Administrative Procedures Act; amend to require notice of proposed rule to include cost.

HB 868 requires Mississippi state agencies to include the estimated cost to the state of any proposed rule in their public notice. It also mandates that agencies send copies of these notices and their economic impact statements (which detail costs to businesses and citizens) to every member of the Mississippi Legislature at no cost. The bill directly affects state agencies creating new rules and legislators, who gain automatic access to cost information before rules are finalized. Key mechanisms include requiring agencies to state rule costs upfront and ensuring lawmakers receive full cost analyses without fees. This aims to increase transparency about financial impacts before rules take effect.