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AB 251

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Relating to: various changes regarding administrative rules and rule-making procedures; time limits for emergency rules; and making an appropriation. (FE)

Administration, department of — Boards and other subdivisions Administrative procedure Administrative rules Business Industrial development Legislature — Review of administrative rules, joint committee for

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Assembly, not reached
  3. Passes Senate, not reached
  4. Governor signs, not reached
  5. Law, not reached

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Current law

Permanent rules

Current law sets forth the procedure for promulgating administrative rules.

Generally, that procedure consists of the following steps:

1. The agency planning to promulgate the rule prepares a statement of the

scope of the proposed rule (scope statement), which must be approved by the

governor and the agency head before any state employee or official may perform any

activity in connection with the drafting of the proposed rule.

2. The agency drafts the proposed rule, together with an economic impact

analysis, plain-language analysis, and

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Brandtjen (R) , Craig (R) , Czaja (R) , Edming (R) , Jarchow (R) , Neylon (R) , Quinn (R)

9 cosponsors

Gudex (R) , Kremer (R) , Lasee (R) , LeMahieu (R) , Nass (R) , Roth (R) , Stroebel (R) , Tiffany (R) , Vukmir (R)

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 10, Noes 5

Passed 10–5 Feb 5, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 11, Noes 4

Passed 11–4 Feb 5, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 3 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 10, Noes 5

Passed 10–5 Feb 5, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 4 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 10, Noes 5

Passed 10–5 Feb 5, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 10, Noes 5

Passed 10–5 Feb 5, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 33

Passed 61–33 Feb 18, 2016 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Read a third time and passed, Ayes 60, Noes 33, Paired 2

Passed 60–33 Feb 18, 2016 official source full page

Aye · 60

Not voting · 4

Full history

  1. Jun 4, 2015 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Neylon, Czaja, Craig, Jarchow, Quinn, Edming and Brandtjen; cosponsored by Senators LeMahieu, Nass, Gudex, Lasee, Roth, Stroebel, Tiffany and Vukmir

  2. Jun 4, 2015 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations

  3. Jun 8, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Oct 28, 2015 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Oct 28, 2015 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  6. Jan 14, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neylon

  7. Jan 15, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 offered by Representative Neylon

  8. Jan 29, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 offered by Representative Neylon

  9. Feb 1, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 4 offered by Representative Neylon

  10. Feb 3, 2016 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  11. Feb 5, 2016 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 10, Noes 5

  12. Feb 5, 2016 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 2 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 11, Noes 4

  13. Feb 5, 2016 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 3 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 10, Noes 5

  14. Feb 5, 2016 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 4 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 10, Noes 5

  15. Feb 5, 2016 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 10, Noes 5

  16. Feb 5, 2016 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  17. Feb 5, 2016 · Assembly

    LRB correction (Assembly Amendment 1)

  18. Feb 11, 2016 · Assembly

    LRB correction

  19. Feb 12, 2016 · Assembly

    Representative Kremer added as a coauthor

  20. Feb 16, 2016 · Assembly

    Made a special order of business at 1:07 PM on 2-18-2016 pursuant to Assembly Resolution 29

  21. Feb 17, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 5 offered by Representative Ballweg

  22. Feb 17, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 6 offered by Representative Ballweg

  23. Feb 17, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 7 offered by Representative Ballweg

  24. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  25. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Referred to joint committee on Finance

  26. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and taken up

  27. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Spreitzer, Shankland, Hebl, Sinicki, Subeck, C. Taylor and Wachs

  28. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 laid on table, Ayes 61, Noes 33

  29. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 withdrawn and returned to author

  30. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 adopted

  31. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 adopted

  32. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 4 adopted

  33. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 5 adopted

  34. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 6 withdrawn and returned to author

  35. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 7 adopted

  36. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 8 offered by Representative Rodriguez

  37. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 8 adopted

  38. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 9 offered by Representative Rodriguez

  39. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 9 adopted

  40. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  41. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  42. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed, Ayes 60, Noes 33, Paired 2

  43. Feb 18, 2016 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  44. Feb 19, 2016 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  45. Feb 23, 2016 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  46. Feb 23, 2016 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  47. Apr 13, 2016 · Senate

    Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1