Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: Passed Assembly 16 R cosponsors

AB 994 — Relating to: review by state agencies of administrative rules and enactments; an expedited process for repealing rules an agency no longer has the authority to promulgate; and the rule-making authority of certain agencies. (FE)

Last action — Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Assembly
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced January 30, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Advancing 58% · moderate confidence

  • Passed Assembly

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 17 sponsors

    1 primary, 16 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (16 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 1 recorded vote so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

An Act to repeal 227.26 (4) (title) and 227.26 (4) (a); to renumber 227.29 (1) (b) to (e); to renumber and amend 227.111 (1), 227.111 (2), 227.26 (4) (b), 227.26 (4) (c), 227.29 (1) (intro.), 227.29 (1) (a), 227.29 (2) and 227.29 (3); to amend 35.93 (2) (b) 3. gm., 227.135 (2) and 227.29 (4) (c) 2.; to create 35.93 (2) (b) 7., 227.111 (1) (a), 227.111 (2) (a), 227.263 (title), 227.29 (1c) (intro.), 227.29 (1g) (b) and 227.29 (1g) (d) of the statutes;

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

  2. Fiscal estimate received

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  5. Read first time and referred to committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs

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  7. Received from Assembly

  8. Ordered immediately messaged

  9. Read a third time and passed

  10. Rules suspended

  11. Ordered to a third reading

  12. Read a second time

  13. Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor

  14. Fiscal estimate received

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

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  19. Referred to committee on Rules

  20. Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency, Ayes 5, Noes 4

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  22. Executive action taken

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  27. Public hearing held

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  31. Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency

  32. Introduced by Representatives Hurd, B. Jacobson, Armstrong, Behnke, Brooks, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Moses, Murphy, Neylon, O'Connor, Spiros, Tucker, Tusler and Wichgers; cosponsored by Senator Jacque

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 16 co-sponsors · 115 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (16)

Not signed on (115)

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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 994 do?
An Act to repeal 227.26 (4) (title) and 227.26 (4) (a); to renumber 227.29 (1) (b) to (e); to renumber and amend 227.111 (1), 227.111 (2), 227.26 (4) (b), 227.26 (4) (c), 227.29 (1) (intro.), 227.29 (1) (a), 227.29 (2) and 227.29 (3); to amend 35.93 (2) (b) 3. gm., 227.135 (2) and 227.29 (4) (c) 2.; to create 35.93 (2) (b) 7., 227.111 (1) (a), 227.111 (2) (a), 227.263 (title), 227.29 (1c) (intro.), 227.29 (1g) (b) and 227.29 (1g) (d) of the statutes;
Who sponsors AB 994?
AB 994 is sponsored by Jacque, Hurd, Karen (Republican), Jacobson, Brent (Republican), Armstrong, David (Republican), Behnke, Elijah (Republican), Brooks, Robert (Republican), Gundrum, Rick (Republican), Knodl, Daniel (Republican), Kreibich, Rob (Republican), Moses, Clint (Republican), Murphy, David (Republican), Neylon, Adam (Republican), O'Connor, Jerry (Republican), Spiros, John (Republican), Tucker, Duke (Republican), Tusler, Ron (Republican), and Wichgers, Chuck (Republican).
What is the current status of AB 994?
This bill has passed the Assembly. Introduced January 30, 2026. It now moves to the second chamber.
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