Generally revise agency rulemaking under MAPA

Agencies must contact the primary sponsor of legislation at their legislative email address when beginning work on rules that initially implement that legislation.

Agencies must inform sponsors of known and expected rulemaking dates, provide a timeline for sponsor comments, and invite sponsors to explain the legislation's intent.

If a sponsor's comments are not incorporated into proposed rules, the agency must explain the reasons for not incorporating them.

Sponsors may request an economic impact statement be prepared for rules implementing their legislation, with the request directed to the administrative rule review committee.

Section 2-4-110 was amended to require departmental reviewers to consider whether rules contradict comments submitted by primary sponsors.

Primary sponsors of legislation are now explicitly defined as 'interested persons' for rulemaking purposes when rules initially implement that legislation.

Added a new criterion (d) requiring review of whether intended actions contradict existing laws or code sections

Removed a clerical comment note about formatting that was not substantive policy content

Agencies must now contact the primary sponsor of legislation when beginning rulemaking that implements that legislation, providing timeline information and inviting sponsor input on legislative intent.

Sponsors may request an economic impact statement be prepared if they believe rulemaking can mitigate economic burdens while implementing their legislation.

Amended Section 2-3-301 to clarify electronic comment dissemination requirements and retention of electronic comments.

Amended Section 2-4-110 to clarify departmental review procedures for rule notices.

Added provision for immediate effective date and applicability date for the new requirements.

Bill version number updated from HB 592.2 to HB 592.3 to reflect legislative revision status.

Agencies must now accept and retain public comments via electronic mail, and must disseminate contact information for electronic comments through multiple channels including rulemaking notices, telephone directories, and internet publications.

Sponsors can now formally request economic impact statements by specifying requirements and explaining how economic burdens can be mitigated while implementing their legislation.

The small business impact analysis section was renumbered and streamlined, with clearer requirements for identifying affected businesses and describing alternative methods to minimize adverse effects.

Agencies must now invite sponsors to explain their legislation's intent during the rulemaking process.

If an agency does not incorporate sponsor comments into proposed rules, they must explain the reasons for not doing so.

The rule review process now explicitly requires reviewers to check whether proposed rules are contrary to implemented code sections or other law.

Added a new requirement for agencies to determine if proposed rules will significantly impact small businesses and, if so, publish a small business impact analysis in the rule proposal notice.

Added specific requirements for the small business impact analysis to identify affected small businesses, describe probable effects, and describe alternative methods to minimize adverse effects.

Modified the agency review process to require the office of economic development to advise and assist agencies in complying with the small business impact analysis requirements.

Added a requirement that if an agency is preparing an economic impact statement under existing rules, it does not need to prepare a separate small business impact analysis.

Modified the definition of 'agency' in section 2-3-301 to clarify that it includes various executive branch entities.

Formatting and line break reorganization throughout the document with changes in page headers and line numbering sequences.

Text reordering in subsection (2) where the secretary of state filing requirement was moved to appear before the administrative rule review committee requirement.

Requires agencies to contact the primary sponsor of legislation when working on rules that initially implement that legislation, including providing timelines and inviting sponsor input

Adds requirement for agencies to explain why sponsor comments are not incorporated into proposed rules when those comments are not included

Clarifies economic impact statement request requirements, specifying what information must be included in such requests

Updates rule review procedures to ensure consistency in how agencies handle public comments and rule proposals

Revises definitions and applicability of agency roles in the rulemaking process to improve clarity