MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Wisconsin state Senate has passed a bill that gives the Legislature the power to reject new administrative rule that is expensive for businesses.
The Republican-controlled Senate voted 19-14 to pass the bill Tuesday. It now heads to the Assembly.
Under the measure, any new rules that’d cost an industry or business more than $10 million over two years would need Legislative approval within 70 days or automatically fail.
The bill’s authors and business groups say it will ensure agencies don’t pass harmful regulations without any oversight.
But opponents say it will make it harder to implement environmental protections and shift oversight to people without specialized knowledge.
The bill would take other steps to make it more difficult for state agencies to approve new rules, which have the force of law.
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