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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SB 940

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

Administrative rules Administrative rules — Revisions State agencies

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  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: Bradley (R) , Cabral-Guevara (R) , Hutton (R) , Jacque (R) , Kapenga (R) , Nass (R) , Quinn (R)

30 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Armstrong (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) , 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)

Registered lobbying interests · 9

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

Senate: Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Feb 12, 2026 official source full page

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

Senate: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

Passed 3–2 Feb 12, 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. Feb 6, 2026 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Jacque, Quinn, Hutton, Kapenga, Nass, Bradley and Cabral-Guevara; cosponsored 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, Spiros and Armstrong

  2. Feb 6, 2026 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

  3. Feb 10, 2026 · Senate

    Senate Substitute Amendment 1 offered by Senator Jacque

  4. Feb 10, 2026 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Feb 10, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  6. Feb 10, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  7. Feb 10, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  8. Feb 10, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  9. Feb 12, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  10. Feb 12, 2026 · Senate

    Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  11. Feb 12, 2026 · Senate

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs, Ayes 3, Noes 2

  12. Feb 12, 2026 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  13. Feb 12, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  14. Feb 12, 2026 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  15. Feb 18, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  16. Feb 18, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  17. Feb 19, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  18. Feb 20, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  19. Feb 24, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  20. Feb 24, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  21. Feb 24, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  22. Feb 24, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  23. Feb 24, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  24. Mar 5, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  25. Mar 9, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  26. Mar 10, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  27. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Fiscal estimate received

  28. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1