227.29 Agency review of rules and enactments.

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(1)By March 31 of each odd-numbered year, each agency with any rules published in the code shall submit a report to the joint committee for review of administrative rules listing all of the following rules promulgated or otherwise administered by that agency:

(a)Unauthorized rules, as defined in s. 227.26

(a), together with a description of the legislation that eliminated the agency’s authority to promulgate any such rule.

(b)Rules for which the authority to promulgate has been restricted, together with a description of the legislation that restricted that authority.

(c)Rules that are obsolete or that have been rendered unnecessary, together with a description of why those rules are obsolete or have been rendered unnecessary.

(d)Rules that are duplicative of, superseded by, or in conflict with another rule, a state statute, a federal statute or regulation, or a ruling of a court of competent jurisdiction, together with a citation to or the text of any such statute, regulation, or ruling.

(e)Rules that the agency determines are economically burdensome.

(2)The report under sub.

(1)shall also include all of the following:

(a)A description of the agency’s actions, if any, to address each rule listed in the report. If the agency has not taken any action to address a rule listed in the report, the agency shall include an explanation for not taking action.

(b)A description of the status of each rule listed in the previous year’s report not otherwise listed.