SESSION OF 2024
SUPPLEMENTAL NOTE ON HOUSE BILL NO. 2614
As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole

Brief*
HB 2614, as amended, would amend Rules and
Regulations Filing Act provisions authorizing expedited
revocation of certain rules and regulations to require certain
notifications be made during the revocation process.
Under current law, agencies are required to review all of
its rules and regulations every five years. During that review,
any rule and regulation identified by an agency as one the
agency may revoke, can be revoked through an expedited
process.
The bill would require a state agency to provide written
notification to impacted businesses, local units of
government, and members of the public known to the agency
to be affected by the proposed revocation when it proposes to
revoke a rule or regulation and submit the corresponding
noticed rules and regulations to the Attorney General for
review.
The bill would also make technical changes to remove
state agencies that have been abolished and state agencies
with no authority to propose rules and regulations from the
lists of agencies required to submit reports to the Joint
Committee on Administrative Rules and Regulations.
Agencies required to report under the Act would be required
to submit a report after review and evaluation of all of the
agency’s rules and regulations. Under continuing law, the
report must include whether each rule and regulation is
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*Supplemental notes are prepared by the Legislative Research
Department and do not express legislative intent. The supplemental
note and fiscal note for this bill may be accessed on the Internet at
http://www.kslegislature.org
necessary for the implementation and administration of state
law or whether it may be revoked.
The bill would be in effect upon publication in the
Kansas Register.

Background
The bill was introduced by the House Committee on
Elections at the request of a representative of the Secretary
of State.

House Committee on Legislative Modernization
In the House Committee hearing on February 7, 2024, a
representative of the Office of the Secretary of State provided
proponent testimony. The proponent generally stated the
current law does not mandate notification of the revocation of
rules and regulations to interested parties, which is
considered to be the best practice.
No other testimony was provided.

Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs
In the Senate Committee hearing, a representative of
the Office of the Secretary of State provided proponent
testimony, generally stating that the bill would help clean up
law to avoid confusion and provide for a consistent process
for notification on proposed revocations.
No other testimony was provided.
The Senate Committee recommended the bill be placed
on the Consent Calendar on March 21, 2024. The bill was
withdrawn from the Consent Calendar and placed on General
Orders on March 26, 2024.

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Senate Committee of the Whole
The Senate Committee amended the bill to clarify that
notice must be provided to members of the public who are
known to the agency to be affected by a proposed revocation
change the effective date to upon publication in the Kansas
Register.

Fiscal Information
According to the fiscal note prepared by the Division of
the Budget on the bill, as introduced, the Secretary of State
indicates enactment of the bill would have no fiscal impact on
the agency, but may impact agencies that are required to
provide notice to affected businesses, local government, and
members of the public of rules and regulations to be revoked
after review.
Any fiscal effect associated with enactment of the bill is
not reflected in The FY 2025 Governors Budget Report.
Rules; regulations; rules and regulations; notification; notices; revocation


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Statutes affected:
As introduced: 77-426, 77-440, 77-415
{As Amended by Senate Committee of the Whole}: 77-426, 77-440, 77-415
Enrolled: 25-1121, 25-1128, 25-2407, 25-4156, 25-4143