Relating to: the expiration of administrative rules. (FE)

SB 980 establishes a process for automatically removing expired chapters from Wisconsin's administrative code and requires agencies to conduct detailed cost assessments before renewing existing rules. It mandates that agencies prepare economic impact analyses for rule renewals, including quantified costs to businesses, local governments, and individuals, and sets a $10 million cost threshold over two years that would halt rule development. The bill directly affects state agencies (which create rules), businesses, and local governments by requiring transparency about rule costs and limiting rule renewals that exceed the cost threshold. Key provisions include automatic removal of expired rules, new analysis requirements for rule renewals, and exceptions for certain rule types like those under specific statutes.