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Bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session

SJR 124

Died at session end Official bill text Atom feed

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

Administrative rules Constitutional amendments — First consideration

  1. Introduced, stopped here
  2. Passes Senate, not reached
  3. Passes Assembly, not reached
  4. Adopted, not reached

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

32 cosponsors

Allen (R) , Armstrong (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)

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

Senate: Report adoption 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 2, 2026 · Senate

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

  2. Feb 2, 2026 · Senate

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

  3. Feb 10, 2026 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  4. Feb 12, 2026 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  5. Feb 12, 2026 · Senate

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

  6. Feb 12, 2026 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  7. Mar 23, 2026 · Senate

    Failed to adopt pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1