Wisconsin 2025 Regular Session Status: To Executive 8 R cosponsors

SB 275 — Relating to: statements of scope for administrative rules. (FE)

Last action — Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

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This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced May 21, 2025. It awaits signature.

Vetoed by Governor Tony Evers (Democratic) on March 20, 2026.

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Likely to advance 74% · moderate confidence

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    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 36 sponsors

    1 primary, 35 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (8 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

An Act to renumber and amend 227.135 (5); to amend 227.14 (6) (c) 1. a.; to create 227.135 (1) (g), 227.135 (5) (b) and 227.135 (7) of the statutes;

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What changed in the latest version

38 added · 80 removed

Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Senate Bill 275 introduces a change regarding how long statements of scope for proposed rules can last. Now, a statement for an emergency rule will only be valid for 6 months, while a permanent rule can last up to 30 months. This change aims to streamline the rule-making process by ensuring timely implementation and avoiding delays in regulations. It also prevents agencies from creating multiple rules based on a single statement, which could lead to confusion and inefficiencies.

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- 2026 LEGISLATURE LRB-2515/1 MED:cjs SENATE BILL 275 May 21, 2025 - Introduced by Senators H UTTON , BRADLEY, TOMCZYK , NASS, K APENGA , FEYEN , C ABRAL-GUEVARA and S TAFSHOLT , cosponsored by Representatives KNODL , NEDWESKI , ARMSTRONG , PENTERMAN , O'CONNOR, T USLER, MURSAU , MAXEY, GREEN, M URPHY, DITTRICH, RANEL , GUSTAFSON, M OSES, PIWOWARCZYK , NEYLON, GUNDRUM , ALLMAN , CALLAHAN , ONOVAN , B.
Date of enactment:
JACOBSON , EHNKE , GOEBEN, KAUFERT , ITTL, ODRIGUEZ , WICHGERS and W ITTKE.
Senate Bill 275 Date of publication*:
Referred to Committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs.
WISCONSIN ACT A N A CT to renumber and amend 227.135 (5);to amend 227.14 (6) (c) 1.
A N A CT to renumber and amend 227.135 (5);
a.;to create 227.135 (1) (g), 227.135 (5) (b) and 227.135 (7) of the statutes;
to amend 227.14 (6) (c) 1.
a.;
to create 227.135 (1) (g), 227.135 (5) (b) and 227.135 (7) of the statutes;
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau Under current law, in order to promulgate a rule, an agency must submit a statement of scope for the proposed rule for review by the Department of Administration and approval by the governor.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in sen- SECTION 3.
Once the governor approves the statement, the agency must send the approved statement of scope to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register before continuing with the rule promulgation process.
227.135 (5) (b) of the statutes is created ate and assembly, do enact as follows:
A statement of scope expires after months, after which the agency may not promulgate any rule based on that statement of scope that has not been submitted for legislative review by the expiration date.
to read:
This bill does the following:
SECTION 1.
1.
227.135 (1) (g) of the statutes is created 227.135 (5) (b) A statement of scope for a proposed emergency rule shall expire on the date that is 6 months to read:
Limits an agency to promulgating either a permanent or an emergency rule for a given statement of scope and requires the agency to specify in a statement of scope whether it is for a proposed emergency rule or for a proposed permanent rule.
after the date on which it is published in the register.
2.
Af- 227.135 (1) (g) A statement as to whether the state- ment of scope will be for a proposed emergency rule or ter a statement of scope for a proposed emergency rule for a proposed permanent rule.
Limits an agency to promulgating one permanent rule or one emergency rule per statement of scope.
An agency that intends expires, an agency may not promulgate a proposed emergency rule based upon that statement of scope.
3.
For to concurrently promulgate an emergency rule and a per- purposes of this paragraph, a revised statement of scope manent rule shall prepare separate statements of scope.
Provides that a statement of scope for an emergency rule expires after six months and provides that when a statement of scope for an emergency rule expires, - 2026 Legislature - 2 - LRB-2515/1 MED:cjs SENATE BILL 275 SECTION 1 an agency may not promulgate an emergency rule based upon that statement of scope.
prepared under sub.
The bill retains the 30-month expiration under current law with respect to statements of scope for proposed permanent rules.
(4) for a proposed emergency rule SECTION 2.
For further information see the state fiscal estimate, which will be printed as an appendix to this bill.
227.135 (5) of the statutes is renum- shall expire on the date that is 6 months after the date on bered 227.135 (5) (a) and amended to read:
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
227.135 (5) (a) A statement of scope for a proposed which the revised statement is published in the register.
S ECTION 1.
SECTION 4.
227.135 (1) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
227.135 (7) of the statutes is created to permanent rule shall expire on the date that is 30 months read:
