Proposal changing when laws take effect advances
MADISON — A proposal that changes the process for when a bill passed by the Wisconsin Legislature takes effect has cleared a Senate committee.
Normally a sleepy, regular function of state government the process came under the spotlight in 2011 when Secretary of State Doug La Follette did not immediately publish the bill effectively ending collective bargaining for public workers.
The Republican-sponsored measure advanced out of committee Monday on a party-line 3-2 vote removes the power of the secretary of state to delay by 10 days when a bill takes effect.
Instead, the Legislative Reference Bureau would be required to publish bills they day after they are signed by the governor. All bills would take effect then, unless otherwise specified.
The Senate could take up the measure Tuesday.
Jan 29, 2013 at 5:29 a.m.
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I see carlits been sipping the happy juice again.
Jan 28, 2013 at 10:15 p.m.
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misscarlet Open for business is not what your boy is doing NO ONE wants to come to Wisconsin as to his insane behaviors that only benefit his Big guns.. DIVIDE AND CONQUER... He sure is doing that.... To stand with corruption is sure typical of the rightwingers. Anyone that thinks what they are doing to undermine the people in this country is Right and Honest is just as SICK as them. I stand with the 14 who did what was needed for the real people to really see the TRUTH BEHIND WALKERGATE and KOCHLAND !!
Jan 28, 2013 at 9:17 p.m.
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We are over 50% of the way through the calendar time for the govenor's promise of 250K jobs but only 15% of the way to the goal. Is passing laws like this the best you can do?
Govenor Walker, where are those jobs?
Jan 28, 2013 at 8:39 p.m.
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Good work Wisconsin legislators!! Removing cumbersome rules that others use to block laws from our elected officials.
Jan 28, 2013 at 8:36 p.m.
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Wake Risser up, and send him home.
Jan 28, 2013 at 7:59 p.m.
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Thank You Governor Scott Walker for making Wisconsin 'open for business', and making the legislative process less vulnerable to the orders given by the public union bosses to their democrat puppets.
Jan 28, 2013 at 7:54 p.m.
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I believe that, when the bill is published, democratic senators will be notified at the clocktower by email.
Jan 28, 2013 at 7:40 p.m.
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Ram Rod shoddy laws, law suits ensue, shoddy laws get overturned in court, tax payers pay the legal fees for Republican's shenanigans. Time to fire these Republican clowns
Jan 28, 2013 at 6:55 p.m.
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Governor Hitler and the Wisconsin al-Qaeda Republi can'ts RamRodding legislation through to benefit them instead of the people of the state! Wonder what they have planned that they want to pass this first?!?!? Bend over and grab your ankles.
Jan 28, 2013 at 6:53 p.m.
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And Wisconsin continues its downward spiral
Jan 28, 2013 at 6:36 p.m.
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G reed O rientated P ower By any means possible... 2014 will tell them how the real people feel. But then again they will have another way to cheat the elections
Jan 28, 2013 at 6:05 p.m.
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...and there's another law that will help create jobs!
Jan 28, 2013 at 6:04 p.m.
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They want all the power.
Jan 28, 2013 at 5:50 p.m.
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So those in power want more power
Jan 28, 2013 at 5:02 p.m.
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Checks and Balances. It's been good enough for a long time, no need to get rid of it cause your panties got all wadded up over a union busting bill
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