HB 1623 IN

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Establishes the government reform task force (task force). Provides for members of the task force. Requires the task force to submit a report. Prohibits the consideration of the number or amount of fines or civil penalties imposed on regulated entities by an employee in an agency's evaluation or compensation of the employee. Makes various procedural changes concerning the adoption of administrative rules, including the following: (1) Requires budget agency and office of management and budget review of a regulatory analysis of all proposed rules. (2) Requires a state budget committee review of rules adding or increasing fees, fines, or civil penalties. (3) Requires publication of the text of a proposed rule in the first public comment period and allows a proposed rule to be adopted after one public comment period if no substantive public testimony is received and the rule is not more stringent than applicable federal standards. (4) Replaces various laws granting emergency rulemaking authority with a description of the circumstances when emergency rulemaking (renamed "provisional" rules and "interim" rules) may be used, increases governor and attorney general oversight of provisional or interim rules, and adds a public comment period for interim rules. (5) Reduces from seven to five years the time in which rules need to be readopted to remain effective. (6) Requires agencies to webcast public hearings and allow remote testimony. Prohibits state standards for disposal of coal combustion residuals to be more stringent than federal standards. Allows for certain rules on certain pesticides that are more stringent than federal law. Permits a person to recover attorney's fees if an agency issues an order that is based on an invalid rule or issued without legal authority. Permits an applicant or licensee to recover damages if a professional or occupational licensing agency fails to adopt a rule required to obtain a license. Repeals superseded statutes and makes cross-reference, name, and other conforming changes.

• Steve Bartels Republican · author
• Chris Garten Republican · sponsor
• Eric Koch Republican · sponsor
• Blake Doriot Republican · sponsor

1. Jan 19, 2023 Authored by Representative Bartels · lower
2. Jan 19, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform · lower
3. Feb 14, 2023 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
4. Feb 14, 2023 Representatives Miller D and Jordan added as coauthors · lower
5. Feb 16, 2023 Amendment #1 (Boy) failed; Roll Call 143: yeas 27, nays 64 · lower
6. Feb 16, 2023 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
7. Feb 20, 2023 Senate sponsor: Senator Garten · lower
8. Feb 20, 2023 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 169: yeas 73, nays 24 · lower
9. Feb 21, 2023 Referred to the Senate · lower
10. Feb 28, 2023 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary · upper
11. Apr 6, 2023 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
12. Apr 6, 2023 Senator Koch added as second sponsor · upper
13. Apr 11, 2023 Amendment #6 (Garten) prevailed; voice vote · upper
14. Apr 11, 2023 Amendment #5 (Walker K) prevailed; voice vote · upper
15. Apr 11, 2023 Amendment #1 (Pol) failed; Roll Call 366: yeas 20, nays 28 · upper
16. Apr 11, 2023 Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed · upper
17. Apr 11, 2023 Senator Doriot added as third sponsor · upper
18. Apr 17, 2023 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 426: yeas 30, nays 18 · upper
19. Apr 17, 2023 Senator Crane added as cosponsor · upper
20. Apr 17, 2023 Senator Johnson added as cosponsor · upper
21. Apr 18, 2023 Returned to the House with amendments · upper
22. Apr 18, 2023 Motion to dissent filed · lower
23. Apr 18, 2023 House dissented from Senate amendments · lower
24. Apr 18, 2023 House conferees appointed: Bartels and Campbell · lower
25. Apr 18, 2023 House advisors appointed: Miller D, Lehman and DeLaney · lower
26. Apr 20, 2023 Senate conferees appointed: Garten and Pol · upper
27. Apr 20, 2023 Senate advisors appointed: Taylor G and Koch · upper
28. Apr 26, 2023 Senator Koch removed as advisor · upper
29. Apr 26, 2023 Senator Pol removed as conferee · upper
30. Apr 26, 2023 Senator Koch added as conferee · upper
31. Apr 26, 2023 Representative Miller D removed as advisor · lower
32. Apr 26, 2023 Representative Campbell removed as conferee · lower
33. Apr 26, 2023 Representative Miller D added as conferee · lower
34. Apr 26, 2023 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate · upper
35. Apr 26, 2023 CCR # 1 filed in the House · lower
36. Apr 27, 2023 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 513: yeas 29, nays 19 · upper
37. Apr 27, 2023 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 536: yeas 66, nays 28 · lower
38. Apr 28, 2023 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
39. Apr 28, 2023 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
40. May 1, 2023 Signed by the Speaker · lower
41. May 4, 2023 Signed by the Governor · executive
42. May 4, 2023 Public Law 249 · lower

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Enrolled House Bill (H) · Apr 27, 2023 · PDF
• Introduced House Bill (H) · Jan 19, 2023 · PDF
• House Bill (H) · Feb 14, 2023 · PDF
• House Bill (S) · Apr 6, 2023 · PDF
• Engrossed House Bill (S) · Apr 11, 2023 · PDF