Assembly Bill 276
Statements of scope for administrative rules. (FE)
Topics: Administrative rules
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 275. That version was vetoed.
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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, in order to promulgate a rule, an agency must submit a statement of scope for the proposed rule for review by the Department of Administration and approval by the governor. Once the governor approves the statement, the agency must send the approved statement of scope to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register before continuing with the rule promulgation process. A statement of scope expires after 30 months, after which the agency may not promulgate any rule based on that statement of scope that has not been submitted for legislative review by the expiration date. This bill does the following:
1. Limits an agency to promulgating either a permanent or an emergency rule for a given statement of scope and requires the agency to specify in a statement of scope whether it is for a proposed emergency rule or for a proposed permanent rule.
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2. Limits an agency to promulgating one permanent rule or one emergency rule per statement of scope.
3. Provides that a statement of scope for an emergency rule expires after six months and provides that when a statement of scope for an emergency rule expires, an agency may not promulgate an emergency rule based upon that statement of scope. The bill retains the 30-month expiration under current law with respect to statements of scope for proposed permanent rules.
Who's behind it
28 representatives are its . All 28 are Republicans.
8 more lawmakers .
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Authors (28)
- Dave Armstrong · Republican, Assembly
- Brent Jacobson · Republican, Assembly
- Elijah Behnke · Republican, Assembly
- Calvin Callahan · Republican, Assembly
- Alex Dallman · Republican, Assembly
- Barbara Dittrich · Republican, Assembly
- Bob Donovan · Republican, Assembly
- Joy Goeben · Republican, Assembly
- Chanz Green · Republican, Assembly
- Rick Gundrum · Republican, Assembly
- Gus Gustafson · Republican, Assembly
- Dean Kaufert · Republican, Assembly
- Dan Knodl · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Maxey · Republican, Assembly
- Clint Moses · Republican, Assembly
- Dave Murphy · Republican, Assembly
- Jeff Mursau · Republican, Assembly
- Amanda Nedweski · Republican, Assembly
- Adam Neylon · Republican, Assembly
- Jerry O'Connor · Republican, Assembly
- Will Penterman · Republican, Assembly
- Jim Piwowarczyk · Republican, Assembly
- Jessie Rodriguez · 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
- Chris Kapenga · Republican, Senate
- Steve Nass · Republican, Senate
- Rob Stafsholt · Republican, Senate
- Cory Tomczyk · Republican, Senate
What it would cost
State agencies filed a . Each opens as a PDF from the Legislature.
How lawmakers voted
There was one vote 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
What happened
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Mar 23, 2026
The session ended, and the bill died with it.
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Jan 6, 2026
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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Nov 25, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Oct 9, 2025
The committee held a public hearing.
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Sep 25, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jul 15, 2025
A state agency sent in its estimate of the cost.
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Jun 25, 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 20, 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 2, 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 Knodl, Nedweski, Armstrong, Penterman, O'Connor, Tusler, Mursau, Maxey, Green, Murphy, Dittrich, Tranel, Gustafson, Moses, Piwowarczyk, Neylon, Gundrum, Dallman, Callahan, Donovan, B. Jacobson, Behnke, Goeben, Kaufert, Tittl, Rodriguez, Wichgers and Wittke; cosponsored by Senators Hutton, Bradley, Tomczyk, Nass, Kapenga, Feyen, Cabral-Guevara and Stafsholt
- May 30, 2025 · Assembly
Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency
- Jun 2, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 12, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 16, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 20, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 23, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jun 25, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Jul 15, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Sep 25, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Oct 9, 2025 · Assembly
Public hearing held
- Nov 18, 2025 · Assembly
Executive action taken
- Nov 25, 2025 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- 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
- Jan 6, 2026 · Assembly
Fiscal estimate received
- Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly
Placed on calendar 2-12-2026 by Committee on Rules
- 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