227.135 (1) (g) A statement as to whether the statement of scope will be for a proposed emergency rule or for a proposed permanent rule.
after the date on which it is published in the register.
An agency that intends to concurrently promulgate an emergency rule and a permanent rule shall prepare separate statements of scope.
Af- 227.135 (7) An agency may not promulgate more ter a statement of scope for a proposed permanent rule than one permanent rule or one emergency rule based expires, an agency may not submit a proposed rule on a statement of scope.
S ECTION 2.
based upon that statement of scope to the legislature for SECTION 5.
227.135 (5) of the statutes is renumbered 227.135 (5) (a) and amended to read:
227.135 (5) (a) A statement of scope for a proposed permanent rule shall expire on the date that is 30 months after the date on which it is published in the register.
After a statement of scope for a proposed permanent rule expires, an agency may not submit a proposed rule based upon that statement of scope to the legislature for review under s.
227.19 (2), and any such rule that has not been submitted to the legislature for review before that date shall be considered withdrawn on that date as provided in s.
For purposes of this subsection paragraph, a revised statement of scope prepared under sub.
of the statutes is review under s.
(4) for a proposed permanent rule shall expire on the date that is 30 months after the date on which the revised statement is published in the register.
227.19 (2), and any such rule that has amended to read:
S ECTION 3.
not been submitted to the legislature for review before 227.14 (6) (c) 1.
227.135 (5) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
- 2026 Legislature - 3 - LRB-2515/1 MED:cjs SENATE BILL 275 SECTION 3 227.135 (5) (b) A statement of scope for a proposed emergency rule shall expire on the date that is 6 months after the date on which it is published in the register.
After a statement of scope for a proposed emergency rule expires, an agency may not promulgate a proposed emergency rule based upon that statement of scope.
For purposes of this paragraph, a revised statement of scope prepared under sub.
(4) for a proposed emergency rule shall expire on the date that is 6 months after the date on which the revised statement is published in the register.
S ECTION 4.
227.135 (7) of the statutes is created to read:
227.135 (7) An agency may not promulgate more than one permanent rule or one emergency rule based on a statement of scope.
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S ECTION 5.
227.14 (6) (c) 1.
of the statutes is amended to read:
If the proposed rule is not sub- that date shall be considered withdrawn on that date as mitted to the legislature for review under s.
227.19 (2) provided in s.
If the proposed rule is not submitted to the legislature for review under s.
For purposes of this before the statement of the scope of the proposed rule subsection paragraph, a revised statement of scope pre- expires as provided in s.
227.19 (2) before the statement of the scope of the proposed rule expires as provided in s.
227.135 (5) (a), on the date that pared under sub.
227.135 (5) (a), on the date that statement of scope expires.
(4) for a proposed permanent rule shall statement of scope expires.
S ECTION 6.
expire on the date that is 30 months after the date on SECTION 6.
(1) This act first applies to a statement of scope that is published in the Wisconsin Administrative Register on the effective date of this subsection.
which the revised statement is published in the register.
(END)
(1) This act first applies to a statement of scope that ernor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication.” Wisconsin Act - 2 - 2025 Senate Bill 275 is published in the Wisconsin Administrative Register on the effective date of this subsection.
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Action History

  1. Failed to pass notwithstanding the objections of the Governor pursuant to Joint Rule 82

  2. Placed on calendar 5-12-2026 pursuant to Joint Rule 82 (2)(a)

  3. Report vetoed by the Governor on 3-20-2026

  4. Presented to the Governor on 3-18-2026

  5. Report correctly enrolled

  6. Received from Assembly concurred in

  7. Ordered immediately messaged

  8. Read a third time and concurred in, Ayes 53, Noes 45

  9. Rules suspended

  10. Ordered to a third reading

  11. Read a second time

  12. Rules suspended to withdraw from Senate message and take up

  13. Read

  14. Received from Senate

  15. Ordered immediately messaged

  16. Read a third time and passed, Ayes 18, Noes 15

  17. Rules suspended to give bill its third reading

  18. Ordered to a third reading

  19. Read a second time

  20. Placed on calendar 2-11-2026 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  21. Fiscal estimate received

  22. Fiscal estimate received

  23. Available for scheduling

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

  25. Executive action taken

  26. Public hearing held

  27. Fiscal estimate received

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

  35. Introduced by Senators Hutton, Bradley, Tomczyk, Nass, Kapenga, Feyen, Cabral-Guevara and Stafsholt; cosponsored by Representatives Knodl, Nedweski, Armstrong, Penterman, O'Connor, Tusler, Mursau, Maxey, Green, Murphy, Dittrich, Tranel, Gustafson, Moses, Piwowarczyk, Neylon, Gundrum, Dallman, Callahan, Donovan, B. Jacobson, Behnke, Goeben, Kaufert, Tittl, Rodriguez, Wichgers and Wittke

