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Wis. Stat. § 227.03 (2026)
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227.03(1)(1) This chapter applies to cases arising under s. 76.38, 1993 stats., and ss. 76.39 and 76.48.
227.03(2)(2) Except as provided in s. 108.105, only the provisions of this chapter relating to rules are applicable to matters arising out of s. 66.191, 1981 stats., s. 40.65 (2), 289.33, 303.07 (7) or 303.21 or subch. II of ch. 107 or ch. 102, 108 or 949.
227.03(3)(3) Any provision of s. 227.42, 227.44 or 227.49 that is inconsistent with a requirement of title 45 of the code of federal regulations does not apply to hearings held under ch. 49.
227.03(3m)(a)(a) This chapter does not apply to proceedings before the department of workforce development relating to housing discrimination under s. 106.50, except as provided in s. 106.50 (6).
227.03(3m)(b)(b) Only the provisions of this chapter relating to rules are applicable to matters arising out of protection against discrimination in a public place of accommodation or amusement under s. 106.52.
227.03(4)(4) The provisions of this chapter relating to contested cases do not apply to proceedings involving the revocation of community supervision or aftercare supervision under s. 938.357 (5), the revocation of parole, extended supervision, or probation, the grant of probation, prison discipline, mandatory release under s. 302.11, or any other proceeding involving the care and treatment of a resident or an inmate of a correctional institution.
227.03(4m)(4m) Subchapter III does not apply to any decision of an agency to suspend or restrict or not issue or renew a license if the agency suspends or restricts or does not issue or renew the license pursuant to a memorandum of understanding entered into under s. 49.857.
227.03(5)(5) This chapter does not apply to proceedings of the claims board, except as provided in ss. 775.05 (5), 775.06 (7) and 775.11 (2).
227.03(7)(7) Except as provided in s. 230.44 (4) (bm), this chapter does not apply to proceedings before the employment relations commission in matters that are arbitrated in accordance with s. 230.44 (4) (bm).
227.03(7m)(7m) Except as provided in s. 292.63 (6s), this chapter does not apply to proceedings in matters that are arbitrated under s. 292.63 (6s).
227.03(8)(8) This chapter does not apply to determinations made by the secretary of administration or the secretary of revenue under s. 229.50 (1).
227.03 HistoryHistory: 1985 a. 182; 1989 a. 31; 1991 a. 32, 295; 1993 a. 16, 263, 377; 1995 a. 27 ss. 6224 to 6226m, 9130 (4); 1995 a. 77, 227, 351; 1997 a. 3, 191, 237, 283; 1999 a. 82; 2003 a. 33; 2007 a. 1; 2013 a. 20, 334; 2015 a. 55, 118, 216.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20
cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1949–2025 · leading case: Derrick A. Sanders v. State of Wisconsin Claims Bd., 2023 WI 60 (Wis. 2023).
Derrick A. Sanders v. State of Wisconsin Claims Bd., 2023 WI 60 (Wis. 2023). “227, which governs administrative procedures and review; however, Wis. Stat. § 227.03 (5) provides, "[t]his chapter does not apply to proceedings of the .”
Marder v. Bd. of Regents of Univ. of Wisc. Sys., 2005 WI 159 (Wis. 2005). “227's contested case provisions, pre-termination proceedings for tenured faculty should have been listed in Wis. Stat. § 227.03 (4). We conclude such a listing would have been redundant, given the plain statement the legislature set out in Wis.”
Casteel v. Kolb, 500 N.W.2d 400 (Wis. Ct. App. 1993). “[2] Section 227.03(4), Stats., provides that the provisions of chapter 227 relating to contested cases do not apply to prison disciplinary proceedings.”
State Ex Rel. Vanderbeke v. Endicott, 563 N.W.2d 883 (Wis. 1997). “Wis. Stat. § 227.03 (4) (1995-96). ¶ 39. Vanderbeke sought review of the division's order by means of a writ of habeas corpus.”
Marder v. Bd. of Regents of the Univ. of Wisconsin Sys., 2005 WI 159 (Wis. 2005). “227's contested case provisions, pre-termination proceedings for tenured faculty should have been listed in Wis. Stat. § 227.03 (4). We conclude such a listing would have been redundant, given the plain statement the legislature set out in Wis.”
