Wisconsin § 227.185 - Approval by governor.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 227.185 — Approval by governor., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 227.185. Approval by governor.
After a proposed rule is in final draft form, the agency shall submit the proposed rule to the governor for approval. The governor, in his or her discretion, may approve or reject the proposed rule. If the governor approves a proposed rule, the governor shall provide the agency with a written notice of that approval. No proposed rule may be submitted to the legislature for review under s. 227.19 (2) unless the governor has approved the proposed rule in writing. The agency shall notify the joint committee for review of administrative rules whenever it submits a proposed rule for approval under this section. 227.185 History History: 2011 a. 21 ; 2017 a. 57 . 227.185 Annotation The requirement that agencies receive gubernatorial approval under s. 227.135 (2) prior to drafting a proposed rule, and again under this section before submitting the rule to the legislature, is constitutional as applied to the state superintendent of public instruction and the Department of Public Instruction. Koschkee v. Taylor, 2019 WI 76 , 387 Wis. 2d 552 , 929 N.W.2d 600 , 17-2278 . 227.185 Annotation Changing the Rules on Rulemaking. Sklansky. Wis. Law. Aug. 2011.
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What does Wisconsin Statutes § 227.185 cover?
Section 227.185 ("Approval by governor.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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