Sponsors

  • Steve Nass · Cosponsor
  • Cory Tomczyk · Cosponsor
  • Julian Bradley · Cosponsor
  • Rob Hutton · Primary
  • Knodl · Cosponsor
  • Nedweski · Cosponsor
  • Dan Feyen · Cosponsor
  • Armstrong · Cosponsor
  • Penterman · Cosponsor
  • O'Connor · Cosponsor
  • Tusler · Cosponsor
  • Mursau · Cosponsor
  • Maxey · Cosponsor
  • Green · Cosponsor
  • Murphy · Cosponsor
  • Dittrich · Cosponsor
  • Tranel · Cosponsor
  • Gustafson · Cosponsor
  • Moses · Cosponsor
  • Piwowarczyk · Cosponsor
  • Neylon · Cosponsor
  • Gundrum · Cosponsor
  • Dallman · Cosponsor
  • Callahan · Cosponsor
  • Donovan · Cosponsor
  • B. Jacobson · Cosponsor
  • Behnke · Cosponsor
  • Goeben · Cosponsor
  • Kaufert · Cosponsor
  • Tittl · Cosponsor
  • Rodriguez · Cosponsor
  • Wichgers · Cosponsor
  • Wittke · Cosponsor
  • Rob Stafsholt · Cosponsor
  • Rachael Cabral-Guevara · Cosponsor
  • Chris Kapenga · Cosponsor

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1 sponsors · 35 co-sponsors · 96 not signed on · 55 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (35)

Not signed on (96)

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Passed 53 Yea · 45 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 52001
Democrat 04300
Unaffiliated 1200
Total 534501
% of votes cast 54%45%0%1%
How each member voted (99)
Member Party Vote
JOHNSON — Nay
MOORE OMOKUNDE — Nay
SPEAKER — Yea
Anderson, Clinton Democrat Nay
Andraca, Deb Democrat Nay
Arney, Margaret Democrat Nay
Bare, Mike Democrat Nay
Billings, Jill Democrat Nay
Brown, Brienne Democrat Nay
Clancy, Ryan Democrat Nay
Cruz, Angelina Democrat Nay
DeSanto, Karen Democrat Nay
DeSmidt, Ben Democrat Nay
Doyle, Steve Democrat Nay
Emerson, Jodi Democrat Nay
Fitzgerald, Joan Democrat Nay
Goodwin, Russell Democrat Nay
Haywood, Kalan Democrat Nay
Hong, Francesca Democrat Nay
Hysell, Andrew Democrat Nay
Jacobson, Jenna Democrat Nay
Joers, Alex Democrat Nay
Kirsch, Karen Democrat Nay
Madison, Darrin Democrat Nay
Mayadev, Renuka Democrat Nay
McCarville, Maureen Democrat Nay
McGuire, Tip Democrat Nay
Miresse, Vincent Democrat Nay
Neubauer, Greta Democrat Nay
Ortiz-Velez, Sylvia Democrat Nay
Palmeri, Lori Democrat Nay
Phelps, Christian Democrat Nay
Prado, Priscilla Democrat Nay
Rivera-Wagner, Amaad Democrat Nay
Roe, Ann Democrat Nay
Sheehan, Joe Democrat Nay
Sinicki, Christine Democrat Nay
Snodgrass, Lee Democrat Nay
Spaude, Ryan Democrat Nay
Stroud, Angela Democrat Nay
Stubbs, Shelia Democrat Nay
Subeck, Lisa Democrat Nay
Taylor, Sequanna Democrat Nay
Tenorio, Angelito Democrat Nay
Udell, Randy Democrat Nay
Vining, Robyn Democrat Nay
Allen, Scott Republican Yea
Armstrong, David Republican Yea
August, Tyler Republican Yea
Behnke, Elijah Republican Yea
Born, Mark Republican Yea
Brill, Lindee Republican Yea
Brooks, Robert Republican Yea
Callahan, Calvin Republican Yea
Dallman, Alex Republican Yea
Dittrich, Barbara Republican Yea
Donovan, Bob Republican Yea
Duchow, Cindi Republican Yea
Franklin, Benjamin Republican Yea
Goeben, Joy Republican Yea
Green, Chanz Republican Yea
Gundrum, Rick Republican Yea
Gustafson, Nate Republican Yea
Hurd, Karen Republican Yea
Jacobson, Brent Republican Yea
Kaufert, Dean Republican Yea
Kitchens, Joel Republican Yea
Knodl, Daniel Republican Yea
Kreibich, Rob Republican Yea
Krug, Scott Republican Yea
Kurtz, Tony Republican Yea
Maxey, Dave Republican Yea
Melotik, Paul Republican Yea
Moses, Clint Republican Yea
Murphy, David Republican Yea
Mursau, Jeffrey Republican Yea
Nedweski, Amanda Republican Yea
Neylon, Adam Republican Yea
Novak, Todd Republican Yea
O'Connor, Jerry Republican Yea
Penterman, William Republican Yea
Petersen, Kevin Republican Yea
Piwowarczyk, Jim Republican Yea
Pronschinske, Treig Republican Yea
Rodriguez, Jessie Republican Yea
Snyder, Patrick Republican Yea
Sortwell, Shae Republican Yea
Spiros, John Republican Yea
Steffen, David Republican Yea
Summerfield, Rob Republican Yea
Swearingen, Rob Republican Yea
Tittl, Paul Republican Yea
Tranel, Travis Republican Yea
Tucker, Duke Republican Yea
Tusler, Ron Republican Yea
VanderMeer, Nancy Republican Yea
Wichgers, Chuck Republican Yea
Wittke, Robert Republican Yea
Zimmerman, Shannon Republican Not Voting

