The nonpartisan Legislative Council supports effective lawmaking by:

• Providing staff services to standing committees of the Legislature, including the Joint Committee on Legislative Organization and the Joint Committee on Employment Relations;
• Providing staff services to study committees created by the Joint Legislative Council;
• Serving as the Rules Clearinghouse by preparing reports on all proposed administrative rules and assisting standing committees in their oversight of the administrative rulemaking process;
• Preparing informational publications for Legislators and the public; and
• Responding to information and legal and policy research requests from legislators, other legislative service agencies, and legislative staff.

The Judicial Council is a 21-member body whose principal statutory responsibilities are to study and make recommendations relating to: (1) court pleading, practice and procedure; and (2) organization, jurisdiction and methods of administration and operation of Wisconsin courts.