Matter of Arbitration Among Madison Landfills, Inc. v. Libby Landfill, 524 N.W.2d 883 (Wis. 1994). “Section 227.03(2), Stats. 17 Therefore, for the arbitration award *624 of the Board to be reviewable, Section 144.”
Loof v. Rural Mut. Cas. Ins., 111 N.W.2d 583 (Wis. 1961). “Sec. 227.03, Stats. 1953, enacted by ch. 331, Laws of 1953, required the commission, as a state agency, to file all rules adopted by it with the revisor of statutes.”
State Ex Rel. Braun v. Krenke, 429 N.W.2d 114 (Wis. Ct. App. 1988). “Sec. 227.03(4), Stats. [8] Braun claims she was unaware of the rule, and that an unwritten rule is unconstitutionally vague.”
Ellis v. State, 2011 WI App 67 (Wis. Ct. App. 2011). “Gorelick, one of Ellis's treating physicians, who, approximately thirteen months after the functional capacity evaluation was completed, noted in a report that the functional capacity evaluation "appears to be a valid study" and that he "stand[s] behind [its] findings.”
Wisconsin Legislature v. Andrea Palm, 2020 WI 42 (Wis. 2020). “Elsewhere in the administrative rules statutes, Wis. Stat. § 227.03 (6) excludes from chapter 227's reach "[o]rders of the election commission" issued under Wis.”
Kenneth Brown v. Wisconsin Elections Comm'n, 2025 WI 5 (Wis. 2025). “06, however, did the legislature incorporate Chapter 227’s definition of “aggrieved,” and the majority’s decision to do so flouts § 227.03(6)’s contrary instruction: “Orders of the elections commission under s.”
Wisconsin Legislature v. Andrea Palm, 2020 WI 42 (Wis. 2020). “Elsewhere in the administrative rules statutes, Wis. Stat. § 227.03 (6) excludes from chapter 227's reach "[o]rders of the election commission" issued under Wis.”
— Wis. Stat. § 227.03(2) — 1 case
Matter of Arbitration Among Madison Landfills, Inc. v. Libby Landfill, 524 N.W.2d 883 (Wis. 1994). “Section 227.03(2), Stats. 17 Therefore, for the arbitration award *624 of the Board to be reviewable, Section 144.”
— Wis. Stat. § 227.03(4) — 2 cases
Casteel v. Kolb, 500 N.W.2d 400 (Wis. Ct. App. 1993). “[2] Section 227.03(4), Stats., provides that the provisions of chapter 227 relating to contested cases do not apply to prison disciplinary proceedings.”
State Ex Rel. Braun v. Krenke, 429 N.W.2d 114 (Wis. Ct. App. 1988). “Sec. 227.03(4), Stats. [8] Braun claims she was unaware of the rule, and that an unwritten rule is unconstitutionally vague.”
— Wis. Stat. § 227.03(5) — 3 cases
Derrick A. Sanders v. State of Wisconsin Claims Bd., 2023 WI 60 (Wis. 2023). “227, which governs administrative procedures and review; however, Wis. Stat. § 227.03 (5) provides, "[t]his chapter does not apply to proceedings of the .”
Derrick A. Sanders v. State of Wisconsin Claims Bd. (Wis. Ct. App. 2022).
Mario Victoria Vasquez v. State of Wisconsin Claims Bd. (Wis. Ct. App. 2025).
— Wis. Stat. § 227.03(6) — 3 cases
Kenneth Brown v. Wisconsin Elections Comm'n, 2025 WI 5 (Wis. 2025). “06, however, did the legislature incorporate Chapter 227’s definition of “aggrieved,” and the majority’s decision to do so flouts § 227.03(6)’s contrary instruction: “Orders of the elections commission under s.”
Kenneth Brown v. Wisconsin Elections Comm'n, 2025 WI 5 (Wis. 2025).
Jay Stone v. Wisconsin Elections Comm'n (Wis. Ct. App. 2025).
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