Assembly Bill 993 proposes significant changes to the management of administrative rules in Wisconsin by instituting an expiration policy for chapters of the Wisconsin Administrative Code. Under the bill, each chapter will automatically expire eight years after a rule creating, repealing, or readopting that chapter takes effect, unless the agency responsible for the chapter takes action to readopt it. The Department of Administration is tasked with establishing a schedule for the expiration of existing code chapters, and agencies must provide an economic impact analysis when readopting chapters, detailing both past impacts and any proposed changes.

Additionally, the bill modifies existing provisions regarding economic impact analyses for proposed rules. It clarifies that if an agency is readopting a chapter without changes, the prohibition on continuing work on a proposed rule due to high implementation costs does not apply. If changes are proposed, only the costs associated with those changes will be considered, rather than the ongoing costs of maintaining the chapter. The bill also includes various amendments and new sections to streamline the readoption process and ensure that agencies consider the economic implications of their rules, thereby enhancing accountability and transparency in administrative rule-making.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 227.114(2)(intro.), 227.114, 227.137(3)(intro.), 227.137, 227.14(6)(c)1.(intro.), 227.14, 227.15(7), 227.15