HB664--ADMINISTRATIVE RULES
SPONSOR: Keathley
Thisbillestablishesanewprocessbywhichadministrative rules
aretobeenacted. Undertheprovisionsofthisbill,rules
enactedbyStateagenciesmustfirstbeapprovedbytheGeneral
Assemblybeforebecomingeffective.
TheJointCommitteeonAdministrative Rules(JCAR)willhavethe
authoritytoexamineandtemporarilyhaltallproposedrulesuntil
ratifiedbyboththeSenateandtheHouseofRepresentatives. When
aproposedruleisfiledwiththeSecretaryofState,thefiling
agencymustalsosubmitittoJCAR.TheCommitteethenhasthe
authoritytoholdhearingsonanyproposedruleatanytime.
However,thefinalorderofrulemakingcannotbefiledwiththe
SecretaryofStateuntil30daysaftertheCommitteehasreceived
it,withsomeexceptionsasspecifiedinthebill.
Ifafiscalnoteforaproposedruleestimatescostsexceeding
$250,000,JCARcansuspendtherulemakingprocessbeforethefinal
orderisfiled.IftheGeneralAssemblydisapprovesofaproposed
rule,thefilingagencycannotsubmitittotheSecretaryofState
forpublicationintheMissouriregister. TheGeneralAssemblycan
approveproposedrulesthroughaconcurrentresolution. After
approvalbytheGeneralAssembly,theSecretaryofStatecan
publishtherule,subjecttotheGovernor'ssignatureorveto.
Rulesthatdonotcomplywiththisprocessbenull,void,and
unenforceable.
ThisbillisthesameasHB2554(2024).