Secretary of State Doug La Follette said Saturday that the budget-repair bill has not taken effect because it has not been published by his office.
“It’s still an act of the Legislature that has not yet become law because I have not yet designated a publication date,” La Follette said.
He added the law cannot take effect until he directs publication in the official state newspaper, the Wisconsin State Journal. Normally, a bill takes effect the day after publication.
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A Dane County judge issued a temporary restraining order preventing La Follette from publishing the measure. But late Friday, the bill was published by the Legislative Reference Bureau, which was not named in the restraining order.
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The Department of Administration said Friday that it will carry out the law.
And Saturday, DOA Secretary Mike Huebsch said in a written statement: “Upon the advice of my legal counsel, the Department of Administration will begin the process of implementing (the law) as we are required to do the day after a bill is lawfully published.”
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