Committee weighs lowering rule‑review threshold and exempting emergency rules

Chairman Knapp opened the Management Audit Committee and identified an administrative‑rule review as an interim topic, asking staff to provide background on prior bills.

Vice Chairman Larson and staff member Matt described earlier legislation and proposed changes. Matt said that Senate File 127, passed in the 2025 session, takes effect on 07/01/2026 and currently sets the monetary threshold at "$1,000,000 per year." He summarized a draft proposal that would "drop that threshold to $200,000 per year," exempt emergency rules from regulatory impact analysis and streamline the management council's role in deciding which rules require analysis.

Larson noted the earlier version (House Bill 106) failed introduction and encouraged staff and the Legislative Service Office to revisit the topic as an interim project. "If we were to take this up as an interim topic, I think those would be good starting points," Matt said, urging the committee to consider whether the threshold and duplication for emergency rules should be adjusted.

No members or public attendees asked to speak specifically on this item during the meeting. The chair folded the proposed administrative‑rule review into the committee's interim agenda for staff to develop further, with the expectation staff will return with analysis and draft language for the committee to consider at an upcoming interim session.