AB 995 Wisconsin Assembly · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Relating to: the effective date of administrative rules and the effective period of emergency rules.

AB 995 modifies state law governing when administrative rules and emergency rules take effect. It changes the default effective date for administrative rules to the first day of the 7th month after publication (previously 6 months) and extends the maximum duration for emergency rules from 150 to 180 days. These changes directly affect state agencies creating rules and the public subject to those regulations. The bill provides clearer timelines for when rules become enforceable and how long emergency rules may remain in effect without further legislative action.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Assembly Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2026 Last action Mar 23, 2026
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Assembly by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Mar 23, 2026
Amended
Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and passed
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Assembly Amendment 1 adopted
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Placed on calendar 2-12-2026 by Committee on Rules
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Committee
Referred to committee on Rules
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency, Ayes 6, Noes 3
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency, Ayes 6, Noes 3
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Introduced
Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Hurd
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Hurd, B. Jacobson, Armstrong, Behnke, Gundrum, Knodl, Kreibich, Moses, Murphy, O'Connor, Penterman, Sortwell and Tusler; cosponsored by Senator Jacque
lower
13 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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