19 (5) (g) (intro.) If the bills required under par. (e) are introduced on or
2after February 1 of an even-numbered year and before the next regular session of
3the legislature commences, as provided under s. 13.02 (2), or if the bills cannot be
4introduced during this time period under the joint rules of the legislature, the joint
5committee for review of administrative rules shall introduce the bills on the first day
6of the next regular session of the legislature, unless either house adversely disposes
7of either bill. If the joint committee for review of administrative rules is required to
8introduce the bills, the agency may not promulgate the proposed rule or part of the
9proposed rule
to which the bills pertain except as provided in par. (f). If either house
10adversely disposes of either bill, the agency may promulgate the proposed rule or
11part of the proposed rule
that was objected to. In this paragraph, "adversely disposes
12of" means that one house has voted in one of the following ways:
SB8-SSA1, s. 57 13Section 57. 227.19 (6) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,25,1514 227.19 (6) (a) 1. An explanation of the issue involving the proposed rule or part
15of the proposed rule
objected to and the factual situation out of which the issue arose.
SB8-SSA1, s. 58 16Section 58. 227.19 (6) (a) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,25,1917 227.19 (6) (a) 4. A statement and analysis of the grounds upon which the joint
18committee for review of administrative rules relies for objecting to the proposed rule
19or part of the proposed rule.
SB8-SSA1, s. 59 20Section 59. 227.24 (1) (e) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 227.24 (1) (e) 1m.
SB8-SSA1, s. 60 21Section 60. 227.24 (1) (e) 1d. of the statutes is created to read:
SB8-SSA1,26,422 227.24 (1) (e) 1d. Prepare a statement of the scope of the proposed emergency
23rule as provided in s. 227.135 (1), obtain approval of the statement as provided in s.
24227.135 (2), and send the statement to the legislative reference bureau for
25publication in the register under s. 227.135 (3) at the same time that the proposed

1emergency rule is published. If the agency changes the scope of a proposed
2emergency rule as described in s. 227.135 (4), the agency shall prepare and obtain
3approval of a revised statement of the scope of the proposed emergency rule as
4provided in s. 227.135 (4).
SB8-SSA1, s. 61 5Section 61. 227.24 (1) (e) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:
SB8-SSA1,26,116 227.24 (1) (e) 1g. Submit the proposed emergency rule in final draft form to the
7governor for approval. The governor, in his or her discretion, may approve or reject
8the proposed emergency rule. If the governor approves a proposed emergency rule,
9the governor shall provide the agency with a written notice of that approval. An
10agency may not file an emergency rule for publication until the governor approves
11the emergency rule in writing.
SB8-SSA1, s. 62 12Section 62. 227.40 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,27,313 227.40 (1) Except as provided in sub. (2), the exclusive means of judicial review
14of the validity of a rule shall be an action for declaratory judgment as to the validity
15of such the rule brought in the circuit court for the county where the party asserting
16the invalidity of the rule resides or has its principal place of business or, if that party
17is a nonresident or does not have its principal place of business in this state,
in the
18circuit court for Dane County. The officer, board, commission or other agency whose
19rule is involved shall be the party defendant. The summons in such the action shall
20be served as provided in s. 801.11 (3) and by delivering a copy to such that officer or,
21if the agency is composed of more than one person,
to the secretary or clerk of the
22agency where composed of more than one person or to any member of such the agency.
23The court shall render a declaratory judgment in such the action only when it
24appears from the complaint and the supporting evidence that the rule or its
25threatened application interferes with or impairs, or threatens to interfere with or

1impair, the legal rights and privileges of the plaintiff. A declaratory judgment may
2be rendered whether or not the plaintiff has first requested the agency to pass upon
3the validity of the rule in question.
SB8-SSA1, s. 63 4Section 63. 801.50 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8-SSA1,27,95 801.50 (3) All actions in which the sole defendant is the state, any state board
6or commission or any state officer, employee or agent in an official capacity shall be
7venued in Dane County the county where the plaintiff resides unless another venue
8is specifically authorized by law. If the plaintiff is a nonresident or is not a natural
9person, the action shall be venued in the county where the dispute arose.
SB8-SSA1, s. 9309 10Section 9309. Initial applicability; Circuit Courts.
SB8-SSA1,27,1311 (1) Venue in declaratory judgment actions. The treatment of section 227.40
12(1) of the statutes first applies to an action for declaratory judgment commenced on
13the effective date of this subsection.
SB8-SSA1,27,1614 (2) Venue in certain actions against the state. The treatment of section
15801.50 (3) of the statutes first applies to an action commenced on the effective date
16of this subsection.
SB8-SSA1, s. 9355 17Section 9355. Initial applicability; Other.
SB8-SSA1,27,22 18(1) Rule-making authority; rules interpreting statutes. The renumbering
19and amendment of section 227.11 (2) (a) of the statutes and the creation of section
20227.11 (2) (a) 1. to 3. of the statutes first apply to a proposed administrative rule
21submitted to the legislative council staff under section 227.15 of the statutes on the
22effective date of this subsection.
SB8-SSA1,28,5 23(2) Economic impact analyses. The treatment of sections 227.137 (title), (1), (2)
24(intro.), (a) and (b), (3) (intro.), (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e), (4), and (5), 227.138 (title), (1),
25(2) (intro.), (a), (b), (c), and (d), (3), and (4), 227.14 (2) (a) 6., 227.15 (1) and (1m) (bm),

1227.17 (3) (em), and 227.19 (3) (intro.) of the statutes first applies to a proposed
2administrative rule submitted to the legislative council staff under section 227.15 of
3the statutes, as affected by this act, and to a proposed emergency rule filed with the
4legislative reference bureau under section 227.24 (3) of the statutes on the effective
5date of this subsection.
SB8-SSA1,28,9 6(3) Gubernatorial approval of emergency rules. The treatment of sections
7227.135 (2), (3), and (4), 227.185, and 227.24 (1) (e) 1., 1d., and 1g. of the statutes first
8applies to a proposed rule or emergency rule whose statement of scope is presented
9to the governor for approval on the effective date of this subsection.
SB8-SSA1,28,1410 (4) Legislative approval of rules. The treatment of section 227.19 (2), (4) (b)
111. (intro.), 1m., 2., 2m., 3., 3m., 5., and 6., (c), (d) (intro.), and (e), (5) (a), (b) 1. (intro.),
121m., 2., 3., and 4., (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) (intro.), and (6) (a) 1. and 4. of the statutes
13first applies to a proposed rule submitted to the legislature under section 227.19 (2),
14as affected by this act, on the effective date of this subsection.
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