Assembly Bill 275
Challenges to the validity of administrative rules and making an appropriation. (FE)
Topics: Administrative rules, Attorney: Fee, Court
Stopped before the full Assembly voted
The recommended passing it, but the full Assembly never voted on it. The last day for votes this session was Mar 19, 2026. To try again, a lawmaker would have to start a new bill.
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Introduced, passed
May 30, 2025
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Committee, passed
Approved
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Assembly vote, stopped here
Stopped here. The full Assembly never voted on it.
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Senate 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, 2026: “Failed to pass pursuant to ”
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The same bill was also filed in the Senate as SB 276. That version was vetoed.
Terms on this page
Committee
A small group of lawmakers that looks at a bill first. Most bills never leave committee.
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
What it would have done
Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.
Under current law, the validity of an administrative rule may be challenged in an action for declaratory judgment or in certain other judicial proceedings when material therein. This bill requires a court, if the court declares a rule invalid, to award the party asserting the invalidity of the rule reasonable attorney fees and costs.
Who's behind it
25 representatives are its . All 25 are Republicans.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (25)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Brent Jacobson · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Rob Brooks · Republican, Assembly
- Calvin Callahan · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Joy Goeben · Republican, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Amanda Nedweski · Republican, Assembly
- Adam Neylon · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Piwowarczyk · Republican, Assembly
- Jessie Rodriguez · Republican, Assembly
- David Steffen · Republican, Assembly
- Paul Tittl · Republican, Assembly
- Travis Tranel · Republican, Assembly
- Ron Tusler · Republican, Assembly
- Chuck Wichgers · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Wittke · Republican, Assembly
Signed on in support (8)
- Julian Bradley · Republican, Senate
- Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Republican, Senate
- Dan Feyen · Republican, Senate
- Rob Hutton · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Rob Stafsholt · Republican, Senate
- Cory Tomczyk · Republican, Senate
- Eric Wimberger · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
- Fiscal Estimate From DATCP
- Fiscal Estimate From DCF
- Fiscal Estimate From DFI
- Fiscal Estimate From DHS
- Fiscal Estimate From DNR
- Fiscal Estimate From DOC
- Fiscal Estimate From DOR
- Fiscal Estimate From DPI
- Fiscal Estimate From DSPS
- Fiscal Estimate From DWD
- Fiscal Estimate From LC
- Fiscal Estimate From OCI
- Fiscal Estimate From PSC
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 2 votes on this bill.
Assembly Committee on Government Operations vote to recommend it
Passed, 6 to 3 · Dec 2, 2025
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency, Ayes 6, Noes 3”. Official record · This vote on its own page
Joint Committee on Finance vote to recommend it
Passed, 11 to 4 · Feb 4, 2026
No member-by-member record exists for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.
Official motion: “Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4”. Official record · This vote on its own page
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Feb 4, 2026
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Feb 4, 2026
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 11 to 4.
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Jan 30, 2026
Sent to the Joint Committee on Finance.
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Jan 14, 2026
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 4, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Dec 2, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Rules.
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Dec 2, 2025
The committee voted to recommend passing it, 6 to 3.
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Oct 9, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Aug 1, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jul 1, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 30, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 23, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 18, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 16, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 12, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 11, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 10, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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May 30, 2025
Sent to the Assembly Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency.
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May 30, 2025
Introduced in the Assembly.
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- May 30, 2025 · Assembly
Introduced by Representatives Tusler, Armstrong, Behnke, Brooks, Callahan, Dittrich, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Gustafson, B. Jacobson, Knodl, Maxey, Murphy, Mursau, Nedweski, Neylon, O'Connor, Piwowarczyk, Rodriguez, Steffen, Tittl, Tranel, Wichgers and Wittke; cosponsored by Senators Wimberger, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Feyen, Hutton, Nass, Stafsholt and Tomczyk
- May 30, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency
- Jun 10, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 10, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 10, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 11, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 12, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 16, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 18, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 23, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 30, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jul 1, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Aug 1, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 9, 2025 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Nov 18, 2025 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Dec 2, 2025 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency, Ayes 6, Noes 3
- Dec 2, 2025 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Dec 4, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 14, 2026 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jan 30, 2026 · Assembly
Withdrawn from committee on Rules and referred to joint committee on Finance pursuant to Assembly Rule 24 (3)(a)
- Feb 3, 2026 · Assembly
Executive action taken by joint committee on Finance
- Feb 4, 2026 · Assembly
Report passage recommended by Joint Committee on Finance, Ayes 11, Noes 4
- Feb 4, 2026 · Assembly
Referred to committee on Rules
- Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-12-2026 by Committee on Rules
- Feb 11, 2026 · Assembly
Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Tusler
- Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly
Laid on the table
- Mar 23, 2026 · 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.
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.
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
Roll call
A vote where each lawmaker's yes or no is recorded by name.
Official term: Roll call vote