Senate Bill 48 aims to formally repeal an emergency rule established by the Wisconsin Elections Commission that was enacted on July 1, 2024. This emergency rule included provisions regarding the requirements and procedures for filing nomination papers, the grounds for challenging these papers, and the processes for filing officers to hear and decide on such challenges. The bill is introduced in accordance with the requirements of s. 227.26 (2) (j) of the statutes, following the Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules' decision to suspend the emergency rule on July 22, 2024.

The new legal language created by this bill is found in Section 1, which establishes statute 5.051, explicitly stating the repeal of the emergency rule that created sections EL 2.05 and 2.07 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code. This action reflects the legislative intent to eliminate the previously established challenge procedures for nomination papers as outlined in the suspended emergency rule.