Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

AB 443

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Relating to: publication of certain proposed rules and changes to existing rules. (FE)

Data processing Extraordinary session, 2015 — November Supreme court Supreme court — Rule_making orders issued by

Introduced, completed
Passes Assembly, completed
Passes Senate, completed
Governor signs, completed
Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill allows certain proposed rules or changes to an existing rule to be placed

on an Internet site. Under current law, when the Wisconsin Supreme Court (court)

wishes to consider whether to promulgate a new rule or change an existing rule

regulating pleading, practice, or procedure, it holds a hearing on the new rule or the

change.

Current law requires the court to publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper

for three consecutive weeks prior to, and in the publication of the State Bar of

Wisconsin (Bar) not more than 60 days nor less than 30 days before, the date of

hearing. Current law requires the court to include in its notice the full text of the

proposed rule or the change to an existing rule.

This bill replaces the requirement that the court include the full text of the

proposed rule or the change to the existing rule in a notice published in a newspaper

and in the publication of the Bar, with the requirement that the court must place the

full text on the court's Internet site.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Fiscal Estimate From CTS

Votes

Assembly: Report passage recommended by Committee on State Affairs and Government Operations, Ayes 12, Noes 0

Passed 12–0 Oct 30, 2015 official source full page

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

Senate: Public hearing requirement waived by committee on Senate Organization, pursuant to Senate Rule 18 (1m), Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Nov 5, 2015 official source full page