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Read a third time and passed

Passed 18 Yea · 15 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 18000
Democrat 01200
Unaffiliated 0300
Total 181500
% of votes cast 55%45%0%0%
How each member voted (33)
Member Party Vote
JOHNSON — Nay
DASSLER-ALFHEI — Nay
HABUSH SINYKIN — Nay
Carpenter, Tim Democrat Nay
Drake, Dora Democrat Nay
Hesselbein, Dianne Democrat Nay
Keyeski, Sarah Democrat Nay
Larson, Chris Democrat Nay
Pfaff, Brad Democrat Nay
Ratcliff, Melissa Democrat Nay
Roys, Kelda Democrat Nay
Smith, Jeff Democrat Nay
Spreitzer, Mark Democrat Nay
Wall, Jamie Democrat Nay
Wirch, Robert Democrat Nay
Bradley, Julian Republican Yea
Cabral-Guevara, Rachael Republican Yea
Felzkowski, Mary Republican Yea
Feyen, Dan Republican Yea
Hutton, Rob Republican Yea
Jacque, André Republican Yea
Jagler, John Republican Yea
James, Jesse Republican Yea
Kapenga, Chris Republican Yea
LeMahieu, Devin Republican Yea
Marklein, Howard Republican Yea
Nass, Steve Republican Yea
Quinn, Romaine Republican Yea
Stafsholt, Rob Republican Yea
Testin, Patrick Republican Yea
Tomczyk, Cory Republican Yea
Wanggaard, Van Republican Yea
Wimberger, Eric Republican Yea

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What does SB 275 do?
An Act to renumber and amend 227.135 (5); to amend 227.14 (6) (c) 1. a.; to create 227.135 (1) (g), 227.135 (5) (b) and 227.135 (7) of the statutes;
Who sponsors SB 275?
SB 275 is sponsored by Nass, Steve (Republican), Tomczyk, Cory (Republican), Bradley, Julian (Republican), Hutton, Rob (Republican), Knodl, Nedweski, Feyen, Dan (Republican), Armstrong, Penterman, O'Connor, Tusler, Mursau, Maxey, Green, Murphy, Dittrich, Tranel, Gustafson, Moses, Piwowarczyk, Neylon, Gundrum, Dallman, Callahan, Donovan, B. Jacobson, Behnke, Goeben, Kaufert, Tittl, Rodriguez, Wichgers, Wittke, Stafsholt, Rob (Republican), Cabral-Guevara, Rachael (Republican), and Kapenga, Chris (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 275?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced May 21, 2025. It awaits signature.
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