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Title: Requires Attorney Fees to be Awarded to Those Who Successfully Challenge State Regulations

Vetoed by Governor Tony Evers


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Title: Requires Attorney Fees to be Awarded to Those Who Successfully Challenge State Regulations

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires attorney fees to be awarded to those who successfully challenge the validity of state regulations in Wisconsin.

Highlights:

  • Requires a court to award a party that successfully asserts the invalidity of a state agency’s rule or guidance document with reasonable attorney fees and costs (Sec. 4).

  • Specifies which agency appropriation the payment of attorney fees and costs must come from if the court determines its rule or guidance document is invalid (Sec. 4).

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See How Your Politicians Voted

Title: Requires Attorney Fees to be Awarded to Those Who Successfully Challenge State Regulations

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires attorney fees to be awarded to those who successfully challenge the validity of state regulations in Wisconsin.

Highlights:

  • Requires a court to award a party that successfully asserts the invalidity of a state agency’s rule or guidance document with reasonable attorney fees and costs (Sec. 4).

  • Specifies which agency appropriation the payment of attorney fees and costs must come from if the court determines its rule or guidance document is invalid (Sec. 4).

Full Bill Text

Title: Requires Attorney Fees to be Awarded to Those Who Successfully Challenge State Regulations

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