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Supreme Court Overturns Legislature’s Power to Suspend Administrative Rules

WISCONSIN, JUL 08 – The ruling ends decades of legislative rule suspension, shifting regulatory power to executive agencies and allowing faster implementation of administrative rules, officials said.

  • On Tuesday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that the Joint Committee cannot prevent administrative rules from taking effect.
  • This ruling followed challenges by Governor Tony Evers, who argued that the committee unlawfully blocked rules on building codes and a conversion therapy ban, overstepping constitutional powers.
  • Chief Justice Jill Karofsky stated that the legislature unlawfully engaged in conduct that changed the legal responsibilities of the executive branch, while dissenting justices argued the decision lacked thorough constitutional reasoning.
  • Governor Evers emphasized that the recent ruling by the Wisconsin Supreme Court prevents a limited faction of legislators from having unchecked authority to block state government operations, thereby upholding the balance of power.
  • The decision shifts significant power to the executive branch by removing legislative oversight, clearing the way for the conversion therapy ban and potentially emboldening agencies to expand their rulemaking authority.
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DrydenWire.com broke the news in on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
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