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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AB 955

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Relating to: the rule-making authority of agencies. (FE)

Administrative rules Administrative rules — Revisions State agencies

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, stopped here
  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

Currently under the general law governing administrative procedure for state agencies, each agency may promulgate rules interpreting the provisions of any statute enforced or administered by the agency, if the agency considers it necessary to effectuate the purpose of the statute. This bill repeals this language and instead provides that no agency may promulgate rules interpreting the provisions of any statute enforced or administered by the agency without explicit and specific statutory authority.

What it would cost

Fiscal estimates filed by state agencies, as official PDFs

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , B. Jacobson (R) , Behnke (R) , Callahan (R) , Dittrich (R) , Goeben (R) , Green (R) , Gundrum (R) , Gustafson (R) , Hurd (R) , Kaufert (R) , Knodl (R) , Kreibich (R) , Maxey (R) , Melotik (R) , Moses (R) , Murphy (R) , Neylon (R) , O'Connor (R) , Penterman (R) , Petersen (R) , Piwowarczyk (R) , Rodriguez (R) , Sortwell (R) , Spiros (R) , Tucker (R) , Tusler (R) , VanderMeer (R) , Wichgers (R) , Wittke (R)

8 cosponsors

Armstrong (R) , Bradley (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Hutton (R) , Jacque (R) , Kapenga (R) , Nass (R) , Quinn (R)

Registered lobbying interests · 11

Organizations that registered lobbying activity on this bill with the Wisconsin Ethics Commission. Registration means interest, not a position for or against. Official record

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency, Ayes 6, Noes 3

Passed 6–3 Feb 10, 2026 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 Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency, Ayes 6, Noes 3

Passed 6–3 Feb 10, 2026 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 Mar 16, 2026 official source full page

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

Full history

  1. Jan 29, 2026 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives B. Jacobson, Gustafson, Hurd, Tucker, Tusler, Sortwell, Allen, Behnke, Callahan, Dittrich, Goeben, Green, Gundrum, Kaufert, Knodl, Kreibich, Maxey, Moses, Murphy, Neylon, O'Connor, Penterman, Petersen, Piwowarczyk, Rodriguez, VanderMeer, Wichgers, Wittke, Melotik and Spiros; cosponsored by Senators Jacque, Hutton, Quinn, Kapenga, Bradley, Nass and Cabral-Guevara

  2. Jan 29, 2026 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency

  3. Jan 30, 2026 · Assembly

    Representative Armstrong added as a coauthor

  4. Jan 30, 2026 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  5. Jan 30, 2026 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Feb 2, 2026 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Feb 3, 2026 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Feb 4, 2026 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  9. Feb 4, 2026 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  10. Feb 5, 2026 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  11. Feb 6, 2026 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  12. Feb 6, 2026 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  13. Feb 9, 2026 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Representative Knodl

  14. Feb 9, 2026 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  15. Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  16. Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  17. Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  18. Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  19. Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency, Ayes 6, Noes 3

  20. Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency, Ayes 6, Noes 3

  21. Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  22. Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 2-12-2026 by Committee on Rules

  23. Feb 11, 2026 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  24. Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  25. Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 adopted

  26. Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  27. Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  28. Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  29. Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  30. Feb 13, 2026 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  31. Feb 16, 2026 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  32. Feb 16, 2026 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  33. Feb 16, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  34. Feb 17, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  35. Feb 17, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  36. Feb 18, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  37. Feb 23, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  38. Feb 23, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  39. Mar 16, 2026 · Senate

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

  40. Mar 16, 2026 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 3-17-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  41. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Read a second time

  42. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  43. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  44. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  45. Mar 17, 2026 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  46. Mar 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  47. Mar 26, 2026 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 3-26-2026

  48. Apr 2, 2026 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 4-2-2026

  49. Apr 6, 2026 · Assembly

    Fiscal estimate received

  50. Apr 8, 2026 · Assembly

    Report vetoed by the Governor on 4-8-2026

  51. May 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  52. May 13, 2026 · Assembly

    Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82