Relating to: the effective date of administrative rules and the effective period of emergency rules.

SB 982 amends Wisconsin statutes to change the effective timing for state agency rules. It extends the maximum duration of emergency rules from 150 to 180 days and specifies that standard administrative rules become effective seven months after publication unless otherwise stated. These changes directly affect state agencies that create and implement regulations, requiring them to follow the new timing rules for rule adoption and enforcement. The bill focuses on clarifying procedural timelines for rulemaking without altering the substantive content of regulations.