Bill > SB277

This bill establishes a new process for the expiration and readoption of administrative rules, which are regulations created by government agencies. Under the new system, chapters of the Wisconsin Administrative Code will automatically expire on January 1st of the seventh year after they are created, recreated, or readopted, unless an earlier date is specified or the chapter is readopted. Agencies can readopt a chapter either by submitting a notice to the legislature and the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules (JCRAR) or by going through the formal rulemaking process. The notice process requires the agency to affirm that the rules are compliant and unchanged, and the legislative council staff will review this notice for compliance. If the notice is compliant, the chapter is considered readopted without further legislative action. If there are deficiencies, the agency can correct them or use the formal rulemaking process. The bill also allows for extensions of expiration dates under certain circumstances, but prohibits substantive changes to rules during the readoption process if those changes would increase costs or create new requirements. Additionally, the bill clarifies that "promulgate" when referring to rules now includes "readopt," and it mandates that agencies avoid outdated or offensive language in their rules.

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https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/bill/sb277