Summary of Original Version

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 13A to establish a process for final legislative approval or disapproval of administrative regulations promulgated by designated administrative bodies; indicate that approved administrative regulations will be considered ratified by the General Assembly only after enactment of legislation that specifically approves the section, range, chapter, or title; delay the effective date of an affected regulation until the ratification process is complete; allow regulations necessary to prevent a loss of federal or state funding to go into effect sooner but remain subject to final approval; deem a disapproved ordinary regulation void or emergency regulation expired; require the regulations compiler to submit an eligible regulation list to the Committee on Committees of each chamber; establish session procedures and rules for the regulation review process in the legislature; require each administrative body to submit a list of its ratified regulations to the regulations compiler; authorize the General Assembly to prepare an omnibus bill to cover approved and disapproved regulations; amend KRS 13A.010 to define "final legislative approval" and "ratified"; amend KRS 13A.040 to require the regulations compiler to maintain a ratification status list for all regulations; amend KRS 13A.3102 to make regulation ratification apply to the 7-year certification process; amend KRS 13A.331 to make the ratification status of a regulation supersede its traditional adoption and effective status; amend KRS 13A.190 to conform.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 13A.010, 13A.040, 13A.3102, 13A.331, 13A.190