Senate Bill 218
Legislative authorization of proposed administrative rules
Topics: Administrative rules, Bills, Legislative, Legislature: Procedure, State agencies
Stopped in committee
It had a but no committee vote, so it never came up for a vote. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
Oct 5, 2011
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Committee, stopped here
Stopped here. It had a hearing but no committee vote.
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Senate vote, not reached
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Assembly vote, not reached
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Governor, not reached
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Law, not reached
Latest entry in the official record, Mar 23, 2012: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
It sat with the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
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Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, when a proposed administrative rule (proposed rule) is in final form, the agency promulgating the proposed rule must notify the legislature as to that fact and the presiding officer of each house of the legislature must then direct the proposed rule to be referred to one standing committee of his or her house. A standing committee to which a proposed rule is referred then has 30 days after referral within which to review the proposed rule (committee review period). During the committee review period, a standing committee may request modifications to the proposed rule, waive its jurisdiction over the proposed rule, object to the proposed rule, or approve the proposed rule.
When a standing committee's jurisdiction over a proposed rule is concluded, the proposed rule is referred to the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR), which also has a 30-day committee review period within which to take action on the proposed rule, which actions include requesting modifications to the proposed rule, nonconcurring in the standing committee's objection to the proposed rule, concurring in the standing committee's approval of the proposed rule, otherwise approving the proposed rule, waiving its jurisdiction over the proposed rule, or objecting to the proposed rule in whole or in part. If JCRAR nonconcurs in the standing committee's objection to, concurs in the standing committee's approval of, otherwise approves, or waives its jurisdiction over a proposed rule in whole or in part or if the JCRAR's committee review period concludes without objection to the proposed rule in whole or in part, the agency may promulgate the proposed rule or any part of the proposed rule not objected to. If JCRAR objects to the proposed rule or any part of the proposed rule, JCRAR must introduce bills in each house of the legislature to prevent promulgation of the proposed rule and the agency may not promulgate the proposed rule or any part of the proposed rule until those bills fail to be enacted.
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This bill permits an agency to promulgate a rule only if a bill authorizing promulgation of the rule is enacted into law. Specifically, the bill permits a standing committee to which a proposed rule is referred to meet and take executive action in favor of introducing a bill to authorize promulgation of the proposed rule or any part of the proposed rule. If both committees to which a proposed rule is referred take that executive action, the committees must introduce those bills and the bills must be referred to JCRAR. If JCRAR does not object to the bills, the presiding officer of each house of the legislature must refer the bill introduced in that house to the calendar scheduling committee, and if either bill becomes law, the agency may promulgate the proposed rule or any part of the proposed rule to which the bills pertain.
If, however, both standing committees fail to take that executive action in favor of introducing bills to authorize promulgation of the proposed rule or the same part of the proposed rule, if JCRAR objects to the bills, or if both bills fail to be enacted, the agency may not promulgate the proposed rule or any part of the proposed rule to which the bills pertain unless a subsequent law specifically authorizes its promulgation.
Who's behind it
Frank G. Lasee, a Republican, is its .
2 more lawmakers .
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Author (1)
- Frank G. Lasee · Republican, Senate
Signed on in support (2)
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Roger Rivard · Republican, Assembly
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
What happened
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Mar 23, 2012
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 28, 2012
The committee held a public hearing.
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Nov 14, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Nov 1, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 28, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 27, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 25, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 24, 2011
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 5, 2011
Sent to the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
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Oct 5, 2011
Introduced in the Senate.
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- Oct 5, 2011 · Senate
Introduced by Senator Lasee;Cosponsored by Representatives Rivard and Nass
- Oct 5, 2011 · Senate
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations
- Oct 24, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 25, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 27, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 28, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 1, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Nov 14, 2011 · Senate
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 28, 2012 · Senate
Public hearing held
- Mar 23, 2012 · Senate
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1. More in the glossary
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis. More in the glossary
Author
A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Official term: Author, coauthor. More in the glossary
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor. More in the glossary
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate. More in the glossary
From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
Public hearing
A meeting where anyone can speak to a committee about a bill, or send written comments.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
The session's calendar. Any bill not passed by its last voting day dies.
Official term: Failed to pass pursuant to SJR 1
Legislative Reference Bureau
The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.
Official term: LRB analysis
Signed on in support
Lawmakers who back a bill without being one of its authors, often from the other chamber.
Official term: Cosponsor
Cost estimate
A state agency's estimate of what a bill would cost or save.
Official term: Fiscal estimate