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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-5970/1 MED:cjs 2025 ASSEMBLY BILL 955 January 29, 2026 - 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. Referred to Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency. An Act to repeal 227.11 (2) (a) (intro.); to renumber 227.11 (2) (a) 1. to 3.; to amend 18.03 (2) (b) and 227.11 (2) (d); to create 227.11 (1m) of the statutes; relating to: the rule-making authority of agencies. Analysis by the 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. For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill. The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: Section 1. 18.03 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: 18.03 (2) (b) The commission may interpret the statutes enforced or administered by it as it considers to be necessary to effectuate the purpose of the statutes. The authority granted by this paragraph shall not exceed the authority granted by s. 227.11 (2) (a). Section 2. 227.11 (1m) of the statutes is created to read: 227.11 (1m) No agency may promulgate rules interpreting the provisions of any statute enforced or administered by the agency without explicit and specific statutory authority. Section 3. 227.11 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed. Section 4. 227.11 (2) (a) 1. to 3. of the statutes are renumbered 227.11 (4) to (6). Section 5. 227.11 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read: 227.11 (2) (d) An agency may promulgate rules implementing or interpreting a statute that it will enforce or administer after publication of the authorizing statute but prior to the statute’s effective date. A rule promulgated under this paragraph may not take effect prior to the effective date of the authorizing statute that it implements or interprets. (end)
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