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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

AJR 133

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Relating to: legislative suspension of rules promulgated by state agencies (first consideration).

Administrative rules Constitutional amendments — First consideration

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Adopted, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2025 legislature on first consideration, provides that the legislature may by joint resolution adopted by a majority vote of all members elected to each house suspend indefinitely, or for a period specified in the resolution, in whole or in part any administrative rule promulgated by a state agency. Under the proposed amendment, a rule or part of a rule suspended by the legislature has no force or effect during the pendency of the suspension, and the legislature’s suspension of a rule is not subject to presentment to the governor or any other requirement under the constitution concerning the enactment of laws.

A constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , B. Jacobson (R) , Behnke (R) , Callahan (R) , Dittrich (R) , Duchow (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)

7 cosponsors

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

Registered lobbying interests · 8

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 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: ADOPTION

Passed 52–45 Feb 12, 2026 official source full page

Aye · 52

Nay · 45

Not voting · 2

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

Passed 3–2 Feb 17, 2026 official source full page

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

Senate: CONCURRENCE

Passed 18–15 Feb 18, 2026 official source full page

Full history

  1. Jan 29, 2026 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives B. Jacobson, Gustafson, Hurd, Tucker, Tusler, Sortwell, Allen, Behnke, Callahan, Dittrich, Duchow, 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 Nass, Bradley, Hutton, Quinn, Kapenga 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. Feb 4, 2026 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  6. Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly

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

  7. Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  8. Feb 10, 2026 · Assembly

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

  9. Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  10. Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Adopted, Ayes 52, Noes 45

  11. Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  12. Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  13. Feb 12, 2026 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Feb 13, 2026 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  15. Feb 16, 2026 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization

  16. Feb 16, 2026 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  17. Feb 17, 2026 · Senate

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

  18. Feb 17, 2026 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 2-18-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  19. Feb 18, 2026 · Senate

    Read a second time

  20. Feb 18, 2026 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  21. Feb 18, 2026 · Senate

    Rules suspended to give joint resolution its third reading

  22. Feb 18, 2026 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  23. Feb 18, 2026 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  24. Feb 18, 2026 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  25. Feb 25, 2026 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 2-25-2026

  26. Mar 4, 2026 · Assembly

    Deposited in the office of the Secretary of State on 3-4-2026

  27. May 26, 2026 · Assembly

    Published 5-26-2026. Enrolled Joint Resolution 13