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Bills from the 2017–18 session

Assembly Bill 42

Various changes regarding administrative rules and rule-making procedures and making an appropriation. (FE)

Stopped before the full Assembly voted

The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 31, 2017

  2. Committee, passed

    Approved

  3. Assembly vote, stopped here

    Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.

  4. Senate vote, not reached

  5. Governor, not reached

  6. Law, not reached

Latest entry in the official record, Mar 28, 2018: “Failed to pass pursuant to ⁠”

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What it would have done

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill 1) requires scope statements for proposed administrative rules to be reviewed by the Department of Administration for a determination of an agency's authority to promulgate a rule; 2) requires agencies to hold preliminary public hearings and comment periods on scope statements for rules if directed to do so by the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR); 3) requires the passage of a bill in order for an agency to promulgate a rule that would result in implementation and compliance costs of $10 million over any two-year period, subject to certain exceptions; and 4) allows either a cochairperson of JCRAR or JCRAR as a whole, at certain steps in the rule-making process, to request the preparation of an independent economic impact analysis for a proposed rule.

Current law Current law sets forth the procedure for promulgating administrative rules.

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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

Who's behind it

37 lawmakers are its ⁠. All 37 are Republicans.

11 more lawmakers ⁠.

See all 48 names

Authors (37)

Signed on in support (11)

What it would cost

State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

How lawmakers voted

There were 3 votes on this bill.

Assembly Committee on State Affairs vote on an amendment

Passed, 10 to 5 · May 9, 2017

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Amendment 6 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 5”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on State Affairs vote on an amendment

Passed, 10 to 5 · May 9, 2017

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 5”. Official record · This vote on its own page

Assembly Committee on State Affairs vote to recommend it

Passed, 10 to 5 · May 9, 2017

No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Official motion: “Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 5”. Official record · This vote on its own page

What happened

  1. Mar 28, 2018

    The session ended, and the bill died with it.

  2. May 12, 2017 to Jun 14, 2017

    3 more representatives signed on in support.

  3. May 9, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.

  4. May 9, 2017

    The committee voted to recommend passing it, 10 to 5.

  5. Apr 19, 2017

    The committee held a public hearing.

  6. Mar 28, 2017

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  7. Feb 28, 2017

    A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.

  8. Jan 31, 2017

    Sent to the Assembly Committee on State Affairs.

  9. Jan 31, 2017

    Introduced in the Assembly.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 31, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Neylon, Jarchow, Brandtjen, E. Brooks, R. Brooks, Duchow, Edming, Gannon, Jacque, Jagler, Katsma, Kleefisch, Kooyenga, Kremer, Krug, Kulp, Murphy, Petersen, Quinn, Ripp, Rodriguez, Schraa, Spiros, Summerfield, Swearingen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, Vorpagel, Weatherston, Wichgers, Hutton, Knodl, Sanfelippo, Tauchen and Skowronski; cosponsored by Senators LeMahieu, Darling, Kapenga, Lasee, Marklein, Nass, Stroebel, Tiffany and Vukmir

  2. Jan 31, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs

  3. Feb 28, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  4. Mar 28, 2017 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Apr 17, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neylon

  6. Apr 19, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  7. Apr 26, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neylon

  8. May 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Zamarripa, Hesselbein, Sinicki, Ohnstad and Doyle

  9. May 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Zamarripa, Hesselbein, Sinicki, Ohnstad and Doyle

  10. May 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 3 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Hesselbein, Zamarripa, Sinicki, Ohnstad and Doyle

  11. May 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 4 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Hesselbein, Zamarripa, Sinicki, Ohnstad and Doyle

  12. May 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 5 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Hesselbein, Zamarripa, Sinicki, Ohnstad and Doyle

  13. May 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 6 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Neylon

  14. May 3, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  15. May 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 6 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on State Affairs, Ayes 10, Noes 5

  16. May 9, 2017 · Assembly

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

  17. May 9, 2017 · Assembly

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

  18. May 9, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  19. May 12, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Allen added as a coauthor

  20. Jun 7, 2017 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 6-14-2017 by Committee on Rules

  21. Jun 14, 2017 · Assembly

    Representatives Rohrkaste and Born added as coauthors

  22. Jun 14, 2017 · Assembly

    Laid on the table

  23. Mar 28, 2018 · Assembly

    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.

More in the glossary

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote. 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.

More in the glossary

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

Roll call

A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.

Official term: Roll call vote

More in the glossary