Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 227.185 (2026)
Approval by governor
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227.185227.185 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 AnnotationThe 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 AnnotationChanging the Rules on Rulemaking. Sklansky. Wis. Law. Aug. 2011.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2015–2025 · leading case: Peggy Z. Coyne v. Scott Walker, 2016 WI 38 (Wis. 2016).
Peggy Z. Coyne v. Scott Walker, 2016 WI 38 (Wis. 2016). “Wis. Stat. § 227.185 . An agency may not submit the proposed rule to the Legislature for review unless the Governor "has approved the proposed rule in writing.”
Kristi Koschkee v. Carolyn Stanford Taylor, 929 N.W.2d 600 (Wis. 2019). “Wis. Stat. § 227.185 . A proposed rule may not be submitted to the legislature without a second approval of the governor.”
Coyne v. Walker, 2015 WI App 21 (Wis. Ct. App. 2015). “See Wis. Stat. §§ 227.185 and 227.19. If the proposed rule could lead to a level of costs for busi *231 nesses, municipalities, or individuals specified in the law, the Secretary of Administration must also review and approve the proposed rule before it can proceed to the…”
Kristi Koschkee v. Tony Evers, 913 N.W.2d 878 (Wis. 2018). “" Similarly, § 227.185 provides a responsibility for the governor: "After a proposed rule is in final draft form, the agency shall submit the proposed rule to the governor for approval.”
Applegate-Bader Farm, LLC v. DOR, 2020 WI App 7 (Wis. Ct. App. 2020). “§§ 227.185, 227.19 (describing review by governor and legislature of final draft rule); 710A2 Wis.”
Kristi Koschkee v. Carolyn Stanford Taylor (Wis. 2019). “Wis. Stat. § 227.185 . A proposed rule may not be submitted to the legislature without a second approval of the governor.”
Kristi Koschkee v. Carolyn Stanford Taylor (Wis. 2019). “Wis. Stat. § 227.185 . A proposed rule may not be submitted to the legislature without a second approval of the governor.”
Tony Evers v. Howard Marklein, 2025 WI 36 (Wis. 2025). “§ 227.185. After that, the agency sends the proposed rule to the chief clerk of each house of the Legislature.”
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