The bill amends K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 77-441 to establish new provisions regarding the ratification of proposed rules and regulations by the legislature, specifically exempting the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks from certain implementation and compliance cost restrictions. Under the amended law, if a proposed rule is expected to incur $1,000,000 or more in costs over the first five years, it cannot be adopted without legislative ratification. The bill allows any member of the legislature to introduce a bill to authorize the adoption of such a rule, enabling the state agency to proceed once the bill is enacted.

Additionally, the bill allows state agencies to modify proposed rules to reduce compliance costs, provided that the modifications are relevant to the original subject matter. A revised economic impact statement must be prepared to reflect these changes. The provisions of this section will not apply to temporary rules, those mandated by federal law, or rules adopted by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, as indicated by the deletions in the existing law. The bill also includes a repeal of the previous version of K.S.A. 2024 Supp. 77-441, ensuring that the new regulations take effect upon publication in the statute book.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 77-441
As introduced: 77-441