Wisconsin House Bill 994

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 17)
Status: Failed on March 23 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-03-23 - Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

An Act to repeal 227.26 (4) (title) and 227.26 (4) (a); to renumber 227.29 (1) (b) to (e); to renumber and amend 227.111 (1), 227.111 (2), 227.26 (4) (b), 227.26 (4) (c), 227.29 (1) (intro.), 227.29 (1) (a), 227.29 (2) and 227.29 (3); to amend 35.93 (2) (b) 3. gm., 227.135 (2) and 227.29 (4) (c) 2.; to create 35.93 (2) (b) 7., 227.111 (1) (a), 227.111 (2) (a), 227.263 (title), 227.29 (1c) (intro.), 227.29 (1g) (b) and 227.29 (1g) (d) of the statutes; Relating to: review by state agencies of administrative rules and enactments; an expedited process for repealing rules an agency no longer has the authority to promulgate; and the rule-making authority of certain agencies. (FE)

Review by state agencies of administrative rules and enactments; an expedited process for repealing rules an agency no longer has the authority to promulgate; and the rule-making authority of certain agencies. (FE)

Rep. Karen Hurd [R]	Rep. Brent Jacobson [R]	Rep. David Armstrong [R]	Rep. Elijah Behnke [R]
Rep. Robert Brooks [R]	Rep. Rick Gundrum [R]	Rep. Dan Knodl [R]	Rep. Rob Kreibich [R]
Rep. Clint Moses [R]	Rep. David Murphy [R]	Rep. Adam Neylon [R]	Rep. Jerry O'Connor [R]
Rep. John Spiros [R]	Rep. Duke Tucker [R]	Rep. Ron Tusler [R]	Rep. Chuck Wichgers [R]
Sen. Andre Jacque [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-23	Senate	Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1
2026-02-23	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2026-02-23	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2026-02-17	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2026-02-16	Senate	Read first time and referred to committee on Licensing, Regulatory Reform, State and Federal Affairs
2026-02-13	Senate	Fiscal estimate received
2026-02-13	Senate	Received from Assembly
2026-02-12	House	Ordered immediately messaged
2026-02-12	House	Read a third time and passed
2026-02-12	House	Rules suspended
2026-02-12	House	Ordered to a third reading
2026-02-12	House	Read a second time
2026-02-11	House	Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor
2026-02-11	House	Fiscal estimate received
2026-02-10	House	Placed on calendar 2-12-2026 by Committee on Rules
2026-02-10	House	Fiscal estimate received
2026-02-10	House	Fiscal estimate received
2026-02-10	House	Fiscal estimate received
2026-02-10	House	Referred to committee on Rules
2026-02-10	House	Report passage recommended by Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency, Ayes 5, Noes 4
2026-02-10	House	Fiscal estimate received
2026-02-10	House	Executive action taken
2026-02-10	House	Fiscal estimate received
2026-02-09	House	Fiscal estimate received
2026-02-05	House	Fiscal estimate received
2026-02-04	House	Fiscal estimate received
2026-02-04	House	Public hearing held
2026-02-03	House	Fiscal estimate received
2026-02-03	House	Fiscal estimate received
2026-02-03	House	Fiscal estimate received
2026-01-30	House	Read first time and referred to Committee on Government Operations, Accountability, and Transparency
2026-01-30	House	Introduced

SB981 (Crossfiled) 2026-03-23 - Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1

Type	Source
Summary	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/bill/ab994
Text	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/AB994.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab994/ab994_judcm.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab994/ab994_whs.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab994/ab994_erc.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab994/ab994_swib.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/assembly/government_operations_accountability_and_transparency/1970594.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab994/ab994_dma.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab994/ab994_oci.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab994/ab994_elec.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab994/ab994_etf.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab994/ab994_psc.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab994/ab994_lwsrb.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab994/ab994_rrc.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab994/ab994_dfi.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab994/ab994_dva.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab994/ab994_dnr.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab994/ab994_wtcs.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab994/ab994_doc.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab994/ab994_ethc.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/fe/ab994/ab994_uws.pdf
Supplement	https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/records/senate/licensing_regulatory_reform_state_and_federal_affairs/1986551.pdf