Iowa HF 2413: A bill for an act relating to executive branch functions, including ratification of major administrative rules and certain other actions, other matters relating to the state rulemaking process, and terms of service of certain appointed members of certain boards, and including applicability provisions.

Bill Text

HouseFile2413-Introduced
HOUSEFILE2413
BYWILLS,LAWLER,KAUFMANN,
STONE,HORA,GOLDING,
COLLINS,GUSTOFF,HOLT,
THOMSON,andDUNWELL
ABILLFOR
AnActrelatingtoexecutivebranchfunctions,including1
ratificationofmajoradministrativerulesandcertainother2
actions,othermattersrelatingtothestaterulemaking3
process,andtermsofserviceofcertainappointedmembers4
ofcertainboards,andincludingapplicabilityprovisions.5
BEITENACTEDBYTHEGENERALASSEMBLYOFTHESTATEOFIOWA:6
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DIVISIONI1
RATIFICATIONOFMAJORRULES2
Section1.Section17A.2,Code2026,isamendedbyadding3
thefollowingnewsubsection:4
NEWSUBSECTION.7A.“Majorrule”meansarulethatdoesany5
ofthefollowing:6
a.Requiresannualexpendituresofatleasttwohundred7
thousanddollars,orcombinedexpendituresofatleastone8
milliondollarswithinfiveyears,byallaffectedpersons9
includingtheagencyitself.Anexpressappropriationoffunds10
enactedbythegeneralassemblyshallnotbeconsideredan11
expenditureforpurposesofthisparagraph.12
b.Hassignificantadverseeffectsoncompetition,13
employment,investment,productivity,orinnovation,including14
significantadverseeffectsonindividualindustriesor15
regions.16
c.Amendsthestateimplementationplanundersection110of17
thefederalCleanAirActasamendedthroughJanuary1,1991.18
Sec.2.Section17A.4,subsection1,paragrapha,Code2026,19
isamendedtoreadasfollows:20
a.Givenoticeofits
theagency’sintendedactionby21
submittingthenoticetotheadministrativerulescoordinator22
andtheadministrativecodeeditor.Theadministrativerules23
coordinatorshallassignanARCnumbertoeachrulemaking24
document.Theadministrativecodeeditorshallpublisheach25
noticemeetingtherequirementsofthischapterintheIowa26
administrativebulletincreatedpursuanttosection2B.5A.The
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legislativeservicesagencyshallprovidethechairpersonsand28
rankingmembersoftheappropriatestandingcommitteesofthe29
generalassemblyameanstoreceiveanelectroniccopyofthe
30
noticeforadditionalstudy.AnyAnoticeofintendedaction31
shallbepublishedatleastthirty-fivedaysinadvanceofthe32
action.Thenoticeshallincludeastatementofeitherthe
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termsorsubstanceoftheintendedactionoradescriptionof34
thesubjectsandissuesinvolved,andthe
allofthefollowing:35
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(1)Thetextoftheproposedrule.1
(2)
Thetimewhen,theplacewhere,andthemannerinwhich2
interestedpersonsmaypresenttheirviews.3
(3)Aconcisedescriptionofthepurposeandsummaryofthe4
proposedrule.
5
(4)
Aclassificationstatingwhethertheproposedruleisa6
majorruleandanexplanationfortheagency’sclassification.7
Theclassificationshallencompassallrulemakingactions8
includedinthenoticeandshallexpresslyandunambiguously
9
statewhethertheproposedruleisamajorrule.10
(5)
Alistofallotherrelatedregulatoryactionsbythe11
agencyintendedtoimplementthesamestatutoryprovisionor12
regulatoryobjective,aswellastheindividualandaggregate13
economiceffectsofthoseactions.
14
(6)
Thetentativeeffectivedateoftheproposedrule.15
Sec.3.Section17A.4A,subsection2,paragrapha,Code16
2026,isamendedtoreadasfollows:17
a.Theregulatoryanalysismustcontainallofthe18
following:19
(1)Adescriptionoftheclassesofpersonswhoprobably20
willbeaffectedbytheproposedrule,includingclassesthat21
willbearthecostsoftheproposedruleandclassesthatwill22
benefitfromtheproposedrule.23
(2)Adescriptionoftheprobablequantitativeand24
qualitativeimpactoftheproposedrule,economicorotherwise,25
uponaffectedclassesofpersons,includingadescriptionof26
thenatureandamountofallofthedifferentkindsofcosts
27
thatwouldbeincurredincomplyingwiththeproposedrule.28
(3)Theprobablecoststotheagencyandtoanyotheragency29
oftheimplementationandenforcementoftheproposedruleand30
anyanticipatedeffectonstaterevenues.31
(4)Acomparisonoftheprobablecostsandbenefitsofthe32
proposedruletotheprobablecostsandbenefitsofinaction.33
Thecomparisonshallincludeallofthefollowing:
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(a)
Theestimatedprimaryordirectbenefitsoftheproposed35
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rule.1
(b)
Theestimatedcostsavingsorfinancialbenefitsto2
societyoftheproposedrule.3
(c)Theestimatedcompliancecoststobeincurredby4
entitiessubjecttoregulationbytheproposedrule.
5
(d)
Theestimatedsecondaryorindirectcostsofthe6
proposedrule.7
(e)Theestimatedopportunitycostoftheproposedrule.8
Thecomparisonmustidentifytheopportunitycostofcompliance
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withtheproposedruleresultingfromthepotentialexitof10
privatecapitalfromthemarketduetotheproposedrule.
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(5)Adeterminationofwhetherlesscostlymethodsor12
lessintrusivemethodsexistforachievingthepurposeofthe13
proposedrule.14
(6)Adescriptionofanyalternativemethodsforachieving15
thepurposeoftheproposedrulethatwereseriouslyconsidered16
bytheagencyandthereasonswhytheywererejectedinfavor17
oftheproposedrule.18
(7)
Adescriptionofanyactionstakenbytheagencyto19
minimizethecostandimpactoftheruleonregulatedentities.20
(8)
Thelegalauthorityfortheproposedrule.21
(9)Allsourcesconsultedbytheagencyduringformulation22
oftheproposedrule.
23
(10)
Allkeyassumptionsmadebytheagencyduring24
formulationoftheproposedrule.25
(11)Allsourcesofuncertaintyidentifiedbytheagency26
regardingthemosteff